Artists' Shrewsbury collaboration is featured in Channel 4 show
A special collaboration between two Shrewsbury artists has lit up the nation’s TV screens after being featured on a major Channel 4 show.
The partnership between Joe Whale, known as Doodle Boy, and projectionist Andy McKeown saw Joe’s artwork beamed onto the walls of St Mary’s Church in the town, filmed for Grayson’s Art Club, which airs on Channel 4 on Friday .
The programme features Grayson and Philippa Perry meeting artists and exploring different forms of art, and regularly attracts viewing figures of more than a million.
Philippa Perry travelled to Shrewsbury earlier this year to watch Joe drawing his vibrant doodle-style characters which were then projected onto the church walls in real time.
Jonathan Soden, owner of The Soden Collection in Wyle Cop and director of Shrewsbury BID, which supported the exhibition, said it was fantastic for the town’s artistic community.
“Shrewsbury has a flourishing art scene, and we were delighted to support this collaboration,” he said.
“Grayson’s Art Club is extremely popular and being featured on the programme is fantastic for the town as a whole.”
Joe began his doodling when he was just four and now 10, he has his own website and social media pages along with his work in businesses across the county.
He earned an art scholarship to Ellesmere College, and numbers Charlie Adlard the Shrewsbury comic book artist among his fans.
