Oli Sykes, Blessed with A Curse
First finished painting for the New Year is Oliver Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon. This one is inspired by his song "Blessed with a Curse" . In mixed media style, this 10 x 15 painting has acrylic, oils, blood splashes and tar gel applied. I splashed so much blood around I'm still finding it all over my studio. I'll be uploading a step by step video of how I achieved these effects soon. In the meantime, here's the final outcome.
Deathcore Metalcore Screamo, he inspires controversy and all the alternative magazine editors these days.
Memorable quote by Oli himself: "My hair is better than anyone's. That’s the only reason we started the band. Cuz like I can’t sing at all but their all like “Look at his hair… look at his hair!” Look but don’t touch. I said that to them. I said it straight away, look but don’t touch. I had to keep spanking hands, it was dreadful. But in the end they learned the rules that I go by. And now were selling thousands of records”.
