The Wood age. (The Roving Eye).SOME musicians take their groupies on the road with them. Ronnie Wood takes his art collection. Starting on Halloween, Wood, the veteran Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great influence. Members have included singer Mick Jagger (Michael Phillip Jagger), 1943–; guitarists Brian Jones guitarist, will be displaying his artwork at the Hamilton-Selway fine art gallery in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . "There are a lot of celebrity artists who just do it as a hobby," said Ron Valdez, senior buyer for the Hamilton-Selway. "Ronnie Wood is his own print maker, he's very detailed in his art work. He's even take time off to learn this trade." The show, which has been following the "Rolling Stones Licks" tour, kicks off the same day as a Stones concert at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Wood's work was last featured in Montreal and before that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in in Cleveland. The show leaves Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. for Las Vegas on Nov. 4. The collection will feature about 45 of Wood's pieces, most of them prints of fellow rock 'n' rollers and celebrities. Prices range from $300 for a small print to about $200,000 for an original painting. Wood, who has played with the Byrds, The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces, attended Eating Art School, part of an elite group that included Pete Townsend of "The Who" and Freddie Mercury of "Queen." When Faces frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. Rod Stewart's solo career took off, Wood began playing with the Rolling Stones on an occasional basis. He was made a permanent member of the band during the recording of the 1974 album "It's Only Rock and Roll." The Hamilton-Selway gallery, hosting Wood's work for the first time, is generally known for its pop art collection, particularly the works of Andy Warhol. As Wood's paintings are sold, the show is replenished with fresh works, which are shipped in from London. |
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