Although finest often called a Rolling Stone – he’s been a member of the British rock juggernaut since 1975, actually – Ronnie Wooden’s ventures prolong nicely past music, and his ardour for portray is nicely documented.

And to rejoice the huge milestone of fifty years with The Rolling Stones, the guitarist has revealed a collection of recent work depicting Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and late drummer Charlie Watts, in addition to a brand new self-portrait.

Coinciding with the Stones’ reissue of Black and Blue, the band’s cult traditional album which noticed Ronnie Wooden made a everlasting member of the band – and which featured the likes of Miss You, Beast of Burden and Begin It Up – the 4 portraits comprise the Paint It Black assortment, with limited-edition prints out there, every signed by Ronnie Wooden with a message of the client’s alternative.

Ronnie Wooden’s ardour for portray goes again additional than his success as a musician; he first began portray as a baby after discovering his older brother’s paints and falling in love with it.

“It’s arduous to imagine it’s been 50 years since I joined The Rolling Stones,” says Ronnie Wooden. “In these portraits I needed to seize the spirit of Mick, Keith, me, our late good friend Charlie Watts, and the dwell exhibits we’ve been fortunate sufficient to play collectively. Artwork has outlined my life, and I’ve been portray even longer than I’ve been taking part in music.”

“I paint to music, and generally once I’m taking part in, in my head I’m doing it to a portray. Artwork fills my life, artwork is my life, and artwork will proceed to be my life,” he continues.

Restricted-edition prints of the Paint It Black assortment can be found now, whereas the Paint It Black Collection can be considered in particular person on the RedHouse Originals Gallery at 15 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate, HG1 1DW.

For more information, head to the official Ronnie Wooden store.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Totally immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music know-how and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Complete Guitar, Steel Hammer and MusicRadar.