Castle Fine Art have revealed Sir Billy Connolly's debut deluxe coffee table book, Born On A Rainy Day. A must for collectors, the 496-page book features witty anecdotes from The Big Yin alongside his incredible portfolio of graphics, including original and never-seen-before titles. Each book also comes with a hand-signed limited edition graphic of Billy's self portrait.
Born On A Rainy Day is hard-bound in black faux leather, and comes in a black clamshell presentation case. The book itself is printed on exclusive, uncoated 180g/m2 paper, and the pages are edged with neon pink, one of Billy’s favourite colours, which reflects the incredible vibrancy of his work. The large-edition publication weighs 7.1kg, and contains images of all the drawings and sculptures which Billy has produced for Castle Fine Art, plus a foreword by Billy's wife, Dr Pamela Stephenson Connolly. This incredible portfolio of work not only includes all the pieces Billy has released, but also unseen works from his prolific career.
About the book, Billy says: “I didn't know there were so many pieces. I thought I must have 12 or 20. I don't know how many, but there are over 300 in the book. 300! That's ridiculous. It's lovely.
“Some of them are quite virginal and purist and they go for the good side of life. And others are quite dodgy and a bit bad taste, which pleases me greatly. They're of a world of their own.
“There's no similarity whatsoever in writing a book and drawing; drawing, it oozes from you. It takes hold of part of what's in your head and makes you do it on paper. Whereas with a written book, you have to prepare it in your head and then sit down and do it. It doesn't respond to ad lib. It's very similar to my comedy.”
Born On A Rainy Day is available exclusively from Castle Fine Art’s 37 galleries nationwide, or from www.castlefineart.com. The limited edition is priced at £1,250 with a framed, signed copy of Billy’s ‘Self Portrait’, or £995 with an unframed piece. There is a discount of £100 for anyone who signs up for the Castle Fine Art Billy Connolly mailing list and pre-orders the book before 30th June 2023. To subscribe and receive your discount, click the following link: https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/4C8O-SNY/billy-connolly-book-sign-up
