I was watching a bit of YouTube over breakfast this week and came across a review of Great Gig In The Sky from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert and it...
Category: And On Vocals
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....
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. ...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 there still being a bit of paint left on the Schmincke dot card, I thought I'd have another go at an abstract portrait rather than leave it...
No Ma’am: We’re Musicians
Monday’s always a short day for me, so I thought this would be the perfect excuse to take a break from the posterised Newington landscapes and to...
Joe Walsh
Today's painting is a portrait of Joe Walsh of The Eagles, someone who in his heyday was probably even more fun at parties than Frank Bough....
Gregg Allman In Coloured Pencil
Time for something new. This has been brewing away in my mind for a couple of weeks and I finally decided to give it a go. It's my first ever...
Gary Moore
After managing to capture the face that Warren Haynes pulls when he hits a high note, I thought I'd thought I'd try a repeat performance by...
Freddie Mercury
Right. That's enough of the Inktense pencils. I need to get back to watercolour portraits to impress any passing Portrait Of The Year Judges. I...
Amy Winehouse
I heard some of the late Amy Winehouse's music the other day. I'm guessing it must have been a question on either Only Connect or University...
Warren Haynes In Watercolour
The closing date for Portrait Artist Of The Year is on 5 February, ten days away. I've already submitted my entry but this is the time of her when...