Billy Connolly WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING
‘I didn’t know I was Windswept and Interesting until somebody told me. It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself. He’d just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads. I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs.
will bring a touch of colour to any room, and are guaranteed to raise a smile.
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He said: “Look at you - all windswept and interesting!”
I just said: “Exactly!”
After that, I simply had to maintain my reputation...’
Sharing its title with Sir Billy’s new autobiography, the Windswept & Interesting collection was inspired by Billy’s fond and humorous recollections of being terribly impressed by the Teddy Boys he first encountered in and around Glasgow in the 1950s, with their brothel creeper shoes and clashing socks. Presented on high quality deckle-edged 100% cotton paper, this matching quartet of limited edition artworks is hand-signed by the award-winning comedian and features four vibrant colourways.
Windswept & Interesting Red Double Hit Flatbed Giclée Print on 100% Cotton Aquarelle Arches - Torchon 300gsm | Edition of 295 Image size 57cm x 77cm | Framed Size 65cm x 85cm £1,250 Framed Windswept & Interesting Yellow Double Hit Flatbed Giclée Print on 100% Cotton Aquarelle Arches - Torchon 300gsm | Edition of 295 Image size 57cm x 77cm | Framed Size 65cm x 85cm £1,250 Framed
Windswept & Interesting Green Double Hit Flatbed Giclée Print on 100% Cotton Aquarelle Arches - Torchon 300gsm | Edition of 295 Image size 57cm x 77cm | Framed Size 65cm x 85cm £1,250 Framed Windswept & Interesting Blue Double Hit Flatbed Giclée Print on 100% Cotton Aquarelle Arches - Torchon 300gsm | Edition of 295 Image size 57cm x 77cm | Framed Size 65cm x 85cm £1,250 Framed
Billy says: “My favourite is the yellow one. He’s the most gaudy and ‘clashy’.”
Available as both individual graphics and a set of four, these signed limited edition giclée prints
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