I was recently commissioned by a good friend to do a painting of Bob Dylan as a surprise for his wife’s birthday.  He was looking for that iconic, 1965 look so for reference I used a selection of black and white photos taken by legendary photographer Richard Avedon.  This is how it turned out.

The piece is 36″ x 36″.  Oil on canvas. September 2012.

Dylan portrait oil painting Joe Castro

On a side note, I’m really digging the new Dylan record.  Similar in style to his recent work.  A great record for driving around late at night alone. And I can almost hear a little Tom Waits creeping in there as well.

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