We know Freddie used to sell his paintings while working in Kensington market, but has anyone heard of any of these paintings surviving to present? What did they look like? Were they signed Mercury or Bulsara? It'd be a blast if one turned up on Antiques Roadshow.
There were some in "Untold Story" I think. I'd also be interested in seeing more of them. Do they turn up on ebay from time to time? But probably most of the buyers had no clue that Bulsara later turned into Mercury.
kagezan1313 wrote: We know Freddie used to sell his paintings while working in Kensington market, but has anyone heard of any of these paintings surviving to present? What did they look like? Were they signed Mercury or Bulsara? It'd be a blast if one turned up on Antiques Roadshow.
I agree. Bet those original early ''Bulsara'' works changed hands many times and one of these days will wind up at some flea market or something like ''Antiques Roadshow'' and the owner will find out they have a wonderful treasure.
deleted user 14.09.2005 13:56
I saw the German programm legend which was talking about freddies origin's, queen and other things.... I took a lot of screen caps.... few showing pictures that freddie made....
this is the link to my pictures I made from the program: link link link link
There where a lot of portrets (especialy Jimi hendrix a lot) I wasn't able to take them all in image
<font color=red>BEE-ny wrote: I saw the German programm legend which was talking about freddies origin's, queen and other things.... I took a lot of screen caps.... few showing pictures that freddie made....
this is the link to my pictures I made from the program:
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There where a lot of portrets (especialy Jimi hendrix a lot) I wasn't able to take them all in image
The first is Hendrix.
#2 Is Elizabeth Taylor
#3 Is Elizabeth Taylor from the film ''Cleopatra'' where she is wearing the gold headpiece and costume from the scene wear she enters Rome.
#4 is Rock Hudson
and I must say...they are all excellent.
Think about if Freddie had lived. He could have become a respected artist/painter and sold his work and showed it at art galleries the same way that all of these active musicians who also paint do:
The Rolling Stones' Ron Wood, Tony Bennett, The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (who exhibited and sold his paintings when he was alive), and many other rock stars who also paint and draw.
Wow! Thanks BEE-ny! I actually found some good scans of 2 of these at link as well as 3 others. Check 'em out! He was certainly very talented, and could have been a very successful artist for sure, Arlene.
kagezan1313 wrote: Wow! Thanks BEE-ny! I actually found some good scans of 2 of these at link as well as 3 others. Check 'em out! He was certainly very talented, and could have been a very successful artist for sure, Arlene.
Thanks for these!
Great!!!!!! portrait of Sir Paul McCartney. Also Cliff Richard.
Wonder if Macca, Liz, Cliff, these people who Freddie so admired, SAW these wonderful portraits.
Geez, Freddie was Brilliant at...singing, composing BOTH music and lyrics, playing piano, arranging, drawing/painting...he could play a little guitar, dance like a whirling dirvish,
DAMN that man was talented!!!!!!!!!!
My favorites...are his drawings of Liz from ''Cleopatra'' and Sir Paul McCartney. I would love to own and hang those in my own home...if I was wealthy and could afford to that is. :-)
Ooh! Found another webpage at link with a better scan of the Jimi painting (for BEE-ny) and another sketch of Kashmira flaked out in a chair! The others are ones we've seen. Check 'em out!
kagezan1313 wrote: Ooh! Found another webpage at link with a better scan of the Jimi painting (for BEE-ny) and another sketch of Kashmira flaked out in a chair! The others are ones we've seen. Check 'em out!
Thanks!
That site has much better reproductions of Freddie's paintings.
I still like the ones of Paul McCartney and Liz Taylor (especially in her head piece costume from ''Cleopatra'') best.
Thanks again! :)
there was some other one of jim hendrix, but the television screen started fadding in lines.... it's a more abstract art in colour version of hendrix and something with flowers but jet again I wasn't able to take the pictures....
have you ever seen the view of his house in montreux.... GOD, heaven must not be far... link
Crazy LittleThing wrote: Miss Taylor appears to have taken a cue from Brian May in this particular image:
link
LOL! Well Liz did perm her hair back in the day...or maybe Freddie imagined her as having what we gals call a bad hair day! :)
I think she looks like she has put her fingers into the plug.........
deleted user 19.09.2005 08:12
Wow...he's incredible...I loved the portrait of Jimi Hendrix...it's incredible...the one guy from the Rolling Stones did a beautiful portrait of Freddie...gorgeous... I saw it on that kept show on vh1...I'd love to own Freddie's paintings, especially Hendrix and McCartney, I'd love to have a self portrait most of all
