Dan Johnson Art

Oils on canvas, 20 x 20 cm

I was a bit of a latecomer to Jeff Buckley’s music, having somehow avoided it until it was recommended by a friend in 2003, and I’ve been a huge fan ever since.

Another huge talent who was sadly taken away from the world too soon.

Oils on canvas, 20x20cm

I listened to The Beatles a lot while I was painting this, as I find it helps to capture the personality of a musician if I listen to their music while I paint.

It really took me back to my childhood and teenage years (80s & 90s), when I listened to The Beatles a lot! Amazing how music has such an ability to take you back to specific events in your life.

This original painting is available to buy now (Special pre-order price)

Jimi Hendrix was considered one of the world’s greatest guitarists, but he had a great deal of humility and always seemed embarrassed when people praised him for his immense skills.

I tried to capture some of his humility in this portrait.

Jimi Hendrix. Oils on canvas. 20x20cm (Depth: 35mm)

This original painting is available to buy now

Oils on 4x canvas 20x20cm each

I’ve been a fan of the Beatles since I was very young, probably because my mum used to play their albums all the time when I was a kid.

I painted these four small oil portraits for my mum’s birthday, and even my 85 year-old gran, who suffers from dementia, was able to name them all, so I figure I must have done a decent job!

Prints now available

When Everything’s Gonna Be Alright came on the radio the other day, I was inspired to paint this portrait of Bob Marley.

We all tend to stress too much over the little things in life, so it’s nice to have Bob telling us don’t worry about a thing, every little thing’s gonna be alright.

This original painting was won by Paul Bradley.

Oils on canvas, 20x20cm

A black & white portrait of my girlfriend. I gave her this for Valentine’s Day. She seemed pleased (although it hasn’t been put up yet. Guess that’s my job!)

Digital media

A black & white self portrait.

Digital media

This is a caricature I painted of mind magician Derren Brown.

I’ve always been a fan of both his artwork and his TV shows, so I was delighted when I tweeted the sketch I did for this portrait, and he retweeted it and sent me a message to say thanks. Don’t think he has seen the finished painting yet.

Acrylic on canvas

Slightly caricature-ish portrait of the King of Pop

Acrylic on Canvas, 80 x 100 cm

Original and prints available. Get in touch for details.

Some more figure drawings using the red chalk drawing technique.

For the male torso drawings, I also used white pencil to add highlights, giving the drawings more depth. The female figure was just a 5 minute sketch.

Here are some sketches from a recent life drawing class.

I’m really enjoying the effect of using red chalk on toned paper (it’s actually red pencil, but the technique is called red chalk drawing because it was originally done using chalk.)

I’ve been a fan of Bruce Lee since I was a little kid, and I got into martial arts around the age of 12, studying karate, followed by wing chun and tai chi.

So Bruce has always been an inspiration to me, not only as a martial artist, but also as a philosopher. The book Striking Thoughts is a collection of his philosophical quotes, and one of my favourite motivational reads.

Portrait of U2′s Bono

Acrylic on canvas

Original not available for sale

Portrait of Sheffield comedian Toby Foster

Acrylic on Canvas