Drawing: Eric Clapton

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Eric Clapton played 2 concerts at New Zealand’s Supertop at Mt Smart in Auckland on the 7/8 November 1990. I sent this caricature to the promoter and ‘slowhand’ quickly signed and returned it.

He is the only three time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo artist, and as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, he is ranked second in the Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Eric is currently playing London’s Royal Albert Hall, until May 26th 2013.

Drawing: Michael Sheen in Hamlet

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Michael Sheen’s performance as the Great Dane in Ian Rickson’s controversial production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet was described by critics as ‘bonkers and brilliant’. The bard’s longest and most famous play was set in a mental institution.

Michael is one of the nicest people in entertainment and was very generous with his compliments and time as he signed my sketch in the Cut Bar at the Young Vic Theatre in November 2011.

Drawing: Kate Beckinsale

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Kate Beckinsale signed my sketch at the Total Recall UK premiere at the Vue cinema in Leicester Square, London in August 2012.

The film was a remake of the 1990 dystopian sci-fi action flick of the same name, which was in turn loosely based on the 1966 short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick.

Drawing: Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball in Sweeney Todd

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball won every major award in the acclaimed revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at London’s Adelphi Theatre, including the Olivier for Best Actress and Actor in a musical respectively. They signed this sketch at the theatre for me in May 2012.

Drawing: Jude Law and Mat Burke in Anna Christie

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Jude Law signed this portrait on his way to an evening performance at the Donmar Warehouse in August 2011. He was the big draw in this outstanding revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play Anna Christie, playing the role of the hulking seadog hero Mat Burke.

Jude’s fine ear for the salty vernacular of the New York waterfront in the twenties earned him an Olivier Award nomination and five stars from all the major critics.

Drawing: Sienna Miller and Terrance Rattigan in Flare Path

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Sienna Miller signed my Comic Relief sketch at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in April 2011 when she was performing in Terrance Rattigan’s wartime play Flare Path.

Drawing: Patrick Stewart in Shakespeare

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

The Cut Bar at the Young Vic is a popular theatre restaurant. Named after the street location rather than the state of its patrons…. mostly, it provides a convivial place to wait for the talent as they slip through to the stage door and the bar’s western hall.

I had heard that Sir Patrick wasn’t likely to sign going in, so left this sketch of him in his role as William Shakespeare in Bingo at the theatre rather than suffer a rejection in person. I was finishing a quiet ale in the aforementioned establishment, when Captain Picard walked past me. I was sketching at the time and he complimented me, we exchanged some pleasantries, but I decided not to mention my request. The Shakespeare sketch was returned, signed.

Sketch: Salvador Dali

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

My friend Bob loved Salvador Dali, so I did this drawing for him. He has the original on his wall in his living room. I also decorated his letterbox in true Dali style, drippy clocks and all.

Quite like the drawing, so thought I would share it.

Drawing: Roger Allam

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Mark Winter / Chicane

Roger Allam was the original Javert in the London production of Les Misérables – one of his many high profile parts in an illustrious theatrical career, which has included winning three Olivier Awards.

He signed this sketch at Shakespeare’s Globe in October 2010, playing the role of Falstaff in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor. He is currently back on stage at the Globe playing Prospero in The Tempest and on the telly as Magister Illyrio Mopatis in the popular Game of Thrones.