Highly regarded on the Isle of Man for his portrayals of local wildlife, internationally acclaimed artist Dr Jeremy Paul will talk to his admirers and sign copies of his book ‘Wildlife – An Artist’s View’ on Saturday 14th September, 11am.
The book which documents his artistic journey in his own words, accompanied with highlights from his portfolio of paintings from the past 25 years, has been published with the kind support of KPMG and Manx National Heritage.
The launch of the beautifully illustrated publication coincides with the opening of his new exhibition with the same title, on display at the Manx Museum. To find out more about Dr Jeremy Paul’s fascinating career and admire his work, come and meet him at the book signing and visit his new exhibition which is open from this Saturday (14th September) until 4th January 2014.
To coincide with the exhibition, the Isle of Man Post Office is issuing a new stamp collection which showcases Jeremy’s Big Cats artwork. The set of stamps will be officially issued on Friday (13th September).
Visitors can purchase original artworks by Dr Jeremy Paul, limited edition prints, stamp sets by the Isle of Man Post Office, cards and the illustrated book (priced £10) in the recently renovated Gallery Shop at the Manx Museum.
Also on sale at the Gallery Shop, are tickets for ‘An Audience with Jeremy Paul’ on Saturday 12th October, 10.30am – 12pm. This special talk hosted by the artist, takes a look his personal photo album of wildlife on his travels across the world, looking at the development of his paintings – shown step by step from blank board to the final painting. Tickets are £10 per adult, FMNH members receive a 10% discount and ACE cardholders are free although tickets must be purchased and collected in advance. The event is validated by the Children’s University.