Its Friday again

This is Ted Richards, the awesome drummer that has arranged the weekly jazz gig at Burgundy's for over 7 years. I was inspired by his new hat - probably from a charity shop. But it was an immense challenge to paint him because his head and facial expressions were synchronised with his drummimg. With him were Toy Cansdale (double base ) Mo Witham (guitar) and Tim Barty (sax) - all sketched on www.watercolourjazz.co.uk). What Ted did not know was that I was commissioned to paint him by some good friends of his.