I was honoured to witness their tribute at Half Moon Putney (where I'm Resident Artist) and wanted to capture the absorption of McNish in his role as Petty
and Calexico
The entire setlist from the memorable night revisited in this special one-off event
and keyboardist Jess Jaworski
Here I juxtapose stillness of the hips and legs compared with movement of the arms and torso
Los Pacaminos with Paul Young at the Half Moon Putney musician portrait STHPerformerArt I was honoured to witnessFormed in 1992, Los Pacaminos is a 7 piece Tex Mex band, formed by Paul Young and songwriter Drew Barfield. Their debut album featured 12 original songs, influenced by Texas Tornados, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenex, Roy Orbison, The Band, Chuck Berry, Ry Cooder, and Calexico. Renowned for their electric stage presence, their musicianship is the focus of my oil portrait. Acrylic on canvas. Framed. Frame: 43 x 53 x 3cm (16. 93 x 20. 87 x 1. 18 inches).