Thursday 28 February 2013

Freddie Mercury at his most romantic


Freddie at his most romantic..this works with the delicacy of water colour...Freddie loves you all!

Friday 22 February 2013

Ace Frehley on Tom Snyder show,water colour

Tom Snyder, "You're kind of like a spaceman?"
Ace, "No actually, I'm a plumber..."
Tom Snyder,"Listen. I've got a little piece of pipe backstage I'd like to have you work on..."
Ace, "Tell me about it...A-Ha-Ha-Ha-Hahahahahahahh!"

Tuesday 19 February 2013

Roger Taylor, Queen, water colour

Roger Taylor Queen, water colour - Very straight forward one..kept the technique very obvious and loose, concentrating on the likeness and expression..

Sunday 17 February 2013

Brian May, Queen, Water colour

Brian's face after you accidentally kick the red special off it's stand...

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Standing butterfly girl emerged from cocoon (or chrysalis).



Standing butterfly girl emerged from cocoon (or chrysalis). This is another of Alberto Ruiz's challenges...
...and a water colour version

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Freddie Mercury - A straight ahead portrait pose

Freddie Mercury - A straight ahead portrait pose..in water colour..please enjoy...

Monday 4 February 2013

Freddie Mercury 86 'Kind of Magic' tour

Freddie Mercury 86 'Kind of Magic' tour- water colour The lighting made his hair look a bit ginger..I like the bluey-purple background and the fullness of the cheekbones/jaw..

Gene Simmons - Kiss, water colour

Gene Simmons - Kiss. Water colour
I usually airbrush Gene, I thought I'd try a water colour. Not 100% happy with this.. I need to have another attempt...

Freddie Mercury solo album - water colour

Freddie Mercury solo album- water colour. This was done from a fuzzy frame grab. The beauty of water colour is that it can be vague and romantic when you want it to be or you can make it more precisely defined..

Friday 1 February 2013

Brian May -water colour

Brian -water colour. I have added the burnt sienna layout under-painting so you can see how it was constructed..

Roger Taylor Queen

For those of you who prefer a more mature Roger.

Radio Gaga water colour

Freddie and Roger going Gaga...

The Patron Saint of Wolverhampton - Sir Noddy of Holder

The Patron Saint of Wolverhampton - Sir Noddy of Holder...the likeness is a bit iffy but I like the pose..
A few years ago they tried to give Slade the freedom of the city of Wolverhampton but the council with it's typical 'head up it's arse' decision making agenda decided against it. In other words a bunch of over-paid, non-entity, pencil pushers decided in their power-crazed, passive aggressive, middle-class wankery that they were not worthy. The mighty Slade, who put Wolverhampton on the map, were denied by bureaucratic toss monkeys.This ladies and gentlemen is what we are up against...