Print Details:
Limited to only 45. (over half sold).
Available in 2 sizes: 75x50cm: £350 and 100x66cm: £450
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Original Artwork – Background
Ballpoint pen, marker pen, and spray paint on card. 102 x 65cm (unframed size)
Above: drawing his face and hair in ballpoint pen…
One of my biggest drawings, this one took 280 hours in total to create. See the video below for an in depth look at how it took shape and to get a sense of the details involved.
Using a combination of paint marker (for the pitch Black parts and details) and ballpoint for the shading helped create a sense of more depth and contrast.
Drawing Kurt Cobain using mainly ballpoint pen
In this artwork the sky represents universal mind and enlightenment.
In Buddhism Nirvana (or Nibanna) is the ultimate spiritual goal. It is the freedom from attachment to the physical world and all it’s dependent mental necessities (not the best definition, I urge you to seek a better one).
In life we all know we should be more involved in the pursuit of spiritual attainment over pursuit of material goods yet we are reluctant, and more so than not, slow to follow that path. So, like in this image of Kurt Cobain, we are all slouching our way towards Nibanna.
Along our bumpy and windy road towards Nibanna we at least have our guardian angels, Buddhas, or whatever, helping us along the way.
Creating the intricate and demanding artwork over the many weeks during covid lockdown it felt like a peaceful mandala invocation, an exercise in coming to terms with my own need to adhere better to the path 🙂
The original artwork framed (hand moulded frame with museum grade art glass) comes to 120x86cm
The original artwork was exhibited at a solo art exhibition in September 2021 at ArtCatto gallery in the Algarve region of Portugal, along with about 26 other artworks. You can view the exhibition video on YouTube here.
Limited Edition Prints
Signing the first batch of 17 prints. You can notice the different size of the Medium prints to the left relative to the Large size ones on the Right.
Limited edition of only 45, divided into TWO sizes:
Medium (75x50cm): £350
Large (100x66cm): £450
Giclee print on 300gsm Somerset Satin.
Numbered, signed, & certificate of authenticity provided.
Free shipping (sent by special delivery, tracking details provided).
