Portrait of Paul McCartney. I chose the title from one of his most popular songs from the 1970s !
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Sir Paul McCartney : Maybe I’m Amazed !
Sir Paul , acrylic on board.
Penny Lane
Paul discussing with the band his idea for a new single ? Penny lane is a song released by the Beatles in February 1967 as a double A-side single with “Strawberry Fields Forever”. ” Penny…
Yesterday in Oil
Reworking of my black and white ” Yesterday ” painting in oil featuring the Beatles in Liverpool. Very tricky medium to use, will probably revert to acrylic ! “Yesterday” was first released on the album…
Free as a Bird
The Beatles statue in Liverpool reworked into a new dynamic artwork, acrylic on board, for sale on eBay , see link below. “Free as a Bird” was a single released in 1995 by the Beatles…
John Lennon
Surreal painting of John Lennon as entered into the John Moores painting prize 2020. John Winston Ono Lennon MBE was an English singer, songwriter, peace activist and founder/ co-lead vocalist of the Beatles. His songwriting…
Adele
Unusual take on Adele, singer-songwriter. This was an experiment and I think it produced an interesting image. However since she undertook her weight -loss regime she has lost seven stone in weight and now looks…
John and Yoko
Postcard sized painting in aid of St. Georges Hall Liverpool, the John Lennon Peace Statue and War Child in 2019. More similiar fund raising exhibitions are occuring in 2020. Yoko Ono Lennon is a Japanese…
Kristen Stewart
Painting of Isabella “Bella” Swan from the Twilight Saga, based on the four novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Kristen Stewart. The Twilight Saga is a series of five vampire-themed romance fantasy…
Joe Wicks
Portrait of Joe Wicks the Body Coach, British fitness coach, TV presenter and author. During the Covid 19 pandemic, he began “PE With Joe” on YouTube to try to help children stay active; this livestream…
Happy Birthday
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer. The idea behind this abstract painting came from the “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” song which she sung to John F Kennedy at New York’s Madison Square…
Taylor Swift
Portrait of a young Taylor Swift, the American singer/songwriter. I painted this portrait in 2016 and is an early example of the style that most of my work now follows.
Milla Jovovich
Project Alice is the main protagonist of the Resident Evil film series. My portrait captures the beauty and threat of this female action hero.
Lady Gaga
A look at Lady Gaga, superstar, au naturel, acrylic on board. Just watched Lady Gaga at Glastonbury in 2009 as part of the BBC archives during lockdown. Her music, dancing and costumes (including a boob…
Britney Spears
A look back in time at the iconic pop icon, a small painting in acrylic.Britney had a date in Blackpool, near where I live, the very last one in her “Piece of Me” tour and…
QE2
My painting of the Queen on the occasion of her 90th birthday and shown on “That’s Lancashire TV”. I had sent the portrait to them on the off chance that they would show it, in…
David Beckham
Small portrait painting in acrylic of David Beckham, with a fun blonde style of haircut.
Warrior
Ancient warrior with good body definition and the face of a popular female singer.
Emma Watson
Star of Harry Potter, Emma Watson portrayed Hermione Granger in all eight films. A pop art style portrait from 2017.
Andy Warhol
American artist of the sixties famous for his experimental use of colour and mass produced images based on popular culture and icons of his time.
Hero
Celebration of the Women’s FA Cup Final at Wembley, England. Based around the Marvel Black Widow character as played by Scarlett Johansson.
Defiance
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in Hunger Games. Acrylic on board. Technically quite a difficult painting, which took about 4 weeks to complete. Katniss never wore this costume in Hunger Games, I decided to use…
Daenerys
Pop Art style, tribute to Game of Thrones acrylic painting of Daenerys Targaryen, as played by Emilia Clark.
Sea Of Time
Acrylic painting on board of the Albert Dock with an iconic look at The Beatles crossing a surreal Abbey Road, featuring Liverpool, the Big Wheel and the River Mersey.
Yesterday
A black and white reworking of the famous Beatles statue at the Albert Dock in Liverpool. Now on permanent loan with Promoting Art in Aintree as part of their Valentine’s Day theme at the Aintree…
Abbey Road
My psychedelic take on the iconic album cover from The Beatles. Although faithful to the scene, a lot of the detail has been replaced by isometric shapes and bold colours, with the figures painted in…