One of the best gigs i ever had, was to make paintings for 'Mega' store in Sweden. In the 90s , i think it was the biggest music store in Europe, with many thousands passing through each week. Each month i would make a large oil painting , with a musical theme. I was free to choose whoever and whatever i wished. So i made ....' In Bed....with Marilyn and Madonna '
Michael Jackson releasing hundreds of coloured balloons into the sky......Pavarotti releasing doves into the night sky. Jimmy dean holding hands with Natalie Wood ( seconds before the 'chicken run' in 'Rebel' ) with Dylan standing close by. Roxette gave me a bunch of photos to work from , which i incorporated into a huge collage of them, and so it went on for a year or more. Law of averages says that with so many music fans viewing the paintings each month, there were going to be some sales , and so there were. I wish Palma had some place similar.
Painting that kind of stuff is such fun. As Oscar said, " Life is far too important to be taken seriously ."
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