Johnny Marr is the guitar player for The Smiths, one of my favorite bands. Saw Marr and the band James in Philly at The Franklin Music Hall in 2024. 3rd time seeing Marr live. He played a bunch of Smiths songs, a few songs from Electronic, his collaboration with Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order), and a bunch of his solo material – he actually plays “the good stuff” – always puts on a great show. Great venue as I was able to get real close and get some nice reference photos. Given the colorful back lighting, would be better, more dramatic, and more fun to do some small paintings of the photos on a dark background. But, felt like taking a painting break and playing around with pencils. Love the S-shape of this composition.
