A few months back Caroline Marray got in contact with me for some extremely large painting that she could put in her newly converted barn (Big Barn) that she is now using as a holiday home, it really is an amazing place and makes my 5ft wide canvases look small !! Anyway for more information on the Big Barn visit this link - Big Barn Slapton - And here are a few picture on my paintings hanging, this is 3 of i think 6 paintings: As always click on image to enlarge.

Stephen Quick's work hanging in the Big Barn Slapton - Love War II, Banana Sundance, AT AT Fox and the Hound

After a lot of requests for prints of my paintings i have started getting some done, these will all be limited edition prints available in a few sizes at the moment the first batch as on A4 signed and numbered, ill either put up a print section on the site or if you are interested in a print of a certain painting you can request it........ but at the moment with the updates to the site that will be a little way off, so if you wanting a print just drop me a email. Here are a few examples of what the prints look like, they will come in a poly bag, card backed, im not sure of the exact weight of the paper but its about the same as normal photo paper (ill ring the printers and find out the exact weight!............ but last time i tried that i was on hold for so long i gave up and curled up in a corner !) anyway have a look at them im really happy with how they have come out. (click on image to enlarge)

Its this weekend, all is sorted, wrapped, hangings put on and bubbled covered paintings filling up my sitting room ready to go. Opening on Friday at 19:00 and running all day on Saturday, hope to see lots of people there, ill get some photos of the exhibition up after its all over, but in the meantime here is the poster. (click on image to enlarge)

I have not been very good at keeping this blog up to date, with the re-design on the web site i don't seem to have much time to get round to filling you in on what's happening in the wonderful world of artness with me, so here goes a decent update. Some up coming shows that are confirmed are on the 7th/8th March at the Mackarness Hall in Hontion me and a fellow artist are putting on a show called Juxtaposition, its a short running show but should be really good, if you in the area the preview night is the 7th between 19:00 - 21:00 (Free wine and anecdotes), ill have about 25 pieces in this show so should be good to see if i finish them all in time. Second show is another one with a fellow artist (who's name escapes me at the mo) which will run for a month at the Flavel in Dartmouth the date for this show is 28th July - 27th Aug so quite a way off yet but confirmed about 8 - 10 pieces of mine in that one. And the last show that is going ahead in Launceston, in not to sure on the details for this one yet but i will have around 3 painting in it, this starts at the 16th April for about 3 months !!!

Of course there will be other shows on in the near future but for the minute they are the ones confined, im especially excited about the Juxtaposition show as this is one that me and the other artist have fully arranged ourselves (no agents were involved) so we will see how it goes but there should be a great atmosphere, ill get photos and posters up on the site soon.

Ive had a few questions about the "carry on painting films" and if i have stopped doing them, no i haven't i have about 5 or 6 that have been filmed i just need to get around to editing them once they are i will get them up asap, im also thinking of doing a Q&A video to answer the most common questions i get, as its quicker to spill it out of my mouth than write to each person individually. Anyway that's it for the bit, hope you like how the new design is coming on it will take awhile to get the whole site done but im doing my best.................. off to paint !!

A great exhibition is now on at the Bird House Gallery in Totnes, its entitled 'Eye Candy'. I have a few paintings on show there, a bunch of new stuff that is not even up on my site yet, so nip along, it really is an amazing exhibition. Its running until the 17th September, here are a few picture from the private view. Click to enlarge.

I have a show now on at the Flavel in Dartmouth, as part of the annual regatta. The shows runs from 31/8 - 2/9, if you are down there pop in and have a wee look. The paintings that are on show of mine are, Banana Bond Tomorrow Never Knows, Love War III and Banana Storm Trooper II. Eye Candy show coming soon, will be a really exciting day show, not sure the start date but if you in Totnes and fancy coming to the private view let me know. Flavel pictures, click to enlarge:

Mojo Mickybo the play that was using some of my art work has now left the arcola and now on in the west end at Trafalgar Studios. They are using more of the banana manifesto painting in their program, and having just received a copy it looks damm good, click on images to enlarge.

In this months Plymouth Diary magazine features a two page spread about Artspaces, with my painting I-Hepurn as one of the examples of art work, and its a whole page!!! very citing. Click on the image below to enlarge and read.

