A special solo Irish art exhibition from Bangor painter Jim McDonald will be hosted by the SqSpace Gallery (http://www.SqSpace.com) from April 17th to May 3rd. McDonald has represented life in Belfast in a poignant way, focusing on street children, pub scenes and the camaraderie in the city's shipyards from the bygone era. Oil paintings by the artist will be the centrepiece of the exhibition, but visitors will also be able to enjoy sketches and art prints. A set of commemorative Royal Mail stamps showing McDonald's paintings of the Titanic and the Nomadic will also go on sale in April coinciding with the exhibition. The first-class stamps will be marking the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and will be the first in a series being rolled out every year until 2012, the centenary of the cruiser's tragic voyage. Howard Nelson, chairman of the Titanic Heritage Trust which has produced the stamps in conjunction with Royal Mail, told the Belfast Telegraph: "We will be using different artists for each set of stamps, but we rather liked Jim McDonald's interpretations." (For full source and full article click the Headline).
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Titanic Art In Belfast
A special solo Irish art exhibition from Bangor painter Jim McDonald will be hosted by the SqSpace Gallery (http://www.SqSpace.com) from April 17th to May 3rd. McDonald has represented life in Belfast in a poignant way, focusing on street children, pub scenes and the camaraderie in the city's shipyards from the bygone era. Oil paintings by the artist will be the centrepiece of the exhibition, but visitors will also be able to enjoy sketches and art prints. A set of commemorative Royal Mail stamps showing McDonald's paintings of the Titanic and the Nomadic will also go on sale in April coinciding with the exhibition. The first-class stamps will be marking the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and will be the first in a series being rolled out every year until 2012, the centenary of the cruiser's tragic voyage. Howard Nelson, chairman of the Titanic Heritage Trust which has produced the stamps in conjunction with Royal Mail, told the Belfast Telegraph: "We will be using different artists for each set of stamps, but we rather liked Jim McDonald's interpretations." (For full source and full article click the Headline).
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