Steve Lilly
portrait artist

Comedy Classics

AS SEEN ON BBC MIDLANDS TODAY 



                                            All the artworks on this website are © protected and belong to stevelilart 
 
Me and my wares
Photo courtesy of Kev Maslin

As part of Birmingham Comedy Festival, we welcome an exhibition of Comedy Classics in our gallery spaces.

Steve Lilly’s collection of exquisite, finely delineated pencil portraits showcase the greats from the golden age of TV and film comedy: Dad’s Army, Tony Hancock, Laurel and Hardy, Ken Dodd, Carry On, and The Two Ronnies. Many of these acts also once graced the Hippodrome’s stage.

Steve Lilly is an award-winning artist based in Birmingham. His portraits are created with meticulous attention to detail and are built up over many hours, carefully blending layers of pencil. His works are in private collections across the globe. 


On display in gallery spaces off the foyers. 


Take a look when you come to see a show or pop into the theatre anytime Mon-Sat 10am-6pm and grab a treat from our NEW Coffee Bar after exploring the galleries. Birmingham Hippodrome

STEVE LILLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH

DERWENT PENCILS

I was delighted that Derwent asked me to road test their brand new Precision mechanical pencil:

 

Stephen Lilly creates detail with Derwent Precision

Catch up with the article on the official Derwent Pencils blog: Derwent Pencils


Webstore to be updated soon in the meantime please drop me an email with any enquiries. stevelilart@aol.com


I am saddened by the plight of the magnificent Sumatran Tiger. So much so I felt compelled to create a piece of artwork from photos I had taken at Dudley Zoo . Daseep is part of a conservational captive breeding program. She made a fantastic (and challenging subject) and the piece took me months to complete. What started out as a 'fun' picture became a labour of love and got me thinking that it would be great to create a whole series of big cat portraits in the same style.

Hi Steve, the print arrived safely and is extraordinarily good; it was one of those all too rare wow moments when I unrolled it, and the image makes me smile each time I look at it. You have captured Eric and Ernie so very well.........Robin McIntyre

Now stocking my Peaky Blinders artwork

'Peaky Tours' and Carl Chinn MBE will take you on a dark journey of discovery. A journey about poverty, crime and gangs which still has a resonance in the 21st century.
Steve Lilly (stevelilart) is a portrait artist from Birmingham who specialises in portraits of famous British comedy acts. He has a close working relationship with The Dad's Army Museum (Artist in Residence) , Laurel and Hardy Museum, The Homefront Museum and a number of comedy fan clubs including On The Buses (Depot Artist in Residence), Hi, De, Hi!, Carry On and Steptoe and Son supplying them with exclusive commissions, original artwork and a range of merchandise including limited edition prints, collector's cards, mugs and fridge magnets. His work has also been showcased by the Grand Order of Water Rats, Birmingham Comedy Festival and The Heritage Foundation.

Stevelilart is now becoming a very collectable artist with many of his works in private collections. Steve’s art has received praise from figures within the comedy and horror industry with work being showcased by numerous groups and fan clubs as far away as New Zealand and America.  

Every portrait is created with meticulous attention to detail and is built up over many, many hours by carefully blending layers of finely laid pencil. "I really strive to capture the expressions and mannerisms that are so characteristic of the great comedians I am trying to portray. I’m not just looking for a likeness but an essence unique to each character that will bring them to life on the paper. I think I owe these fantastic actors something for all the fun and laughter they have brought to me over the years." 


COLLABORATION WITH TALKING PICTURES TV


A special year for Renown as our iconic film Scrooge: A Christmas Carol celebrates its 65th Anniversary. To celebrate, the talented artist Steve Lilly has produced some beautiful LIMITED EDITION prints of the brilliant Alastair Sim. There will be only 100 of these in existence so do take up this brilliant offer to preserve for generations to come. 


 

  
                 With David Croft                                With Jeffery Holland & Judy Buxton     With BBC Arts Correspondent Satnam Rana

 
  
      Christopher Lee / Dracula                         Klaus Kinski / Nosferatu                Boris Karloff / Frankenstein's Monster
 

HORROR CLASSICS ....Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, Boris Karloff, Klaus Kinski, Jack Nicholson.....Now available direct from my webstore and selected retail outlets.

 

Endorsements


"I think your work is quite excellent. Congratulations." David Croft OBE, co-creator of Dad's Army

"We love working with Steve! Apart from the fact that his work is sublime-certainly the best pencil drawings of the Dad's Army cast that we have ever seen, he is a genuinely lovely guy, who still gets embarrassed when we tell him how wonderful his work is. We have formed a brilliant working relationship with Steve and class him as very much part of our very successful team." Corinne Fulford, Charles Burrell & Dad's Army Museums

"Each portrait is remarkable not only for the artistic skill involved, but also for how it manages to capture so perfectly the expressions and mannerisms which bring each character to life" Jacqui Gray (The Journal) 

”The 2nd most popular event of last year’s festival was ... Steve Lilly! Beaten by John Bishop ... and beating the Hairy Bikers! ...(This was based on unique visitors to the official festival website).”….Dave Freak (Birmingham Comedy Festival Organiser).

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