Paintings of SLASH, JIMI HENDRIX By ROLLING STONES Guitarist Sell For Over $400,000
June 30, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Reuters:
Ron Wood has been in THE ROLLING STONES for decades, but fewer people know that he is also a painter.
Wood's artwork, some 30 oil paintings and prints, was on display through June at the Bailly Contemporain gallery in Paris.
"He is a gifted artist with his own style," gallery art director Helene Bailly said.
Many of the works on display were full of colour and are intense portraits of the Stones in concert or backstage and of musicians Wood admires such as guitarist SLASH, BOB MARLEY and JIMI HENDRIX.
The show also featured a recent series on the Royal Ballet and a French impressionist-inspired acrylic on canvas titled Orange Girl with Hat, which was painted with a pool cue.
Though prints range in price from €2,000 to €9,000, drawings from €12,000 to €70,000 and paintings up to €300,000 ($431,300), the pieces sold quickly. "We have Stones fans who show up wearing Rolling Stones T-shirts and fork [out] their savings to buy a €2,000 print but also art lovers and all those who think they are making a good investment," Bailly said.
Wood, 60, was an artist long before he even became a musician. Born into a family of artists and musicians, Wood started painting at age 12 and planned to be a scenic designer. But after a stint as a sign painter, he turned his attention to music.
