Caravaggio! This crazy Italian's art swiftly became a favourite study in my schoolboy art history lessons: all those marvellous eye-popping canvases lighting his subjects as though a spotlight had been flicked on in a pitch dark room. He also confirmed in my mind that painters weren't necessarily wilting petals who baulked at real work and drooped under a light rain shower. When not mixing paints he was mixing it with the locals and took things too far having to split Milan because of a murder charge. It would seem as much paper was given over to his rap sheet as was for his preparatory sketches—you wouldn't want to stiff him over a commission. As he didn't post many selfies I referenced his painted portraits, checked out actors who have played him on film but mainly took a whole bunch of liberties to come up with something I really hope he looked like.
Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo
Farewell to Jet Black, The Stranglers' long-time toiler behind the kit.
Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.
RIP singer, guitarist and actor, Wilko Johnson. An exploding fireball somehow seemed an appropriate backdrop for this caricature. Twice round my digital drawing board for Mr Johnson—but well worth it, he had a brilliant face.
Tools: Sketchbook Pro
Mug-mangle of Mexican painter and muralist, Diego Rivera.
Tools: Pen & ink + Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.
A face-warp of lipsticked lovecat and premier pop-goth, Robert Smith.
Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo.
'Bluesologist'
Mug-mash of the Jazz poet and singer, Gil Scot-Heron.
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Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo
Tools: Fine Line pen on paper + Affinity Photo.
Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo
Tools: Sketchbook Pro + Affinity Photo
