Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Amy. 27


Middle name Jade? You should've been Rita. This hasn't come out as I wanted. It started with a quickly drawn right eye the left as you look at it and then the pen went it's own way. Far too big. What about the hair do. What about the black why not colour it in black. Don't know. It's a failure. But it's done. And I'm putting it up here. Amy Rita Winehouse was cremated today. Bloody sad.
So as many a critic/fan has pointed out she joins a club of similar icons. I think you could lay the blame at the feet of that great late cabaret singer Matt Monro - Born Free - From Russia With Love- the Camay soap advert. Before Matt hit the big time he drove the Teddington Bus and guess what.....it was the number 27. Matt died prematurely too I think at the age of 54. No significance there just that 54 is twice 27......... 
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6 comments:

  1. Priya Sebastian3 August 2011 at 02:22

    Mr Hughes! The cricket match drawing!
    It's gone! Where? Why?

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  2. Rod MacGregor4 December 2011 at 14:15

    Well I think you nailed Amy (well not literally)... I Like your drawings..read your thing about the Beatles album cover (was it 'Rubber Soul'?...yeah you were right..you could have drawn it better!...see you around as I now have joined your blog and you definetely deserve a place on my blogroll..and you're British..which can be good sometimes.

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  3. David Hughes7 December 2011 at 00:20

    You've got it. You hung it on The Plum Tree. The cricket match drawing.

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  4. David Hughes7 December 2011 at 00:25

    Dear Mister MacGregor, The Beatles drawing is very big it is not based on Rubber Soul. It's a 'homage' drawing to the artist Sir Peter Blake with his painting of The Fab Four in mind without looking. I have no idea if I drew the mop tops in the same order as the painter. I must look it up. It was drawn to raise money for a childrens hospice in Liverpool.

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  5. Rod MacGregor7 December 2011 at 01:45

    I was referring to your post (8th dec.2010 Long players:no1) about Klaus Voormans drawing on 'Revolver'..your first LP, bought when you were 16 and said that you had arrogantly thought you could have done it better. Its interesting however to know about the Blake painting.

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  6. David Hughes7 December 2011 at 02:53

    Dear Mr. MacGregor - It's me age darling. Thank you for pointing out my mistaken identity, perhaps it illustrates the kind of modest guy I am, or that I might be a bit of a precious twat. You are too kind.

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