Painting For My Muse: Music

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Siouxsie Sioux

I drew this illustration of Siouxsie Sioux in my notebook while at high school. I adore the music of Siouxsie and the Banshees and have always looked up to Siouxsie as a role model for her sense of style and strong personality in a male dominated industry.

Medium: Graphite on copy paper
Dated: 1990
Original size: 10"x 8"

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

This illustration was done as an extra credit assignment for my English class during my sophomore year of high school. I was one of the few students who loved reading Shakespeare and I jumped at the opportunity to illustrate one of my favorite poems. I also used Patrick Nagel's style to draw the woman since he was a huge influence for me during these early years.

In case you didn't know, the opening line on this illustration is also a lyric in Sting's song Sister Moon from the album Nothing Like the Sun.

Medium: Ink and prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 14"x 11"

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Depeche Mode: Flexible

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's song Flexible from the album Catching Up With Depeche Mode.

Medium: Prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1990
Original size: 14"x 11"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Depeche Mode: Sometimes

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's Sometimes song from the album Black Celebration.

Medium: Prismacolor and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1990
Original size: 14"x 11"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Friday, May 4, 2018

Depeche Mode: Black Celebration

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's title track from the album Black Celebration. Without a doubt, this album is my favorite. I bought it when it was released and I felt the songs resonated with me during that time of my life.

Medium: Prismacolor and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 14"x 11"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Martin L Gore of Depeche Mode

I have been a fan of of the British band Depeche Mode ever since I purchased the LP "People are People" back in 1984. In the late 80's and early 90's I drew portraits of the band members and even illustrated some of their songs. In 1991, I decided to draw my most ambitious portrait yet, one done on a scale of 18" x 24" and my subject was my favorite composer and songwriter, Martin Gore. The result is the illustration you see below.

I had the opportunity to meet the band, Depeche Mode, in 1993 when I won front row tickets and a back stage pass to a concert they performed in Houston for the Songs of Faith and Devotion tour. I brought the portrait below to the show along with some of those song illustrations I mentioned. The band loved them and Martin kindly autographed his portrait for me (his signature is on the lower left).

Medium: Graphite on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 24"x 18"

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Depeche Mode: Dave Gahan in Enjoy the Silence

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's song Enjoy the Silence, featuring Dave Gahan, from the album Personal Jesus.

Medium: Graphite on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 14"x 11"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Duran Duran: Too Much Information

This is an illustration that I created for Duran Duran's song Too Much Information from the Wedding Album.

Medium: Paper collage on sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 8"x 6"

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Depeche Mode: People Are People

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's People Are People song featured on the UK album Some Great Reward and US album People Are People.

Medium: Prismacolor and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 11"x 14"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Duran Duran: Drowning Man

This is an illustration that I created for Duran Duran's song Drowning Man from the Wedding Album.

Medium: Oil Pastel and Tape on Sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 8"x 6"

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Sting Portrait

During the early 80's I fell in love with the music of The Police and when the band broke up I continued to follow Sting on his solo journey. He is a prodigy of sorts with a gift for lyrics, composition, and performance. This is one of my homages to him as a musician. I hope to finish this one day.

Medium: Graphite on Bristol paper
Dated: unfinished
Original size: 14"x 11"

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Siouxsie & the Banshees: Face to Face

After I saw the film Batman Returns in the theater I was obsessed with Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal of Catwoman and with Siouxsie & the Banshees' theme song Face to Face scored for the film. The song is haunting and beautiful. It describes the dichotomy of Batman and Catwoman's complex relationship.

This illustration was part of an assignment in my Commercial Art class where I had to make a template with cut outs and create "copies" of it. Everything that I painted onto the paper represents all the areas a cut out with an exact knife. Ugh.

Medium: Acrylic on 2 ply sketch paper
Dated: 1992
Original size: 18"x 24"

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Depeche Mode: Kaleid

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's Kaleid B-Side song from the album Violator.

Medium: Prismacolor and ink on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 11"x 14"
Original Art: NFS

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Depeche Mode: Martin Gore Performing Live

This is an illustration that I drew of Martin Gore performing on stage for the Music for the Masses concert tour.

Medium: Graphite on sketch paper
Dated: 1991
Original size: 9"x 12"
Original Art: NFS

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Duran Duran: Love Voodo

This is an illustration that I created for Duran Duran's song Love Voodoo from the Wedding Album.

Medium: Oil Pastel and ink on Sketch paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 6"x 8"
Original Art: NFS

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Duran Duran: Rose Arcana

This illustration is the fouth image for my gothic vampire series, Red Death. Interestingly enough, the title of this illustration is inspired by the song of the same name on the album So Red the Rose by the Duran Duran spinoff band, Arcadia.

A pen & ink version of this piece was published in the 1996 chap book A Free Heart then later in the 1997 edition of An Ancient Death is the Most Beautiful, a vampire chap book.

Medium: Graphite, Ink, and Prismacolor on sketch paper
Dated: 1995
Original size: 11"x 14"
Original Art: Sold at TRF 2005

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence (Rose)

This is another song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence song from the album Violator.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Depeche Mode: But Not Tonight

This is a song illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's But Not Tonight song from the album Black Celebration. Without a doubt, this album is my favorite. I bought it when it was released and I felt the songs resonated with me during that time of my life.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Duran Duran: Girls on Film

This illustration is another tribute to one of my early influences, Patrick Nagel, and my song illustration for Duran Duran's Girls on Film from their debut album.

I had the opportunity to meet Duran Duran on the Wedding Album tour and gave them a framed original of this illustration.

Medium: Ink on Canson marker paper
Dated: 1993
Original size: 11"x 14"
Original Art: NFS

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Depeche Mode: Agent Orange

This is an illustration that I created for Depeche Mode's instrumental song Agent Orange from the album Music for the Masses.

Agent Orange is in reference to the herbicide chemical that the U.S used as a weapon during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It had devastating effects on the environment and caused major health issues to any human exposed to it.