The Savior of Rock and Roll
I just finished this piece for my Beginning Illustration class. Our assignment was to illustrate a musical artist or group of our choice, and I went with a young Hasil Adkins. I wanted something somewhat recognizable within my illustration style, but experiment with materials and push myself a bit. It’s oil pastel, vine charcoal, acrylic paint, ink, and graphite on found wooden slats and a 45 RPM vinyl record, and some staples thrown in for good measure. It looks a lot better in person, the flash really brought out the edges of the record. They’re a lot less obvious in real life. Roughly 15″ by 21″.
Nice work. I especially like your choice in materials. The wood gives it a really rustic vibe which is great given the subject.
Thanks a lot! Rustic is exactly what I was going for.