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Tamara Beckwith
Rockin' Denim
Tamara Beckwith is the self-styled former It girl
famous for gracing the pages of glossy celebrity
magazines such as OK! She has also been a
presenter for MTV, VH-1 and regularly appears
as a reporter for television shows including This
Morning and Watchdog.
Lot No:01
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Charles Billich
Helping Hands
Surrealist artist Charles Billich is famous for his
sweeping cityscapes, vivid portraits and acute sports
pieces. The official artist for China’s bid to host the
Olympic Games, his work hangs in collections that
include those of the Vatican, the United Nations
Great Hall in Geneva, the Hall of Congress in
Washington, D.C. and of course a great many
private collections.
www.billichgallery.com
Lot No:02
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Andrew Bown
Hello
Clever, simple and witty, Quo keyboardist Andrew
Bown’s painting is one of the most jolly of the
collection. "I decided on the title, Hello, as I was
going along," he says, "and it seemed to fit quite well."
www.statusquo.co.uk
Lot No:03
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Fern Britton
Love The Quo
Fern Britton is one of Britain’s best-loved TV
presenters. Currently the main co-presenter,
alongside Phillip Schofield, on ITV's This Morning
show, Fern first sprung to fame in 1994 hosting
the popular television cookery game show
Ready Steady Cook. Since then she has also
hosted the Pride of Britain Awards, appeared
twice as a panellist on the BBC TV satirical panel
show, Have I Got News for You, and in 2006 began
co-hosting ITV’s British Soap Awards.
www.itv.com/thismorning
Lot No:04
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Chris De Burgh & Rosanna Davison
Marguerita Time
One of the most successful singer-songwriters
Britain has ever produced, Chris De Burgh’s
amazing career now spans 17 studio albums and
around 3,000 concerts worldwide, with album
sales in excess of 40 million. Chris produced
his painting in tandem with his talented daughter and former
Miss World, Rosanna Davison.
www.cdeb.com
Lot No:05
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Andy Cato
Ma Kelly’s Purple Haze
Andy Cato is one half (along with Tom
Findlay) of transcendent dance-rave-electronic-big
beat-DJ-recording outfit Groove Armada – and has
always faithfully listed Status Quo as one of his
main musical influences. As he explains,
"Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon’ was the first album I bought.
It’s a classic record of
basement blues with a cover to match.
www.groovearmada.com
Lot No:06
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John Challis
Wannabe Quos
Long before he became immortalised as the
character Aubrey ‘Boycie’ Boyce on the BBC’s most
popular ever TV sitcom, Only Fools And Horses,
actor and comedian John Challis was a regular face
on British television. Over the past 40 years his
career has seen him going from a gangster in the
controversial late-60s drama Big Breadwinner Hog
to regular appearances in many much loved TV evergreens.
www.onlyfools.net
www.thegreengreengrass.co.uk
Lot No:07
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Chelsea F.C.
Untitled
Boasting the most expensively assembled football
squad in the world, Chelsea FC may be known for
their supreme artistry on the field of play, but they
would be the first to admit that showing their skills
off the pitch by actually applying paint to canvas is
probably not one of their obvious strengths.
Status Quo would like to thank the lads then for
going out of their way to contribute to this eclectic
collection.
www.chelseafc.com
Lot No:08
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Alice Cooper
Unconscious Impression: Status Quo
The undisputed world champion of schlock-rock,
Alice Cooper has been simultaneously frightening
and exciting audiences across the globe for over
35 years now. Best known for outrageous rockmonster
hits like ‘School’s Out’, ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’
and ‘Poison’, he has known the guys in Status Quo
since the 1970s when they both first became
international stars.
www.alicecooper.com
Lot No:09
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Coronation Street Cast
Quo Street
The meeting of two Great British Institutions, when
Status Quo became part of the storyline in
Coronation Street in 2005, for band manager
Simon Porter it was the culmination, he says,
“of an idea I’d had for quite a long time – ever
since it became known that one of the show’s
main character’s, Les Battersby, was meant to be a
Quo fan, and not least when it emerged that
Bruce Jones who played Les really was a real-life
Quo fan, who started to coming to all our gigs back
in the 90s."
