Music
Recognise anyone?.
Music was always played in our house. I can remember the excitement of first hearing a disc by The Beatles on the radio. Music styles come and go - but certain bands remain, forever, in my memory.
Music is a form of 'time machine' bringing back memories, mostly good but sometimes, maybe not so much.
This gallery will be added to, so take a seat or remain standing, revisit when you can.
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 60cm x 20cm Bass player with Hawkwind, Mötorhead and part-time band Head Cat.
Lemmy 3
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 60cm x 20cm Rock 'n' Roll original and the best.
Chuck Berry 2
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 60cm x 20cm Bass player with heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
Steve Harris
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 38cm x 55cm Keyboard player with The Stranglers from 1975. He died of Covid in 2020. Private Collection.
Dave Greenfield
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 38cm x 55cm Original drummer and founding member of The Stranglers. 1938 - 2022 Private Collection
Jet Black
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 38cm x 55cm Bass player and founding member of The Stranglers from 1974. Private Collection
JJ Burnel
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 40cm x 40cm A white man with the singing voice of a black man. A cultural figure of the 20th Century.
Saint Elvis of Presley
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 40cm x 40cm Marley's contribution to Jamaican music made him a global figure in popular culture.
Saint Bob of Marley
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 40cm x 40cm His career spanned four decades. Regarded as "The King of Pop". 1958 - 2009
Saint Michael of Jackson
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 40cm x 40cm Regarded as an influential electric guitarist in the history of popular music. 1942 - 1970
Saint Jimi of Hendrix
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Manic drummer for rock band The Who. 1946 - 1978
Saint Keith of Moon
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Lead singer with the rock band The Doors. 1943 - 1971
Saint Jim of Morrison
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Born in 1947, singer and lyricist with The Stooges, a huge influence on early punk rock.
Saint Iggy of Pop
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Lead singer and lyricist with the punk band Sex Pistols. Now fronts Public Image Limited.
Saint John of Lydon
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Bassist with the band Sex Pistols. 1957 - 1979
Saint Sid of Vicious
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 20cm Lead singer and lyricist with the Manchester band Joy Division. 1956 - 1980
Saint Ian of Curtis
bolígrafico y tinta / Rotring pen and ink. 14.3cm x 21cm Pioneer of Reggae music
Bob Marley Redemption
lápiz de color / colour pencil A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'.
Bob Marley Rasta
lápiz / pencil A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'- Lead singer with X-Mal Deutschland
Anja
lápiz / pencil A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'. Johnny Rotten, The Sex Pistols
The Filth and Fury
lápiz / pencil A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'. Lead singer with X-Mal Deutschland
Anja
bolígrafo / ballpoint pen A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'.
Ian Curtis
A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'. lápiz / pencil
Deborah harry
bolígrafo / ballpoint pen A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'.
John Lee Hooker
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 24cm x30cm In January 1956 Presley made his first recordings, "Heartbreak Hotel" was his first single
Elvis 3
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 24cm x 33cm A pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll. His live performances were energetic and wild!. 1935-2022
Jerry lee Lewis
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 24cm x 33cm A pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll in the mid-1950s. He died in 1959 in an aircraft accident.
Buddy Holly
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 27cm x 35cm The Grandmother of Rock 'n' Roll. Jimi Hendrix credited her as a major influence on music.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas SOLD
John Lee Hooker
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 24cm x 41cm This painting has a 1cm white border.
Chuck Berry Feria
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas SOLD
BB King, King of the Blues
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas COMMISSION
The Highwaymen
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 27cm x 41cm This painting has a 1cm white border.
Fats Domino
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 33cm x 46cm An American guitarist who helped the transition from Blues to Rock 'n' Roll.
Bo Diddley
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 50cm x 70cm This painting is an imaginary poster to announce his visit to Prestwick airport in 1960.
Elvis Presley, Prestwick
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 27cm x 41cm Imaginary concert by one of the founding musicians of Rock 'n' Roll.
Little Richard, Sayalonga
papel de color y tinta colour paper and ink SOLD
Elvis Presley
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 20cm x 60cm Rock 'n' Roll's wild man, nicknamed "The Killer". 1935-2022
Jerry Lee Lewis 2
A4 (21cm x 29.7cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'. lápiz de color / colour pencil
Elvis Presley
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 33cm x 46cm Nicknamed "The Architect of Rock 'n' Roll". His song "Tutti Frutti" (1955) was a huge hit.
Little Richard
lápiz de color / colour pencil 14.3cm x 21cm Founder of the blues rock band The Groundhogs in the early 1960s.
Tony (TS) McPhee
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 38cm x 46cm Nicknamed "The Father of Rock 'n' Roll"
Chuck Berry 1926 - 2017
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 41cm x 32.5cm Mötorhead spearheaded the new wave of British heavy metal in the 1970's.
Lemmy 'No Remorse'
papel de color y tinta colour paper and ink SOLD
Freddie Mercury
óleo sobre lienzo / oil on canvas 38cm x 51cm Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister 24 December 1945 - 28 December 2015
Lemmy 'Ace of Spades'
boli y tinta / Rotring pen and ink. SOLD
David Bowie
lápiz de color / colour pencil 14.3cm x 21cm John in full vocal intensity with his band Public Image Limited.
John Lydon
A5 (14.3cm x 21cm) image from my ideas book 'Who Is Elvis'. boli y tinta / Rotring pen and ink.
Jaz Coleman
pintura gouache / gouache painA5 14.3cm x 21cm. Lead singer for the Indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Karen O