Category: Band Introductions

Great Gig In The Sky: Sam Brown

I’m still on Great Gig In The Sky from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert. Today it's the first of the three female vocalists on that track, Sam Brown....

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Sinead O’Connor

Sometimes want to painting but am in a "clean mood" and don't fancy making a mess, cover up the desk with a sheet and cleaning stuff up afterwards....

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Debbie Harry

Starting to feel like I’m back in the swing of things again after this one, my first three layer posterised watercolour portrait in three weeks. ...

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Robbie Williams

Someone put up a post on LinkedIn today about Robbie Williams and I realised immediately that he'd make a great portrait subject and am kicking...

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Lemmy Kilmister

Someone put up a post on LinkedIn the other day (hi Steve!) asking people what song makes them turn up the volume on the radio. Looking down the...

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Slash

Today I have been mostly painting Slash. This is a posterised painting using the blue colour scheme, as described here, so the colour are cerulean...

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The Blues Brothers Band

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 ...

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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...

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“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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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“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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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