www.itv.com/coronationstreet
Lot No:10
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Jamie Cullum
Blues And The Not-So Abstract Truth
Jamie Cullum is the British jazz-pop singer, songwriter,
pianist, guitarist and drummer who first sprang to
fame in 2001 with his album, ‘Pointless Nostalgic’,
a remarkable piece of work that fused many styles
with jazz. Drawing the attention of such notable
fans as Michael Parkinson and Melvyn Bragg (Cullum
made his first television appearance on Parkinson’s
influential BBC chat show) his follow-up recording,
‘Twentysomething’, in 2003, went platinum and
became the biggest-selling studio album by a
recognised jazz artist in the UK.
www.jamiecullum.com
Lot No:11
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John 'Rhino' Edwards & Family
Three Chords Under A Red Sky
Like everyone else in the band, Quo bassist,
John ‘Rhino’ Edwards admits he had a helping hand
from his immediate family when it came to painting
his canvas, entitled Three Chords Under A Red Sky
– an echo of the 1986 Quo single, ‘Red Sky’.
That’s why I signed it Rhinos, plural. We’re a very
close family and I’m really thrilled that we’ve done
it as a family. So if nobody buys it, I’ll buy it back!
Because it’s almost like a family heirloom now..."
www.rhinosrevenge.com
Lot No:12
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Frasers
A Brush With The Quo
As well as being responsible for all the photography
and design for this book, the Frasers team also
created the paint palette Guitar logo especially
for this celebratory book and charity event.
Katy Etherington designed it, Rob Evans and
Mat Taylor built it for real,
mounted it on canvas and photographed it, and
then the band signed it making it a fabuloushill
commemorative piece as well as a work of art.
We hope you agree.
www.frasers.eu.com
Lot No:13
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Roger Glover
Please Stop
Deep Purple bassist, songwriter and renowned
producer in his own right, Roger Glover has
known Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt for over 30
years. Not only have their paths crossed many
times in their respective bands, but Roger became
a close friend after being asked to work with
Quo on their 1976 hit single, ‘Wild Side Of Life’,
their marvellous cover of the Hank Snow tune
from the 1950s.
www.rogerglover.com
Lot No:14
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John Hammond
Rain
John Hammond is the famed weather forecaster
for the BBC. He can be seen presenting weather
forecasts on BBC News, BBC 1, BBC World News
and BBC Radio. He is also a main weather presenter
on the BBC News at Ten and can also be seen doing
the weather for BBC News at One, BBC News
at Six and on Radio 5 Live. John is also a longstanding
Status Quo fan who has been coming to their
shows for years.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Lot No:15
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Rolf Harris CBE AM
Duo Quo
Artist, musician, singer, TV presenter, Rolf Harris is
one of the most famous, best-loved entertainers
in the world. He has a CBE and is a Member of
the Order of Australia. The recipient of dozens of
entertainment industry awards and star of several
chart-topping hits spanning four decades, he has
also written best-selling books, and been voted
Glastonbury’s most popular entertainer. His paintings
have been exhibited in the National Gallery and
his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate
her 80th birthday was the subject of an acclaimed
BBC worldwide TV documentary.
www.rolfharris.com
Lot No:16
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James Herbert
Never Too Dead To Rock
James Herbert is the author famous – or should that
be, infamous? – for his fabulously gruesome disaster
novels: a heady brew mixing horror, science-fiction
and elements of his own uniquely warped imagination
that have produced classic novels such as The Rats,
The Fog, The Survivor, Fluke, and Haunted – many
of which were later turned into suspenseful movies.
He is currently working on his as yet untitled third
David Ash novel.
www.james-herbert.co.uk
Lot No:17
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Harry Hill
Siamese Quo
Harry Hill is the BAFTA award-winning English
stand-up comedian and author who first found
fame on British television with hilarious shows
such as Harry Hill’s TV Burp, via the cult BBC radio
series Harry Hill’s Fruit Corner.
www.harry-hill.tv
Lot No:18
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Sue Holderness
Whatever You Want, Boys!
