I have a love for the guitar and its music since I was a child. I played the guitar for hours and hours every day. By the age of 15 I wrote songs and read music. In 1989 I suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and needed (life or death) brain surgery. I came out of that with a complete loss of memory for playing the guitar and reading the music. However, I still love the guitar and lately have been painting them in my art.
In my paintings I can portray a real sense for the love of this instrument. I can smell the wood, feel the sculptural structure and I get a sense of memory and how I felt when I used to play. To know something so close is to be able to paint it with real feeling.
I hope this explains my series of guitar paintings. For the musically inclined, I think you understand. Music used to mean everything to me, then it was lost, for many, many years. Now I have the art and can express it all again, to my heart’s content.
-Billy
ME AND MY GUITAR 1976
eoconnor
I love your guitar art a lot of you goes into these and now we can understand better !LIz
Catherine Howell
it is a miracle you are alive:) You are an amazing artist!!
Niki Hilsabeck
What an inspiring story, thank you for sharing it with us! Great photo too :)
Christine Clarke
That’s a great insight into your creative process. Such a sad story about your life, and you were so young too, but as Liz said, it helps us understand your art. I wonder how many paintings it will take you to get those feelings out of your conscience?
Belinda "Billy...:
Thanks Christine, I am nearly there… I want to do some abstract work of guitars now without people in them. I wander how long it will be also? Thanks for commenting.
Belinda "Billy...
Reynaldo
love your work Billylee,exceptional