David Oxtoby

English artist David Oxtoby is known for capturing the aural and visual excitement of rock 'n' roll and its performers. His images are brilliant and passionate and share a certain quality with those of my own. His art is showcased in the book 'Rock Visions'. Below are a couple of my favourite pieces taken from the book. I am particularly fond of his pencil drawings with the dramatic hint of colour used (shown below). I'm thinking of doing something similar having seen how well it works.

Below Left: Howlin' Wolf, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles: Blues and Roots (Pencil and coloured pencil, each 20 X 21.5 in.)

Below Right: Bruce Springsteen: U.S. Ahead (Coloured Pencil and watercolour, 26 X 26 in.)

Bob Dylan & Jim Morrison

Each of these drawings measure 8" x 8". Just waiting on the client to decide on the third and final piece for the series.

Music Legends

Musicians, particularly those of the past, seem to be a popular subject matter for artwork. In late 2009 I completed two (of three) seperete portraits of Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison of The Doors. As this was a three-piece series, each portrait was the same square format housed in a 14" x 19" frame with identical custom-made typography for the icons name. The image here shows a detailed section from the Dylan portrait. It's always nice to be able to include objects in a drawing, whether that be a pair of sunglasses (in the case of Ray Charles) or something a bit more complex, such as the microphone and harmonica in this example.