Sue Holderness is the gifted English actress who
first sprang to mainstream fame in 1985 when
she began playing the role Marlene Boyce in one
of the all-time great British TV sitcoms Only Fools
And Horses. Sue’s hilarious character, Marlene,
remained a popular favourite right up till the series’
conclusion in 2003. She now co-stars in its BBC 1
spin-off The Green Green Grass.
www.onlyfools.net
www.thegreengreengrass.co.uk
Lot No:19
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Fraser King
Status Quo 1975
The famously talented son of internationally
renowned artist and illustrator Gordon King,
Fraser King has exhibited in his own right widely
throughout the UK, including one-man shows at
the Alexander Gallery, Bristol, and, most recently,
at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, with
paintings of the orchestra in rehearsal. His work has
also been used for greetings cards for all occasions,
available from major retail outlets such as John Lewis.
www.fraserkingartist.co.uk
Lot No:20
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Gordon King
Status Quo
Gordon King's reputation as a highly collectable figurative painter has
been established professionally for more than 40 years. He has
exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Royal Institute
of Painters in Watercolour as well as many one-man shows and TV and
radio appearances. His first book "A Romance with Art" was published
with a forward by HRH the Princess Royal and to celebrate his 60th
birthday his second book "Drawn to Life" was published. The success of
his prints and limited editions over the years brought him the award of
"Published Artist of the Year". Gordon's most recent charitable
projects have been a set of limited editions of dancer Darcey Bussell
for the Alzheimer's Society, and a series of angel paintings for the
Caron Keating Foundation.
email:
gordonking2000@btinternet.com
Lot No:21
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Emily Lamb
The Importance Of Maintaining The Status Quo
One of a new generation of British artists,
23-year-old Emily Lamb’s paintings also help raise
awareness for her grandfather David Shepherd’s
acclaimed Wildlife Foundation. Her first solo
show, Impressions, in the summer of 2005, was
inspired by her travels throughout southern Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Cambodia
and Thailand. Following the first Art for Survival
Three Generations Exhibition in 2006, she studied
art at Lavender Hill Studios in London before
attending the Charles H Cecil Studios in Florence,
in September 2007.
www.davidshepherd.org
Lot No:22
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Matthew Letley
12 Gold Bars
Quo Drummer, Matthew Letley: "The title, 12 Gold Bars,
is a Quo album title and came about after my wife
Valerie suggested that I paint some actual music,
maybe one of the riffs to one of the Quo songs,
and I just took it a bit leftfield. So the idea was
to try and depict 12 gold bars, in a musical sense.
Having studied art at school, Matthew still
enjoys drawing “but painting is another thing.
Once I had the initial thought it wasn’t too bad."
www.mattletley.com
Lot No:23
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Liverpool F.C.
Untitled
One of the more amusing but no less heartfelt
of the canvases in this unique collection, the
contribution from Liverpool FC’s first team squad
was inspired by a front cover of a recent issue of
The Kop magazine, which featured a picture of
Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt in classic shoulder-to-shoulder
onstage Quo pose – but with the faces of
team captain Steven Gerrard and club manager Rafa
Benitez superimposed onto them!
www.liverpoolfc.tv
Lot No:24
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Gabby Logan
When You Walk In The Room
The daughter of former Leeds United star
footballer Terry Yorath, Gabby Logan is the
renowned television and radio presenter and
former Welsh international gymnast. Currently the
glamorous star of BBC Sports coverage, fronting
the acclaimed BBC 1 sports magazine show, Inside
Sport, and presenting the Gabby Logan show on
Sunday mornings for BBC Radio 5 Live, Gabby
has also made noteworthy appearances on Match
of the Day, covering for Gary Lineker, and was one
of the main anchors for the BBC’s coverage of the
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
www.doosport.com/people/gabby
Lot No:25
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Andrew Marr
Ma Kelly ’s Greasy Spoon
Andrew Marr is the former political editor for the
BBC, who went on to host the acclaimed BBC 1
weekly political programme, Sunday AM – now
better known as The Andrew Marr Show. As well as
grilling the country’s most powerful political
leaders, last year he also authored the best-selling
book, A History Of Modern Britain, which then
led to his brilliant BBC 2 TV documentary series,
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain. He was
named Columnist of the Year 1995 and received the
Journalist of the Year Award in the 2001 Channel
4 Political Awards. More recently, his work led him
to being considered for honorary membership of
The Coterie for 2007.
