Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Rocker

The Rocker - Oil painting of Brain May by Cape Town artist Stephen ScottOil on Stretched Canvas
610mm x 770mm
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You may recognize this rocker: Brain May (Queen).
My intention was to use the photo (a still from their 1986 concert) as a reference for a generic guitar hero, but then my wife convinced me to just paint it as it is... he would have been playing a Gibson 335 (Chuck Berry type guitar) if I had my way.
What I did want is that feeling of a god like guitarist in the spotlight caught midway through a spine chilling solo - I think I got it.

Did you know that Brain May and his dad made his first electric guitar out of the old coffee table (your useless fact for the day).



1 comment:

Galya said...

Yes, this is Brain May. Beautiful portrait.
Regards

 
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