Roger Daltrey on canvas during his performance at Woodstock in 1969. The Who performed their album Tommy, which released only that year.
REO Speedwagon's 5th studio album This Time We Mean It was released in 1975 . Keeping with my ablum work, this was done on wood with aspects routered to elevate aspects of the album work, using acrylic paint.
Jimmy Page played guitar with a bow in such Led Zeppelin songs as Dazed and Confused, How Many More Times and In the Light. One of the earlier canvas pieces to be done. This piece is now available via Fine Art America!
The seventh studio album Audio Visions was released in 1980. Here I incorporated string, threaded into the wood to accentuate the beams of light adding to the multi dimensional effect. This is the second time I've added this additional material to my album covers. The first cover where threading was used is with Boston's Don't Look Back.
I saw Joe Bonamassa January 24th at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Day after, on my birthday, I started painting this! A superb blues guitarist! Interesting fact; he began playing guitar at age four, played with BB King at only age 12 and has done Led Zeppelin songs in his sets. This piece if now available via Fine... Continue Reading →
Mick Jagger
Portrait of Mick Jagger on canvas. The images allow the piece to be seen under different lighting showing how this piece can be viewed.
Back in December I annouced I was working on a large canvas piece. This is a piece I have been working on since August and can finally say it is complete! From the picture on the left, sketched and acrylic paints slowly bringing it to life.
Physical Graffiti is carved by hand and mounted into the wall to highlight the 3D effect. All aspects of the street are elevated from the wall including ladders, steps and garbage cans. Lights added, giving a street light feel when the room is dim.
Arguably one of the best gutarists, Eric Clapton captured on canvas using acrylic paint.
Billy Joel
This cover is of Billy Joel' Greatest Hits from '73-'97. This album was released in two parts. The first two volumes in 1985, the third was released 12 years later in 1997.
Bruce J Schmalfuss 