news.bbc.co.uk
Lot No:26
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Kate Marshall
Kate And The Telecasters
Although she only graduated four years ago, 26 yearl old Kate’s
work has already featured in dozens of different
exhibitions around the world, including prestigious
shows in London, New York, Florence, Liverpool
and Milan. Prints of her work – particularly her
trademark red shoes – have also been used as the
logos for T-shirts and bags.
www.katemarshall.co.uk
Lot No:27
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Nick Mason
As The Quo Flies
Nick Mason is the drummer with Pink Floyd, a band
who, in common with Status Quo, had their first
hit single, ‘See Emily Play’, in the flower power era
of the 1960s, but who will always be remembered
best for their breakthrough post-70s albums like
‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’
and ‘The Wall’.
www.pinkfloyd.com
Lot No:28
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Brian May CBE
Quo Will Rock You
Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and, less known,
though equally important to him, expert astronomer
and honours student of Physics, Brian May, CBE,
is also an old and dear friend of Status Quo’s
since their days touring together with Queen and,
as such, was delighted to be asked to contribute a
painting to this amazing collection.
www.brianmay.com
www.queenonline.com
Lot No:29
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Roger Mc Gough CBE
On Being Unable To Paint A Picture
One of Britain’s best-loved poets, writers, radio
presenters and humorists, Roger McGough is
also Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University
and a member of the Executive Council of the
Poetry Society. He first found fame, however, in
the 1960s alongside fellow Merseyside performers
Mike McGear and John Gorman in the musical
comedy group The Scaffold, whose most famous
song. ‘Lily The Pink’, reached No. 1 in 1968.
www.rogermcgough.org.uk
Lot No:30
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Katie Melua
If You Can’t Stand The Heat
Singer-songwriter Katie Melua is one of the most
exciting new talents to have burst onto the British
pop scene for some years.
Her acclaimed debut album was entitled ‘Call Off The Search’.
but it was her next album in 2005, ‘Piece By Piece’, that
shot her to fame, though, selling almost two million
copies in its first six months. Her third studio album
‘Pictures’, released in October 2007, has continued
that success and Katie is now the biggest-selling
female artist in Britain and Europe.
www.katiemelua.com
Lot No:31
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Rick Parfitt
Never Too Late
Rick Parfitt may be many things – top guitarist,
songwriter and singer, racing car enthusiast, boat
captain and selfless bar-side raconteur – but expert
fine artist is perhaps not one of them. Nevertheless,
he took the task of coming up with a painting for
this project with his usual hearty aplomb. Indeed, he
went through at least four different canvases before
finally coming up with a Quo-related theme he felt
truly reflected his own present state of mind. The
result: Never Too Late – a painting depicting his
newfound family: wife Lindsay and bouncing baby
twins, Lily and Tommy.
www.statusquo.co.uk
Lot No:32
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Terry Pastor
Untitled
A renowned figure whose paintings feature in
private collections around the world, including those
of film director Roman Polanski and international
designer Roman Ford Coppola, British artist
Terry Pastor has also had his paintings exhibited
in galleries in London, New York, Munich and
Amsterdam, and has won several awards for his
work including two Art Directors of America awards.
He first became famous, however, for designing
record sleeves for rock legends such as David Bowie
and the Beach Boys, and for the evocative illustrations
he has provided for book jackets by writers such
as Ar thur C Clark, Jeffrey Archer, Len Deighton,
Brian Aldiss, Michael Chrichton, Ed McBain and
many others.
www.terrypastor.co.uk
Lot No:33
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Bernhard Paul (Circus Roncalli)
Rockin’ All Over The World
The brainchild of artist-cum-entrepreneur Bernard
Paul, the sensational Circus Roncalli has been
one of Europe’s biggest and most enthralling ‘big
top’ shows since it’s inception in the mid-1970s.
