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New Exhibition - The Girls Can’t Help it. Now available online
Posted 29/03/2012 in Blog
On Saturday 14 April 2012, I will be showcasing some new work ‘The Girls Can’t Help it’ at his gallery, ‘a Month of Sundays’.
It's my interpretation...
Musicartoons
Posted 23/03/2012 in Blog
A few weeks ago I spent a wonderful day trawling through loads of animated music videos. I love music and adore cartoons, so combine the two and I'm...
Teds at Play
Posted 29/02/2012 in Blog
I’ve been looking through some old photos recently and I came across some snaps from my visit to Tokyo. The great thing about Tokyo is everything is...
So that was Pub Scrawl
Posted 23/01/2012 in Blog
On Friday night we hosted Pub Scrawl.
The event was a massive success, the pubs the artists and the punters all had a great night. But the event...
Pub Scrawl Artist Announcement
Posted 16/01/2012 in Blog
The first ever Pub Scrawl curated by Pete McKee takes place in Sheffield this week. 10 Artists, 10 Pubs, 1 Night. On Friday 20th January we bring you...
Countdown to Pub Scrawl
Posted 13/01/2012 in Blog
Pub Scrawl 2012 is just around the corner and it's time to start thinking about creating your own crawl on the night. With ten artists exhibiting in...
A McKee Christmas
Posted 21/12/2011 in Blog
As a lad Christmas brought the hope that one of your presents would be a football, especially an Orange plastic Wembley football encased in it's...
Pete McKee presents... Pub Scrawl
Posted 08/12/2011 in Blog
TEN ARTISTS, TEN VENUES, ONE NIGHT!
Pete McKee Presents... PUB SCRAWL 2012
For one night only in January Pete McKee brings you art in pubs... a pub...
Sheffield Legends Competition Winners
Posted 06/12/2011 in Blog
I recently held a competition in both the Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United football programs to win a signed framed picture of my latest...
One for the Weekenders
Posted 02/12/2011 in Blog
From tomorrow I will be showing a collection of recent work from my ‘Great Moments in Popular Music’ at the rather wonderful Red House gallery in...
The Old Sweet Shop turns 5
Posted 23/11/2011 in Blog
One of my favourite shops in Sheffield, The Old Sweet Shop is celebrating it’s 5th birthday this week. Emma has been supporting local artists and...
Sheffield's Football Legends
Posted 15/11/2011 in Blog
New artwork from Pete McKee
This weekend artist Pete McKee is set to launch two new paintings celebrating the city’s football teams Wednesday and...
Marc Riley on Richard Hawley
Posted 11/11/2011 in Blog
As part of the Richard Hawley exhibition we asked his friends and family to recall and contribute their stories about him.
BBC 6 Music's Marc Riley...
Mr Hawley Visits the Gallery
Posted 03/11/2011 in Blog
Well we swap the cartoon characters for a real character this week and devote our gallery to the wonderful Richard Hawley, who has to be a true...
All good things must come to an end.
Posted 27/10/2011 in Blog
This week sees the end of two shows, ‘Great Moments in Popular Music’ at SNAP Galleries in London and ‘Cartoons Will Ruin Your Brain’ at my gallery...
The Everly Pregnant Brothers.
Posted 14/10/2011 in Blog
Two years ago I formed a Ukulele band with my mate Bails and we called ourselves The Everly Pregnant brothers. It was meant to be a one off gig done...
What's this, McKee ripping off Banksy? Well...
Posted 11/10/2011 in Blog
On a previous post I asked people for their recollections of festival gigging and the overriding response was the memory of being covered in urine,...
Great Labels of Popular Music
Posted 10/10/2011 in Blog
One of the contradictions in my minimal approach to painting are my record shop images and the detail I put into the sleeves. I suppose I don't want...
64 Beats
Posted 06/10/2011 in Blog
With 64 beats i've taken the narrative of a previous painting and continued the story, this is the first time i've done this in any of my work. In '...
The Weekenders
Posted 05/10/2011 in Blog
It won't surprise you to know that I have a fondness for Scooters, especially Lambrettas and that I also have a love for Northern Soul Music, so...
How We Listened To John Peel
Posted 04/10/2011 in Blog with 2 Comments
For the exhibition i wanted to pay homage to the wonderful John Peel, and such is his influence i ended doing two paintings for the show! ‘How we...
Memphis Recording Service
Posted 03/10/2011 in Blog
I couldn't do an exhibition about great moments in popular music without featuring Elvis, and i thought it would be wise to start at the beginning...
Blur v Oasis
Posted 30/09/2011 in Blog
I woke up one morning and started to think how I could interpret the battle of the bands that Blur and Oasis had, I wondered if it could be done...
