Phil’s Blog
Welcome to my Blog where I talk about my life as an artist and all that inspires me. Read about my street art projects, see images of my original art. Here you will also find articles about the festivals and events I take part in and some of the people i paint guitars for. I Hope you enjoy.
Cheers !
Phil
Photograph by Luke Daniels
Latest Articles
Hard Rock Hotel, Dublin
Themed Guitars for the New Hard Rock Hotel, Dublin. The beginning to this particular project is funny. After getting a few scam emails in the weeks beforehand, I was a bit dubious when I was contacted by a woman called Heather wanting to know if I’d be interested in...
Helmet and Harleys – Part 1
A snippet of life in my studio, working on some custom projects Hello again. In this blog I thought I’d talk about my custom paint work, focusing on one job in particular, a bike helmet I’m the process of painting for myself and/or as a shop demo. After painting a...
Rosie The Riveter Guitar for Mr John Veld
In March 2018 I received a message from a gentleman who lived in the United States, Mr John Veld, he told me he was purchasing a guitar from Emerald Guitars, he had seen my work on the Robert Mizzell Guitar and that he would like me to paint it for him. He sent me on...
Airbrushing Workshop with Cory Saint Clair
One of the artists I most admire and take inspiration from is an American airbrush artist, Mr Cory Saint Clair, who specialises in hyper realism. I had the privilege of meeting him recently when I participated in a workshop he was giving on photorealistic portrait...
How the airbrush became my artist tool of choice
My interest in the airbrush started years ago. I got into mountain biking in my late teens, it was a new sport at the time, not as big a scene as it is today. A few friends and I would hang out at our local bike shop where I ended up working for a short while. My...
Custom Guitar for Country Artist, Muscian Robert Mizzell
My story with Emerald Guitars started in September 2016. Alistair, the owner of the company, messaged me wanting to know if I’d be interested in painting a guitar he was building for country music singer Robert Mizzell. I said "yeah sure I’d love to", but as I’m more...
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