Famously featuring a funfair and showroom,
pantomime, contortionists, clowns, opera, music,
acrobats, horse-riders, and quite possibly a kitchen
sink, Bernard has turned his circus into one of the
most unique and famous in history.
www.roncalli.de
Lot No:34
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Fiona Phillips
Swan Vesta Rock
Fiona Phillips is one of the best-known presenters
on ITV’s morning breakfast show, GMTV. Along
with covering a number of the biggest celebrity
news stories of the past 15 years including the LA
earthquake, the OJ Simpson trial and the Oscars,
she has also interviewed some of Hollywood’s
biggest stars from Leonardo di Caprio and Clint
Eastwood, to Brad Pitt and Mel Gibson.
www.gm.tv
Lot No:35
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Christine Porter
Whatever You Want
Christine Porter has been one of the major figures
behind the scenes with Status Quo for over
20 years. Working with her husband and business
partner Simon as one of Britain’s best-known
PRs, before graduating to fulltime management of
Quo, Christine has also worked with some of the
biggest names in show business, from Neil Sedaka,
Gene Pitney, and Motorhead, to Barbara Windsor,
Robbie Coltrane, Olivia Newton-John, and of course
Status Quo. “It’s not often you work with someone
for such a long time but they’re a great bunch of
guys,” she says.
Although Christine’s only been painting seriously
for the past five years, she regularly sells her
work at home and abroad.
Lot No:36
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Ian Reddington
Blue For You Too
“It’s not a painting it’s digital,” says Coronation Street
star Ian Reddington of his creation. “I would struggle
with matchstick men, so when the brushes arrived
I thought, Oh no…” He laughs.
The idea – taken from the cover of Quo’s 1976
album ‘Blue For You’ – amusingly depicts four
cast members from Coronation Street. L-R: Bill
Roach (Ken Barlow) as Francis Rossi; Bill Tarmey
(Jack Duckworth) as Alan Lancaster; Malcolm
Hebdon (Norris Cole) as Rick Parfitt; with Ian,
seated, as Quo drummer John Coghlan.
www.itv.com/coronationstreet
Lot No:37
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Sir Steve Redgrave CBE & Sophie Redgrave
Guitars
Sir Steve Redgrave is the 46-year-old British rower
who famously won gold medals at five consecutive
Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He also won
three Commonwealth Games gold medals and
nine World Rowing Championships gold medals.
This achievement has led to him being hailed as
Britain’s greatest ever Olympian.
He was made an MBE in 1987, a CBE in 1997,
and he became a Knight Bachelor in 2001.
www.steveredgrave.com
Lot No:38
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Paul & Cynthia Rodgers
Fourth Chord Enigma
Singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers is world renown
for his hits, "All Right Now", "Feel Like Makin' Love" & "Satisfaction
Guaranteed", recorded with his bands Free, Bad Company and The Firm with Jimmy Page.
He continues to tour and record both as a solo artist and as Queen + Paul Rodgers.
His painting titled "4th Chord Enigma" created with his wife Cynthia was
inspired by the Quo's healthy sense of ha ha.
If you search, you will find the 4th chord in the C scale.
www.paulrodgers.com
www.queenonline.com
Lot No:39
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Francis Rossi
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Francis Rossi may have written dozens of
unforgettable hits over the years for Status Quo,
but he knows his limits and laughs at the suggestion
that his remarkable painting, Matchstick Men,
might actually have artistic merit. And yet it is
probably one of the most striking paintings in this
fascinating collection.
"To be honest, if there is anything interesting
about what I did I have to share the credit with
my wife Eileen, who really encouraged me and
offered good ideas, and my son Finn who actually
helped with some of the painting." He adds with
another smile: "And if there’s anything wrong with it,
it’s their fault too..."
www.statusquo.co.uk
Lot No:40
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Scooter
The Strings That Man The World
Scooter are the globally famous German hardcore
techno outfit from Hamburg who have sold over
14 million records, picking up an astonishing 80 gold
and platinum awards along the way. Currently
comprising H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan and
newest member Michael Simon, they also enjoy
experimenting with other dance genres like
jump-style, and occasionally hip hop and house.
www.scootertechno.com
Lot No:41
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David Shepherd CBE FRSA
Heavy Traffic
David Shepherd is an internationally known artist
and conservationist. In 1984 he founded the
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF),
a non-bureaucratic organisation, to help save
critically endangered mammals in their wild
habitat. Run by David’s daughter, Melanie Shepherd,
the Foundation generates much of its funding
through the sale of original art and through its
annual art competitions that inspire original and
innovative wildlife art.
www.davidshepherd.org
Lot No:42
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Carol Smillie
Hello
From her groundbreaking work on Changing Rooms
to fronting the BBC’s National Lottery show,
Carol Smillie is one of the best-known faces on
British television. She has also been a Status Quo
fan since she was a teenager. “My first pop concert
was in Glasgow to see Status Quo,” she recalls,
“and I vividly remember the circle at the Glasgow
Apollo where I was seated actually bouncing me
out of my seat when they played ‘Rockin’ All over
the World’!”
www.carolsmillie.tv
Lot No:43
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Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE
Rock ’n’ Roll
Considered by most heavyweight critics to be
the leading living playwright in the world today,
some people might be surprised to discover that
Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE, is also, as he puts it,
an “interested admirer” of both Status Quo and
rock music in general.