The lovely people in Honiton Toy Shop are kindly displaying Love War in their window, here are a couple of photos of the paintings insitu, for more information on Hontion Toy Shop vist here.

Yeah !! My painting At At Fox and The Hound was selected as a finalist in the Thelma Hulbert open exhibition on Honiton, went to the opening on Saturday and it looks really cool, must admit it is very different to anything else in there but that i feel is a good thing. If you can get down to the gallery go see it, and also vote it as "Best in Show". (Click on images in enlarge)

Second Rumours show, photos from the exhibition. (Click on image to enlarge)

Now you can contact and chat with Splintered Studios and Stephen Quick via Skype. Visit the contact page click on the button and chat with any questions or comments you have. (Also see me !!! on web cam.)

Well i have got a MySpace so the next step was to get a YouTube account to show the world my films, i must say i think YouTube is one of the best sites there is. I am also now going to be streaming my films from YouTube to Splintered Studios as this will solve compatibility problems, download times etc. To visit mt YouTube profile and view films click here.

I hate it!! what is the point of it? but after seeing Lucy Birch dedicate her life to telling people how 'lush' they look in their pictures i finally succumbed and decided to check it out, and i have to say its pretty fun, saying that i have found making the myspace page way more confusing than making this whole web site and at the moment i have a lack of friends, so if you wanna, how do they say it 'add me' well something like that, please do so i can have more than 3 friends. My myspace url is: http://www.myspace.com/stephensplinteredquick

Happy new to all, hope your xmas was good and you are now, like me doing vigorous exercise to get rid of the 'Holiday Weight', and Sandy Claus brought you everything you wanted, my personal fav is the Angel box set which now has put a stop to any social life i had until i've got through all 5 seasons, and that now completes my Joss Whedon collection, Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Serenity, so im a very happy boy.

As for all you who received my paintings for xmas i hope they liked them, they like their new homes, and you were overwhelmed with delight when you open them, having got through the heavy duty bubble wrap.

Well hears to another year, Splintered Studios will be growing over the next year, the web site will start displaying and selling not just work me, but will also start to have a selection of other artists work on here, along with that the Splintered fashion range has just been started and designs are being made up, expect these to be available in the next few months.

New years resolution - To make more films, the painting seemed to take over last year so this year old Stanley the camera will be getting some outings.

The Art Store Gallery in Barnstaple now has it's second series of painting by me, Stephen Quick, for sale. New paintings on display and available to buy are: Han Solo Banana (Already Sold!!) Kate Moss - Peak 'a' Boo, Bob Dylan and Scarface with a painting of Ali still available from previous collection.

Art Store Gallery's address is: ArtStore 21 Joy Street, Banstable, Devon EX31 1BS.

Having just gone through what im sure is one of the most stressful, sleep enducing things ever, moving house. I have a brand new, tidy at the moment studio.

New Studio At Work - And Tidy !!

Me with the art store gallery collection. - Ali, Kate Moss Nude, Surf, Banana Bond and Kill Banana Bill.

The Art Store in Barnsaple is an amazing gallery open six days a week displaying and selling a huge range of original art, prints and framing service. My work is now part of their collection and can been seen in the window now. (Click on image to enlarge)

The great looking Art Store - My work in the window	Detail of gallery window with Kate Moss, Ali, Frodo, Surfer, Banana Bond and Kill Bill

The Rumours collection is now up, so sat in the bar drinking taking photos hoping no one would, one kick me out for taking photos of the paintings, two think I'm taking photos of paintings to rip off the ideas, or three, god help me realize it's me who did them and start talking about the cultural references and meaning behind them agggghhh. Here is a selection of the paintings insitu. (click on image to enlarge)

Rumours art gallery and bar in Totnes will be having a one man show of Stephen Quick's, with 17 original paintings on display and for sale. The collection consists of the Banana Manifesto, Butterflies and Hearts and a selection of pop art and abstract paintings.

The Rumours Collection	Stephen Quick and the collection

Thought i would post a picture of my studio, and man what a state it is in, i can paint pretty picture but i can keep a pretty desk!!

Organized Chaos