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Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: bye bye johnny ()
Date: November 11, 2024 17:42

Ronnie Wood on his new addictions: painting, coffee, Caravaggio

As an exhibition of his work opens, the Rolling Stone explains why he puts his bandmates in his art and the joy of his young twins

Emily Prescott
November 10 2024


DAVE J HOGAN/GETTY IMAGES

Not for the first time in his life, the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is dealing with an addiction.

But this time, rather than the drug habit that meant he’d turn up to parties with a Bunsen burner to smoke cocaine, he can’t kick the Caravaggio.

“My most recent inspiration and obsession really is Caravaggio,” the 77-year-old said as he prepares to showcase his paintings at the Andrew Martin showroom in Chelsea, west London, on Tuesday. Six of the 27 paintings are inspired by Caravaggio and one, Undermath, reimagines his bandmates in the style of the Italian artist’s 1600 painting The Calling of Saint Matthew. A print version of this will be on sale for £2,000.

His bandmates thoroughly approve. “Keith [Richards] says I’m very prolific … There are so many different styles. Being a Gemini, my appetite for inspiration is so widespread. It’s a bit like my music, I go from Mozart to Marley, you know what I mean?” Wood said. “Mick hasn’t seen a lot of them live but the ones he has seen he’s really liked and he knows I’m prolific,” he added.

Wood, who grew up in Hillingdon, west London, has been painting since he won a prize on a BBC television show as a child. After school, he followed his older brothers, Ted and Art, to Ealing School of Art. “My mum and dad were so proud,” he said.

As well as Caravaggio, his other obsession is the French artist Eugène Delacroix. “I’ve got one seascape that I’m really proud of in the exhibition which is Rough Seas after Delacroix and the band are in that. Jesus is asleep, Mick is yelling out, Steve Jordan [the Rolling Stones’ current drummer] is at the mast along with Keith. I’m up the front there,” Wood explained. This painting is inspired by Delacroix’s 1854 painting Christ on the Sea of Galilee. Three of the 27 paintings in the new collection are inspired by Delacroix.

“I was thinking colours because Delacroix’s colours in that are just so shocking and I thought I’ve got to reproduce this. I thought people through my work, maybe they go and check out the original, you know?”

Wood often paints in a studio a mile away from his Tudor mansion in Hertfordshire and prefers to use oil paints. “My favourite process is oil painting and preferably on the larger side because oil paint stays malleable and wet for a few days, you can always step away and come back and it’s like you haven’t been away at all. It’s lovely,” he said.

“I get so obsessed with an idea that I go in and start on a canvas and sometimes I’ve been there for hours and I realise I haven’t even taken my jacket off. It’s what life is all about,” he said.

As well as the classical reimaginings of Caravaggio and Delacroix, the collection also includes portraits of Elvis Presley and Amy Winehouse. “She was a great friend of mine. She was a mixed-up kid, you know, and she was like, ‘Well, what am I going to do?’ [I said] ‘Well, just don’t put vodka in your water. Yeah. We all know you’re a drinker, mate.’ She was so loving and so lovely. As for the music, she was incredible wasn’t she? I did that one very quickly.”

Many of Wood’s friends, including Prince, Keith Moon and Winehouse struggled with addiction

In 2008, Wood started drinking again and left his wife Jo, whom he had been with for 35 years, for a teenage Russian waitress. After this, the artist Damien Hirst, a friend of Wood’s, drove him to an airport before an onward journey to rehab. Wood has had eight stints in recovery since then.

Later, he married the theatre producer Sally Humphreys, with Paul McCartney and Stewart as best men at their wedding in 2012, and went onto have twin daughters, Alice and Gracie, now eight. He has four older children, Jamie, 50, Jesse, 48, Leah, 46, and Tyrone, 41, as well as nine grandchildren.

“I have more clarity. That’s not to say that when I was in the good old days, using days, I did some great pieces on that too. Because it just made me stay longer at the canvas,” said Wood. Now he’s just got coffee to rely on. “Oh yeah. I’ve got one on the go now. I normally don’t have one after nine,” he said, at 9.45pm.

He smoked more than 30 cigarettes a day for 50 years but managed to quit before the twins were born, and said painting was vital for his health. “It’s like a workout. When I do the big canvases, I’m working away and I have to rub arnica into my hands. You know, it’s like, ‘ow, my joints are aching’,” he laughed.

“I’m just enjoying life at the moment. And Sally, my wife, she’s so encouraging to me. All of my kids have an affinity, and they love each other. The twins are so inspirational to me,” he said.

He said the twins join him in the studio on occasion: “They started to use glitter paint with their acrylics and produced some lovely stuff.” Is this the happiest he’s ever been? “It really is.”

