So here's the complete Blues Brothers band. From left to right, along the top row, then the bottom, we have: Willie "Too Big" Hall, drums ...
Category: Band Introductions
Elwood Blues
And finally here's Elwood Blues, played by Dan Aykroyd. Again, black and white and simple shapes. But, unlike with Jake, I've wasted the...
“Joliet” Jake Blues
OK, the secret's out. After finding Blues Brothers on some satellite channel late at night twice last week, I had to get the band back together....
Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin
Nearly there now. My horn section won't be complete without a trumpeter, so I'm looking to recruit this guy. Unfortunately Alan has a nicely...
Matt “Guitar Murphy” – Second Attempt
I wan't happy with my first go at Matt Murphy a couple of days ago. His right hand and left eye were all wrong and his face was looking too...
Willie “Too Big” Hall
What about a drummer? Every band needs a drummer. And I have Willie "Too Big" Hall. It was a tough choice beteween amethyst and a cool grey for my...
Tom “Bones” Malone
Continuing with filling out the horn section, we have Tom "Bones" Malone on the trombone. Tom came out OK and the collection is starting to come...
“Blue Lou” Marini
And here's number five in the collection. Time to build a horn section, starting with "Blue Lou" Marini in saxophone. This feels like the best...
Matt “Guitar” Murphy
I’m still putting the band together and it's another guitarist today. The next page Journal had a red mark somewhere in the middle, so I looked at...
Donald “Duck” Dunn
It's getting dark earlier but it was still light enough for me to have the energy for a second portrait today. I do need to start getting up and...
Murphy Dunne
The next one on this set of ten market portraits is Murphy Dunne. Because I need someone on keyboards. The likeness isn't perfect but he looks...
Steve “The Colonel” Cropper
I saw something on the telly late at night last week. And then it was on again the following night so I watched it again. I sat there frustrated...
Phil Lesh
I do enjoy listening to the Grateful Dead while painting. And their music comes through in my artwork while they're playing. I loosen up and I...
Henry Winter + Johnny Winter = Pi/2
And here's the final one in the collection. We have sports journalist Henry Winter and the late Johnny Winter. I've already done portraits using...
Donna Summer In Blue And Orange
Next up in this collection is (maybe not a surprise to some) Donna Summer. I've painted her in blue and orange. Once again I've kind of got a...
Could It Be Magic?
Today I quite fancied putting dry pigment down on the paper and wetting it. I'd already picked out a photo of Barry Manilow that might look good...
Angus Young
Oh dear, this hasn’t been a great start to September. I wanted to give the fineliners another runout. To encourage myself to be looser with the...
Peter Red, Peter Amber, Peter Green
It didn't take long for me to get around to painting Peter Green. I went for a triple portrait of Peter because his personal history made him a...
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Ok, so I've painted Devon Allman, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Allen Collins, Jerry Garcia, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Warren Haynes. Jimi...
And, By The Way, Which One Is Pink?
With most of the paint on the Schmincke dot card used up, I thought I'd have another go at an abstract portrait rather than have them sitting...