The Art of Pete Suart

Speaking of old friends in the music business, Pete Suart who was with me at Brighton Art College has some gigs coming up.
You can see the details on his poster.
Pete is a man of many talents, and although he concentrates mostly on his music and performance these days, he still continues to illustrate books.

Check out his version of Gulliver's Travels for the Folio Society.
This means that Pete, Chris Riddell and I, who were all best pals at Art College, have each illustrated Gulliver's Travels in some form or other. 

A wax and watercolour portrait of Pete Suart

Here's a portrait I did of Pete Suart, a friend from my student days in Brighton.

I used  wax crayons for the highlights before applying the blue watercolour washes.

I think this picture certainly reflects aspects of the subject's intensity.

Back in the 1980s, Pete was a terrific artist but he was also deeply involved with music.

When I last heard from him, Pete was living in Hong Kong where he was recording and performing very avant garde music.

It's great that after so many years, I am now getting back into life drawing and portraiture in a big way.