Summertime King Of The Surf

Hey,

Again, been a while. Kept on sayin' all year that I'm gunna get more regular with postin' on this thing again, but another 5 weeks roll by and nothin'....

Have been drawin' and paintin' though.

Here's some of it. There's other stuff to come. Hopefully get a couple more paintings in by years end.
'Let There Be Guitar' Exhibition and book next year.

Here's a Phantom Hitch Hikers Poster.

Here's a design I did for a Found Sound T Shirt.

And the LAST of the 'Let There Be Guitar' Series...The King of Surf! Dick Dale.

Rough.

Detail.

the whole thang.

Hopefully post some more stuff next week. workin' on a skateboardin' series. might as well post a bunch of that.
til then.

been a while hey? here's some cover art and stuff....

Hey,

Been quite a bit since I posted last...Last post I said I'd get it back to doin' somethin' on here every week...Damn. Got a hella lotta work done since too. Bummer is I ain't got a decent size scanner & the photos I'd take of my work and posted kinda sucked & didn't do real justice to the paintings...ah well. I'll be getting a bunch of stuff scanned in the next week. Here's some stuff I managed to scan on our A4 scanner.

Some roughs for the new Michael Plater single.

and the selected work.

And the finished painting...

Here's some more Happy Lonesome conceptual stuff I'm still working on. Record out next year? Maybe...Hopefully!!!! Sorry, didn't scan that great....

Also, been working on some cover art for a book. The series of paintings (Let There Be Guitar-remember?) I started over 20 odd months ago is an ongoing thing. I've decided to make a book of this body of work. The exhibition is still in the works, though probably won't take place this year as planned. 2016 looks the goods. I think I still have one more painting left. A few weeks ago I was listening to a bunch of surf/hotrod guitar stuff from the late 50s/early 60s. There is a gaping hole in that body of work I've done without a Hank B. Marvin, a Dick Dale, a Link Wray or a Duane Eddy in there somewhere...

Book Cover.

 and some gee-tars, name em all win a prize...

Album Covers

Hey,

Sorry I ain't posted for a bit. Been busy paintin' and stuff....

Been workin' on concept album art for my band the Happy Lonesome. (also some other paintings I'll post next week!!) The character was developed a couple of years ago for a band poster.

Here's they is. Not great photos though, sorry...You get the picture.

Here's a 4 album covers I really dig. Bit of a mix!

    Music from the Big Pink - The Band by Bob Dylan

    Junk Yard - the Birthday Party by Big Daddy Ed Roth & Dave Christensen

    Without a Sound - Dinosaur Jr by Neil Blender

   Goo - Sonic Youth by Raymond Pettibon

Here's a couple o mine.

Magic Dirt 1993

Freak Wave 2014

Until when.

Done!!

Hey,

After nearly 18 months I feel as though the series/body of work 'LET THERE BE GUITAR' is DONE!! Nearly 40 paintings in total. Now to the business end...damn...Hopefully put this stuff on a wall somewhere before the end of the year.

Here's the final 2 paintings.

Jesse Ed Davis

Clarence White

got some new paintings in the works. show ya some sometime soon. Might do a bit of a retrospective on the this whole body of work too. would love to make a list of all the guitars I've painted: make
and year of release etc.

sidemen

Hey, Sorry ain't been on here for a bit. Been pretty busy.

Here's some paintings though!

Steve Cropper

James Burton

And the rough sketches for the last 2 paintings of the series...Getting close!!!

Jessee Ed Davis

and Clarence White

Started the Jesse Ed Davis painting yesterday, should hopefully have the last 2 paintings done by next week. This mini series is a tribute to those great sidemen with the Telecaster guitars.

Townes & Telecasters

Hey,

Here's some rough sketches for the next couple o paintings.

Steve Cropper

James Burton

And also, as mentioned last time, here's that Townes Tribute post I'd also been a workin' on.