Mostly, of course, he is known as the British
Academy Award winning screenwriter for such
modern movie classics as Brazil and Shakespeare
in Love, and as the Tony Award winning playwright
internationally famous for groundbreaking stage
plays such as The Coast of Utopia, Arcadia, and
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, to name
just a few.
www.contemporarywriters.com
Lot No:44
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John Sullivan OBE
If You Can ’t Stand The Heat
John Sullivan, OBE, is the writer most famous
for one of the most popular and consistently
brilliant sitcoms in British television history, Only
Fool And Horses. Were that his only claim to fame,
it would surely be enough. However, he is also
the author of several more classic TV shows. Not
least, Citizen Smith, Dear John, Just Good Friends,
Roger Roger, and, most recently, The Green Green
Grass. Furthermore, he was also responsible
for the acclaimed ITV comedy drama series
Micawber, and still co-writes many comedies
including Heartburn Hotel.
www.contemporarywriters.com
Lot No:45
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Chris Tarrant OBE
The Net’s Too Small
The notable presenter of the world’s most famous
and popular TV game show, Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire, Chris Tarrant has been a personal friend
of Status Quo’s for many years, stretching back to
the late 1970s and his days fronting what is still fondly
regarded as the best Saturday morning kids’ show
ever, Tiswas. Indeed, Tarrant laughingly describes his
relationship with Francis and Rick not so much as
friends but "lovers".
www.christarrant.com
Lot No:46
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The Feeling
Q
The Feeling burst onto the music scene in 2006
with one of the biggest-selling albums of the year,
‘Twelve Stops And Home’ and its accompanying
breakthrough hit singles ‘Love It When You Call’
and ‘Fill My Little World’. Earlier this year they
followed-up that huge success with their second
album ‘Join With Us’.
Their painting, entitled Q for “obvious” reasons,
came about after having met Status Quo several
times. "On one of these occasions we informed
them that, like many bands, we sometimes finish
a show and go straight from the stage to the
tour bus (engine running) thus leaving the venue
before the crowd have even realised the gig is
over. In the touring industry this is often known as
‘Houselights Tail lights’. We call it ‘Doing a Quo’.
www.thefeeling.com
Lot No:47
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Bill Tidy MBE
Status Quo By The Sea
Bill Tidy, MBE, is one of Britain’s most wellknown
cartoonists. Noted for his charitable work,
particularly for the Lord’s Taverners, and deeply
proud of his working-class roots in the north of
England, his most famous cartoon strips include
The Cloggies, which ran in Private Eye from 1967
till 1981, and the Fosdyke Saga, in the Daily Mirror
from 1971 to 1984.
www.billtidy.com
Lot No:48
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Brian Wilson
Fun Fun Fun
One of the simplest yet perhaps most remarkable
paintings in this collection is the one contributed
by Brian Wilson, legendary leader of the Beach
Boys. As anyone even remotely interested in
contemporary music will know, Brian Wilson
was the musical genius behind such all-time pop
classics as ‘Good Vibrations’, ‘God Only Knows’,
‘Fun Fun Fun’ and dozens of other unforgettable
songs. His talent as a songwriter and singer has
been compared to that of Lennon and
McCartney, his abilities as an arranger and
producer almost unparalleled.
www.brianwilson.com
Lot No:49
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Bonnie Wright
Time
One of our youngest artists, but also one of our
most famous, perhaps, is 17-year-old actress Bonnie
Wright. Best known for her continuing role as Ginny
Weasley in all five of the Harry Potter films – from
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001
to the most recent, Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix – Bonnie is currently set to reprise
her role in the next film, Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince, where her Ginny character will be
playing a leading role as Harry’s main love interest.
Lot No:50
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