Loyalist killer Michael Stone was today preparing for the first public showing of his art, featuring work valued at up to £25,000.
Thousands of people were expected to visit the exhibition of 25 paintings and sculptures which opens to morrow in the Engine Room Gallery in loyalist east Bel fast.
Mr Stone (46), who served 12 years of a sentence for the murders of six Catholics, said he hoped it would provide a positive example as feelings ran high over controversial parades and the peace process.
Mr Stone, who lists Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Max Ernst as his artistic influences, said at a preview showing: "I think it will be a calming influence. It provides a quiet atmosphere".
