Shaun Ryder Limited Edition no 4 of 75 Framed Painting

Shaun Ryder Limited Edition no 4 of 75 Giclee on paper 76.2cm x 76.2cm / 30" x 30" approx framed size 4.5cm face, chunky flat frame by a depth of 4cm Wood frame has dark chocolate undertone with metallic soft silver dry brush finish overtone. The print is triple mounted. Main colour is black, with a slither of light grey, followed by a slither of dark grey. I decided to draw Shaun Ryder as I grew up listening to my brother's Vinyl playing through his bedroom door, I fell in love with the Happy Monday's music. Blasting out great tunes like Kinky Afro and Step on, then as a young school girl in the 90's I never thought I'd get a chance to see this great band. On 12th May 2012 at Brixton Academy, my dream came true, I got to see The Happy Mondays for the first time in concert. Fantastic! And here you have my ode to the great Shaun Ryder. I hope you like him. I draw all my images in pencil first, study the way the light creates shapes on the face and then paint with gouache as I like the flat velvety effect this gives. My discipline lies within Psychology and Art. It has been said that we are made up of a multitude of personalities. Nothing is black and white only mere shades of grey. These grey fragmented jigsaw style pieces can be said to represent those different personalities which make up a person as a whole. Upon first glance we may not notice these so much but upon closer inspection of the artwork, and the personality, we slowly become aware of the fragments that make up the whole person