LEVEL 42
Here is a painting dedicated to the band LEVEL 42, one of my favourites, which has been part of my life since 1982 when I first discovered them. I love listening to them regularly and their songs bring back lots of happy and sad memories from throughout my life.
“EVOLUTION”
The “Evolution” exhibition, which ran from March 2 to 17, 2024 at Longjumeau’s Halle Mandela, took me back in time to my earliest pictorial works, exhibiting photos of my early teenage paintings in gouache on paper and a few canvases from the early 2000s, when I took out my brushes again and decided to return to acrylic paintings on canvas. The town of Longjumeau has given me a wonderful welcome, for which I’m infinitely grateful.
WestCoast/East Coast
Here’s a double portrait of the two famous rappers Tupac Shakur & Notorious Big (friends then enemies) who took this musical genre to an unprecedented level in the 90s. This painting was created for the Salon des Arts 2023 in Longjumeau, the theme of which was Hip Hop.
B BOY Jr in Da Sky
Here’s a portrait of the Franco-Congolese Hip Hop dancer Junior Bosila Banya, who has had an extraordinary career. This portrait was created with two other paintings for the Salon des Arts 2023 in Longjumeau, the theme of which was Hip Hop.
BASQUIAT
Here’s a double portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat, with his outer shell on one side and a piece from one of his works, The King”, on the other, showing a figure with the face of an African mask, adorned with the famous crown symbolizing success. This portrait is one of three canvases created for the Salon des Arts 2023 in Longjumeau, the theme of which was Hip Hop.
LENNY KRAVITZ
Here is a painting of teh awesome Lenny KRAVITZ . I wanted to show his powerful energy on stage conbine with a freedom feeling all in one artwork. Go check him out on stage if he is coming next to your place !
TROMBONE SHORTY-3
HERE’S MY 3RD PAINTING OF THE NEW ORLEANS AWESOME 200% ENERGY MUSICIAN AND SINGER . CHECK OUT HIS MUSIC, BUT MOST OF ALL, GO AND SEE HIM LIVE ! YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY !
