Original artwork description:

This painting was inspired by the sudden death in April 2016 of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Prince Rogers Nelson. It features numerous shades of purple and captures his idiomatic sideways glance frequently used in his live stage routines.

Materials used:

Liquitex acrylic paint applied with palette knives and brushes onto gesso-primed stretched canvas

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