Chris Whitley Baby Onesie

Realistic acrylic painting of the American blues and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Whitley, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the Original painting is 90 x 90 cm and for sale

Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 - November 20, 2005) was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. During his 25 year career he released more than a dozen albums, had two songs in the top 50 of the Billboard mainstream rock charts and received two Independent Music Awards. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres. He died in 2005 of lung cancer at the age of 45.

For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique. At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: "get autodidact, be a self-taught person!" Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time...