Room 414
Posted 29/09/2011 in Blog
There's more written on the legend and myth of Blues artist Robert Johnson than there are recorded songs. In his short life time he only recorded 27...
Winter Dance Party
Posted 28/09/2011 in Blog
'Winter dance party' was the name of the tour Buddy was on when he took the decision to fly to the next gig due to the heavy tour schedule. The Pilot...
Great Moments in Popular Music Gallery, Now Online
Posted 17/09/2011 in Blog
I am pleased to now display the work from my latest exhibition 'Great Moments in Popular Music' on my online gallery. If you would like to view the...
Out of Credit
Posted 14/09/2011 in Blog
I just wanted to share one of my favorite pictures from Jonathan Wilkinson's exhibition that is running at my gallery. Out of credit is a lovely...
London Calling...
Posted 10/09/2011 in Blog
This Thursday saw me down in London for the launch of my first London solo show , ‘Great Moments in Popular Music’. The exhibition features 27 brand...
A Day in the Life
Posted 01/09/2011 in Blog
When I first opened my gallery 14 months ago one artist at the top of my list to exhibit was Jonathan Wilkinson. His work appealed to me instantly,...
New McKee exhibition heading to London soon
Posted 01/08/2011 in Blog
“Great Moments in Popular Music” is a wry look at the events in rock ’n’ roll that shaped our lives and inspired people to form bands and make...
Cards
Posted 29/07/2011 in Blog
Exiting news in the world of McKee today. I have been working on a range of greetings cards with Camden Graphics and they have just been released. I...
Free for Pete
Posted 19/07/2011 in Blog
It's all very exciting here in Sheffield this weekend as it's Tramlines, our free music festival.
This is the festivals 3rd year and it just keeps...
Art of the City
Posted 13/07/2011 in Blog
As any one who lives or has visited Sheffield will know, we are an incredibly creative city, there are dozens of fantastic bands, writers, actors,...
Scare bear bunch
Posted 07/07/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
Loads of people have been enjoying the ‘Wish I was here’ exhibition and the contributions keep coming in, in fact a little theme has started to...
A quick trip to the coast
Posted 01/07/2011 in Blog
Me and the good lady McKee went to Sunny Cleethorpes yesterday to get some sticks of rock and other seaside items in readiness for the galleries...
Cornwall
Posted 23/06/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
I was in Cornwall all last week, which has to be a Mecca for artists as the light down there is fantastic and there are probably more galleries in St...
A new exhibition coming soon to London
Posted 14/06/2011 in Blog
So this is something i have been itching to tell you all about, my first solo exhibition in London 'Great Moments in Popular Music' will launch in...
Happy Birthday
Posted 08/06/2011 in Blog
Well it was happy birthday to us this weekend, as the gallery celebrated its first year in business. The response to the gallery has been fantastic...
Wish i were here
Posted 02/06/2011 in Blog
With weather like this how can anyone not think of anything else but the seaside?
Ice creams, Donkey rides, candyfloss, chip butties and slot...
Hepworth, Chipperfield and London
Posted 25/05/2011 in Blog
This week i Took me stepson Tom, who is studying Architecture, to the David Chipperfield designed, Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield. Barbara Hepworth...
The Dogs Are Online
Posted 18/05/2011 in Blog
After the fantastic launch of ‘The dogs are Alright’ exhibition at my gallery in Sheffield, i am now happy to show the work online for my friends...
Hounds of Love
Posted 12/05/2011 in Blog
Newcastle is on my mind at the moment, as the Month of Sundays ‘Cover Versions’ exhibition gets a very special airing at the BISCUIT FACTORY for the...
Hare Today Gone Tomorrow
Posted 06/05/2011 in Blog
I was recently asked to contribute a piece of artwork for the HAIRraising charity and it’s Hare Styling event, run by some rather posh hair dresser...
A Dog Called Jim
Posted 27/04/2011 in Blog
Prior to the launch of my ‘The Dogs are Alright’ exhibition i’ve been pondering what sort of dog i would love to own when i finally get the time to...
Cheese and onion sandwiches
Posted 21/04/2011 in Blog
Well I’ve had to fend for myself this week as my muse has gone on a cruise with her mum. I took full advantage of the situation and ate all the...
The Dogs are Alright
Posted 07/04/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
When I was young I would ask my parents on a weekly basis if I could have a dog, I even promised that I would take it out for walks! But sadly they...
Mum's the word
Posted 01/04/2011 in Blog
Well spring is putting a step into my heels and my hat is currently set at a jaunty angle and it’s with this buoyant mood that i descended upon...
Old Memories
Posted 25/03/2011 in Blog
My Big Sis came into the gallery earlier this week and gave me a load of old photos from my childhood. was wonderful picking through them and...
