Artist: Barry Quinn Music: Niamh De Barra Barry Quinn is an artist from Monaghan who draws much inspiration from music. Having done the cover artwork for a number of albums, he got in touch with RGBeats to explain how he compiled the cover artwork for Niamh De Barra’s album Echo. “With most projects for music
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Armed with a canvas that’s nearly the same height as me, I had loads of fun with everyone in Twisted Pepper just over a week ago. Painting and dancing to a bass heavy DJ set by Psytori, followed up by Kevin McNally’ and Barry Krishna, this was a really great night. The music was well rounded
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This painting is entirely inspired by the off-the-wall viral video multi faceted UK band The Bullitts shot for their latest track, Supercool (watch the video below and you’ll get the song about a minute in). The brilliance of this video lies in the cocky and daft/homeless character The Bullitt’s singer/songwriter/producer Jeymes Samuel takes on. He
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Never thought I’d end up painting a war scene. Like All Saints Never Eva. But…I guess that’s what happens when you get your paints out while listening to PJ Harvey’s fascinating ‘Let England Shake’. It’s interesting to know that she took inspiration from the paintings of Salvador Dali and Goya (probably The Third of May)
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This has almost nothing to do with what RGBeats stands for so far. But…why limit things right? I was thinking about making a short illustrated series with this character, provisionally carrying the name of P.Earson, who has an ear for a face. Being a stem off RGBeats I think we can get away with calling
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I got an email yesterday from a lovely lady called Marie Huber. “ I’d like to request a painting from you to any Slipknot song (whichever one you want, whichever one makes you want to kill someone the least),” went the email. Procrastination immediately came upon me. Slipknot. Fuck. I mean…what could happen listening to one
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Have you seen that RGBeats made it into this month’s edition of Totally Dublin? No? Lame. Go to pg.16. As a thank you RGBeats have painted TD’s ‘Come Back To Stay //Dickie Rock’ request. Listening to the old crooner on repeat is a total guilty pleasure. And you know what, it’s quite temporal that
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