A pint of plain is your only man - Guinness is good for you!

Written By PIGSY

Painting a pint of Guinness: a bar challenge for PIGSY

A few years ago, myself and a friend were having a bar room chat about art. My friend said he didn't think what I paint is art. Of course I disagreed!  

My friend then plonked his pint of Guinness on the bar and said that if I could paint his pint he would believe that what I do is art.  

I love a challenge - so I took a picture of the pint and got to work. 

Here are some pictures of the progress I made.

Of course, this was only a starting point and the finished product was a lot less literal when I put additional art work on the canvas around the pint of Guinness.

PIGSY

Fascinated by the human psyche, I confront the beasts gnawing at my mind through gestural painting. As a member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, my work is a deconstruction process, delving into subconscious layers with every stroke. By capturing these spontaneous moments I attempt to repair inner scars.

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