Crayons at the Ready
Posted 19/03/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
I’ve done a few talks recently in schools and collages and the issue of when i wanted to be an artists comes up every time and i answer “when i was...
Away the Lad
Posted 11/03/2011 in Blog
It's been a cracking week this week first i over indulged in Pancakes (lemon and sugar as nature intended) then i went to see my hero John...
If it’s Friday it must be Newcastle
Posted 05/03/2011 in Blog
Well the Scarborough show is running smoothly and it’s now phase two of the UK tour as i take the McKee love to Newcastle and the wonderful Biscuit...
Seaside Adventures
Posted 26/02/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
I’ve just returned from my third trip to Scarborough in as many weeks, this time to do a talk about my work and experience to the good towns folk....
Two Exhibitions in Two Days
Posted 12/02/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
Two launches in two days and i’m ready for a long kip!
We’ve had a brilliant response to Andy Willshers rock photographs, even me old pal Mr Hawley...
Busy times at McKee towers
Posted 04/02/2011 in Blog
Next week is a very exciting one in the world of McKee as I’ve got an exhibition launching in my favorite seaside town Scarborough, a place of many...
Sunny days in the studio
Posted 28/01/2011 in Blog with 1 Comments
The sun is streaming through the windows of my studio and i’ve got Edwyn Collins on my stereo, so all in all things are pretty good. to top the start...
A Month of Sundays visits the seaside
Posted 21/01/2011 in Blog with 2 Comments
When asked what his favorite piece of art was that he’d produced, Picasso replied “my next one.” which is a fair response but i must say i’ve just...
Meeting a Champion
Posted 15/01/2011 in Blog
Living in Sheffield affords me some luxuries like having the odd pint with Richard Hawley and being able to put Henderson’s Relish on my Meat and...
Happy new Year
Posted 06/01/2011 in Blog
New years salutations to you all! I hope your resolutions are still intact. Mine is to try and take over the world in 2011, but i’ll settle for a few...
Pete's Xmas Message
Posted 20/12/2010 in Blog with 1 Comments
The fires crackling, Jim Reeves christmas album is on the HIFI, the good lady Mckee is roasting my chestnuts and i’m currently wrapping lumps of coal...
Important holiday order information and opening hours
Posted 07/12/2010 in Blog
Just a quick note about our delivery dates for Christmas on the web store.
11:00am - Friday 24th December
Any orders that are made from the online...
London calling...
Posted 19/11/2010 in Blog with 1 Comments
This week i took a trip to the great smoke to drop of some work at a couple of galleries, firstly i went to The Design Conspiracy to deliver the...
Movember is here
Posted 03/11/2010 in Blog
Well November has started to drag the leafs from the trees and the winter coat gets it’s first walk and we are opening on Sundays...it would be...
Official McKee Wear range now available
Posted 19/10/2010 in Blog
Today is the launch of my new line "McKee Wear" and and is now available online
I have produced three lovely t-shirts, one just for girls featuring...
Paul Smith Leeds gets the Pete McKee treatment!
Posted 12/10/2010 in Blog
Hot on the heels of the successful Teenage Kicks exhibition at Paul Smith in Tokyo, I am once again teaming up with the iconic designer, this time to...
New Paul Smith T-shirt
Posted 21/09/2010 in Blog with 4 Comments
It is with great pleasure that i can let you know about my latest McKee / Smith collaboration “Morning Glory”. Paul Smith asked if i would work on a...
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS first exhibition
Posted 11/09/2010 in Blog with 1 Comments
At last COVER VERSION is up and running in the gallery.
It’s been fantastic working with all the artist involved and collectively they have helped...
SCOOT FROM THE HIP
Posted 01/09/2010 in Blog
At last the scooter is back home!
After a lengthy stay in London Town
the Mckee scooter has made the trip up the M1 and is now safely tucked up in...
Hot off the kitchen table
Posted 25/08/2010 in Blog with 1 Comments
Here’s my latest creation
ZIGGY BOUGHT SOME MILK AND A FOUR PACK OF BOG ROLL FOR THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
It came to me as a flash of inspiration in...
London covered
Posted 20/08/2010 in Blog with 2 Comments
Shut up the Gallery yesterday and the family Mckee went of to london town to see the
nicest man in the world, Sir Paul Smith. the visit was a...
New McKee Website
Posted 09/08/2010 in Blog with 3 Comments
Welcome to my new website it’s a bit different isn’t it. Change can be good though and there are some new features on the site that i am sure you...
Thank you Tokyo
Posted 19/06/2010 in Blog
So i have returned from my adventure to Japan. I went over to launch the new international exhibition ‘Teenage Kicks’ in collaboration with fashion...
