Roy Gentry
This is a portrait of Roy Gentry. I met him a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I were walking down the street in Madison, Indiana. I looked inside a café window. I grabbed Norene and told her, “I have to paint that man!”
I went inside and talked to one of the most interesting and charming human beings I’ve ever met. He is a music historian. He is a great musician. I painted this portrait to hang in a special show about him.
Appalachian Mystic – A Celebration of Musician Roy Gentry
March 12 – April 10
Joeyg’s Restaurant & Nightclub
218 East Main Street
Madison, Indiana
The show includes music, photography, and paintings celebrating Roy Gentry’s life, which coincides with the debut of his new CD release, “Angel Land.”
I hope you like the portrait.
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I like Roy Gentry and would really like to meet him. He looks like a real gem!
Love your painting.
xo
I love the painting, and I like the story even more.
I love this portrait. You have captured a personality in his face.
You have captured a personality on canvas that anyone would love to meet! Wonderful job!!
Tom, I think you have done an incredible portrait! What a fascinating model you found. You’ve captured his personality for sure!He is somebody we’d all enjoy meeting.
I love the portrait. What a fun subject to paint, and his story makes the painting even more interesting. I think that a painting should tell a story and this one really does!
I think this is one of my favorite portraits of yours. Very nice.