Street Life festival took place this year again for its 12th edition, gathering local and international musicians, vendors and artists. I painted a portrait of John Lennon inspired by a photo by Iain McMillan. The legendary musician and peace activist is portrayed with his round glasses, looking straight at the audience and holding in his…
For the 5th year in a row, I flew to Cyprus to attend Street Life festival and leave my mark on the island. My first stop was Athienou and Petrofani, located near the buffer zone. In Petrofani, an abandoned Turkish village, I painted the portrait of a local elderly woman, Oxia. She’s turning 98 this…
The Village Underground, a music and art venue in the heart of Shoreditch, regularly invite artists to paint on their large outside wall. I’ve been wanting to paint a ‘Clockwork Orange’ themed artwork for a long time as I love both the book by Anthony Burgess and the movie by Stanley Kubrick, both a…
It’s been a while since I painted in Brick Lane, a hot spot for street art in East London. A few years ago I created a mural on a double wooden door that was entitled ‘s(P)ray’ and depicted a woman with a graffiti mask holding a spray can in her hand (as if she…
I’ve always loved the character and stories surrounding Sherlock Holmes. In the recent years there has been even more content created with movies as well as a TV series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (playing Dr Watson). I’ve painted the portrait on a shutter in Hackney, depicting a more traditional Sherlock holding his magnifying glass and…
L’école Chappe, in Saint-Etienne, France, is a school as well as a beautiful open gallery. The school has been inviting contemporary and urban artists for the past years to transform walls and rooms into artworks, as well as doing interactive workshops with the children and talks. The children from all levels study the artists’ techniques,…
It’s that time of the year again… the front wall of the Bell Pub in East London gets a shiny new refresh. They love a good scare and The Shining is the theme that was selected. The mural features the famous movie scene when Jack Nicholson smashes a door with an axe and stick his head through…
London is deeply missing the great David Bowie, who passed away in 2016. I’ve painted his portrait near Broadway Market in East London. The mural is a combined image of his famous Ziggy Stardust make-up with his finger on his lips, while the background is an abstract mix of blue and red colours. Rest In Peace David!…
‘Trinity’ is an exhibition of new works by collage artist Joe Webb, tape artist Benjamin Murphy and myself. It features some of my new original artworks, iconic artists and singers painted on objects, as well as various hand finished unique prints. The show runs until the 6th January at Saatchi Gallery located in Sloane Square in London,…
I just completed my largest mural to date in the lovely town of Beeston, near Nottingham. The 35m on 8m artwork took 8 days to complete. Commissioned by Broxtowe Council and organised by the Beeston Civic Society and Beeston Street Art Festival, it features portraits of three local celebrities: Paul Smith, Richard Beckinsale and Edwin Starr.…
The first edition of the Hands Off The Wall festival took place in Vienna, gathering various female artists to paint around the city centre. To celebrate creative women, I painted three portraits: Villana (yarn artist, Mexico), Yara Shahidi (actress, model, USA) and Björk (singer, musician, Iceland). Their hands are joined together. Carrie Reichardt and…
The city of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on the outskirts of Paris just opened their new “maison des artistes”, a venue for artists with facilities, classes and exhibitions. As the building has been named after Frida Kahlo, a design contest was organised to pick the portrait of the iconic Mexican artist to be painted on the side…
I was invited back to Indonesia to take part in Tropica Festival, taking place on the small island of Nusa Penida off the cost of Bali. I first spent a couple of days in Denpasar to paint a mural at the Alliance Française Bali. The Alliance Française helps spreading the French culture and language…