Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Illustration Friday: Muddy

At first, illustrating "Muddy" seemed to strain my creative juices. I thought that a loose ink drawing of footprints with some watercolour could be fun, but after a quick sketch, it seemed too simple. I then did a google search of Muddy, where I came across Muddy Waters. I've never heard of him, but a quick look into his career told me I should know more. I spent some time doing my research, and thought an illustration would put me on an intimate level with The King of Chicago Blues.

Illustration Friday: Muddy
(Ink & Watercolour)

Born McKinley Morganfield, "Muddy Waters" was ranked the 17th greatest musician of all time in Rolling Stone Magazine. Muddy was very musical at a young age, and never left home without his harmonica. At age 17 he moved on to the guitar, which he played at his wedding - causing his guests to dance, dance, dance, leading to the collapse of the dance floor. From that night on, he played his guitar wherever and whenever he could, and never looked back.

Enjoy,

7 comments:

  1. great idea! muddy waters is the man.

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  2. :O... interesting! good concept tho!

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  3. Haha, I often wikipedia illustration friday themes for illustration, and Muddy Waters is a pretty rad result!

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  4. Dude i love muddy waters great choice!

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  5. Very nice Illustration! There is a movie you might like called Cadillac Records that portrays the legendary Muddy along with the founder of Chess records, Leonard Chess. Its a very interesting movie!

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