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- He retired from live comedy in 2018 but continues to work as an artist and recently appeared in ITV documentary ‘Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure’, where he described how art had given him “a new lease of life”.
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Early life Connolly was born on 24 November 1942 at 69 Dover Street, "on the linoleum, three floors up", in Anderston, Glasgow. This section of Dover Street, between Breadalbane and Claremont streets, was demolished in the 1970s. Connolly refers to this in his 1983 song "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" with the lines "I would take you there and show you but they've pulled the building down" and "they ...
Mar 24, 2023 · The six new pieces are: ‘Birds on a Wire’, ‘Headrest’, ‘Backseat Driver’, ‘Very Humble Goldfish’, ‘Helping Mummy With Twine’ and ‘A Load of Old Bollocks’. Watch an exclusive video interview with Billy by Castle Fine Art here - and read Billy’s comments on his latest works below.
Apr 3, 2023 · He retired from live comedy in 2018 but continues to work as an artist and recently appeared in ITV documentary ‘Billy Connolly: It's Been a Pleasure’, where he described how art had given him "a...
In 2022 he revealed in a TV special that drawing had given him a new lease of life, having been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2013. In this portrait John Byrne depicted Connolly at various points in his career, wearing his banana boots which he first wore on stage in the 1970s.
In this extraordinary release, Billy Connolly's acclaimed artwork ‘Scotty Poser’ returns, but this time with 24 varying colour palettes, each breathing new life and meaning into the hand-signed artworks by...
In this extraordinary release, Billy Connolly's acclaimed artwork ‘Scotty Poser’ returns, but this time with 24 varying colour palettes, each breathing new life and meaning into the hand-signed artworks by...
Aug 10, 2023 · The pieces have been launched through his Born on a Rainy Day art series and are being sold for £1,250 each – but can be bought as a set for £4,500 framed or £3,300 unframed. The pieces are...