Hopefully next week I'll have the top two paintings done and also the next two sketches. Clarence White and Jesse Ed Davis. Then paint those up, so in around 2 weeks time,  after 16-18 odd months the work that will become an exhibition titled 'Let There Be Guitar' will be finally done!! Then onto the horrible business side-a-things....

Chrissie

Hey there,

Finished Chrissie Hynde painting this week. Here tis'.

Pretenders live in 79'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vUsQMgEveo

Next up as stated earlier a tribute to the Telecaster. Steve Cropper, James Burton, Jesse Ed Davis and Clarence White. First up I've gotta do a poster for a Townes Van Zandt tribute show. I'll post this next week.

Record store day tomorrow, support ya local!!! Claire Birchall and the Phantom Hitchhikers will be playin' at Off The Hip. Great record store and label.

GABBA GABBA HEY!

Hey,

Sorry, ain't been on here for a bit been painting though! Here's somethin' I finished last week.

Johnny Ramone

Here's Ramones live in 77' at the Rainbow in London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVhjBmcOP30

Started on the Chrissie Hynde painting today. Should have it finished this time next week I reckon.

Also, although unrelated to the exhibition, but kinda related in some ways I guess....I've painted this for the upcoming Claire Birchall record launch for her Album 'Electricity' next month (I done the record cover art too). Ya gotta come along if you're in town!!

Until next week...

Shout Sister Shout

Hey,

Finished the Sister Rosetta Tharpe painting yesterday. Again, was great listenin' to her a bunch through the duration of the work.

Next up a portrait of Johnny Ramone, then Chrissie Hynde, then the kings of the Telecaster guitar. Then that's it!! 3 to go!

This Train

Howdy,

Did the rough for the Sister Rosetta Tharpe painting the other day, got a bit to make up for it in the finished work, but here tis'. Listenin' to her right now.

Start painting it tomorra, should have it finished this time next week. If ya ain't seen this, it's really worth seein'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3spiH1oIJE

Not Fade Away

Hey,

Just finished Buddy painting yesty. Been Listenin' to so much Buddy Holly in the last week...Timeless. Can't believe his output until his tragic young passing at 22. I could live on a steady diet of 50s Rock'n'Roll and never have to listen to anything else.

Next, of course is the Sister Rosetta Tharpe painting, I'll post the sketch this time next week. Then I reckon portrait paintings of Johnny Ramone and Chrissie Hynde, followed lastly by a tribute painting to the great Fender Telecaster guitar heros: James Burton, Clarence White, Jesse Ed Davis and Steve Cropper.

 Here's some o dat Tele action.

Booker T and the MGs, Live in Norway. 'Green Onions'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3MWu6LhWQ8

Clarence White on the B-Bender with The Byrds, 'Truck Stop Girl'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puTsyjH-Zfw

James Burton on "Chicken Pickin'"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKBQdvLv0I0

Jesse Ed Davies with Taj Mahal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6nQjSCs6sw

until next time yo.

Buddy

Hey,

Sorry, wanted to post this last week as promised, but was a little busy and distracted... Have started the painting and should have it finished by the end of the week.

Buddy Holly on the Arthur Murray Dance Party 12/29/57  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQiIMuOKIzY 

As I've stated in previous posts, I've only gotta a few paintings left to finish the whole thing, then the exhibition, 'Let There Be Guitar'. Next up Sister Rosetta Tharpe with her white SG. 

 Such a great and influential guitar player.

This was filmed in Manchester, 1964. You can really hear the influence she had on Rock'n'Roll. Chuck must've really dug her.

"Didn't It Rain'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR2gR6SZC2M

 

Break over

Hey,

After all that damn painting last year I decided I need a little break...

I still have a few paintings left to complete this series I believe, then exhibition time. I have started to sell a few prints, if you'd like to order one, here's some details from a flyer I had made up, obviously ignore the bottom part, you're already lookin' at it...and here's what's on offer too.

 

Up next is a Buddy Holly portrait, then a Sister Rosetta Tharpe portrait, then 3 more smaller paintings, the done!!

Hopefully I'll post Buddy rough next week.