Red Stencil Drawing in Oil
I got this stencil idea from some works in the Top Arts exhibition, but I've always wanted to do something like this. I like the impact of the contrast and the snarl expression. He's a great snarler because of his lips, but I can't say I like seeing him looking angry, even if he's just putting it on. Still, it's an interesting expression... the purple words I put in for interest as well and to make it less simplistic; take it to another level.
I was having fun after the first one so I decided to do another. It's got the same kind of attitude - the offstandish, what-you-lookin'-at thing though it ended up a little more detailed. These lyrics are from "Fall Together" off the "Falling in Love..." single. I love B-sides! They're so good and so bad at the same time... it's like they were done for fun, or just because they felt like it. You feel you get a real insight into the influences of the band, and what makes their album songs better, and what they may scrap and why. This song makes me laugh and smile.
"You got to know yourself (yeah!), you got to do it smart,
Coz you suffer for your sanity if you suffer for your art."
Oh I forgot to mention - in the second one, his nose is out of alignment with his mouth. It's hard when he's got glasses on!
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