[www.thetimes.com]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024-11-11 17:57 by bye bye johnny.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: spikenyc ()
Date: November 11, 2024 18:01

Good on Woody!
He is living his best life right now and deserves it.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: frankotero ()
Date: November 11, 2024 18:06

Good news is always welcome. Happy to hear he’s doing very well.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: November 11, 2024 18:22

It’s poor journalism by the Times, describing the person he had an affair with as a ‘Russian waitress’ She isn't Russian. She was a British and Kazakhstan dual-national; holds a British passport; and has a very English accent!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2024-11-11 18:23 by Big Al.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Beast ()
Date: November 12, 2024 03:25

15-minute interview with Ronnie, starting at around 1:20 via the link below.

He says they are hoping to tour Europe next year - AND that he was in the studio with Faces last week doing "continued developments of music we made back in the day", Yay!

[www.bbc.co.uk]

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Koen ()
Date: November 12, 2024 07:33

Thanks for sharing. But Mick Taylor is a better painter grinning smiley

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Kurt ()
Date: November 12, 2024 13:06

Ronnie is the BEST!
What a life…

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Date: November 12, 2024 16:07

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Koen
Thanks for sharing. But Mick Taylor is a better painter grinning smiley

And an inferior weaver... winking smiley

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Kingbeebuzz ()
Date: November 12, 2024 16:56

I don’t think that my definition of the word “friend” is likely to be the same as Ronnie’s and do we really need to know who drove him to an airport years ago.

I agree with Big Al ………….poor journalism indeed……….but then it’s just an advert for an art exhibition so I assume that’s why there is so much name dropping.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Stoneage ()
Date: November 12, 2024 18:45

Yep, better to be addicted to art than to drugs.

Ronnie Wood art exhibition at Andrew Martin showroom, Lomdon
Posted by: bye bye johnny ()
Date: November 13, 2024 16:33

Ronnie Wood celebrates the opening of a new art exhibition at Andrew Martin

London Post
November 13, 2024



Global design house Andrew Martin hosted a memorable launch party on Tuesday 12th November to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition of artwork by Rolling Stones guitarist and accomplished artist Ronnie Wood. Held at the Andrew Martin showroom on Walton Street, London, the exclusive event welcomed art and design enthusiasts for an early look at Wood’s private collection which is now open to the public until Tuesday 3rd December 2024.

Best known for his iconic music career, Ronnie Wood’s talents extend beyond the stage into the art world, where his work draws inspiration from masters such as Delacroix, Caravaggio, and Picasso. This latest exhibition showcases Wood’s powerful interpretations, blending elements of classical and contemporary art, and is a testament to his vibrant artistic perspective. Last night’s gathering provided guests a unique opportunity to engage with Wood’s creative vision, brought to life in the theatrical environment of Andrew Martin’s Walton Street showroom.

Martin Waller, Founder of Andrew Martin, and Ronnie Wood have a well-established relationship based on a shared passion for art and design. Wood previously served as a judge for the 2021 Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award, dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Interior Design world’.

Founded in 1996, the Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award has championed excellence in interior design, honouring designers from around the world. Previous winners include Kelly Hoppen MBE, Axel Vervoordt, Anouska Hempel, Rose Uniacke, Kit Kemp MBE, and Nicholas Haslam.

Ronnie Wood’s exhibition is now open to the public until Tuesday 3rd December 2024 at Andrew Martin, 190-196 Walton Street, London, SW3 2JL. Opening times: Monday to Friday: 9:00 – 18:00. Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00. Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00.

[london-post.co.uk]

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: schillid ()
Date: November 13, 2024 17:43

Ron Wood is no Caravaggio ... but good for him to be so dedicated to his hobby at his age.
Go Ronnie!

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Spud ()
Date: November 14, 2024 10:38

I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ?

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: WorriedAboutYou ()
Date: November 14, 2024 19:32

Quote
Spud
I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ?

Probably because of this:


Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Testify ()
Date: November 15, 2024 15:06

Quote
WorriedAboutYou
Quote
Spud
I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ?

Probably because of this:


This cover is much better than many Stones album covers of the last 30 years.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Big Al ()
Date: November 15, 2024 17:45

Quote
Testify
Quote
WorriedAboutYou
Quote
Spud
I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ?

Probably because of this:


This cover is much better than many Stones album covers of the last 30 years.

It's better than Voodoo Lounge; Bridges to Babylon; Blue & Lonesome, and Hackney Diamonds, for sure. I quite like the A Bigger Bang cover, though.

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Zotz ()
Date: November 21, 2024 05:03

[short clip] Ronnie Wood's Art Exhibition Premier on Nov 12th, 2024

video: [youtu.be]

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: rollingrichard ()
Date: November 21, 2024 06:56

At 0:28 a 1990's female Mick Jagger look-a-like ?

Re: Ronnie Wood interview - The Times, November 10
Posted by: Lien ()
Date: November 21, 2024 10:11

Quote
Spud
I've occasionally wondered why they've never had him do an album cover ?


They let him do the artwork for this compile album smiling smiley




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