Rokia Traore Metal Print

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I was lucky enough to see Rokia Traore sing live at Liverpool Philharmonic circa 2010. Her performance that night has stayed with me ever since and is the inspiration behind this work. Her songs are eclectic, fusing many styles whilst her Malian heritage is always evident too.
She remains one of my favorite contemporary singers.

Here at FineArtAmerica and my personal websites: pixsee.co.uk and malcolm-bray.pixels.com, I am showcasing digital, mixed media and hand painted interpretations of music related themes and subjects: musicians, instruments, performers etc. With a passion and love of music, I find this offers me my favourite material for interpretation and development. Derivative works like these are presented here as enhanced portraits of the world's great musicians and other popular personalities. Each work is unique in the processes used to create them. I combine traditional techniques of pencil and pigment with digital brushwork, textural overlays, colour enhancements and layered motifs to create images that aim to 'fit' the subject's individual...