Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Painter
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Topic: Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Painter
Posted By: stegor
Subject: Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Painter
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 20:30
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Ever since Jeffrey left Jethro Tull to pursue painting instead of being
one of the most enigmatic musicians and showmen on the planet I've
wanted to see the art that lured him away. Being a painter/bass player
myself (and I have no doubt about which one I'm better at) I've always
felt a certain kinship with him. So occasionally I do a search, hoping
to find a glimpse, but true to his legacy as a sort of odd reclusive
misfit, he has done a real good job of keeping himself a secret. Today I found this: http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/jethro-tull-guitarist-jeffrey-hammond-1-5236597" rel="nofollow - http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/jethro-tull-guitarist-jeffrey-hammond-1-5236597 Wow. Jeffrey wasn't a musician (so he says), but he was part of some of the most incredible music ever created. He admits he wasn't really a great artist either, but he wanted to be. He got there! |
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Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:38
Thanks for posting this...JHH has always been one of my fave characters
in 70's prog. I also take breaks from music occasionally to indulge in
water-color landscapes...I love the photo-realism technique of his
paintings...very nice  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Posted By: Mike J
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 05:30
| Thank you for filling in an interesting bit more of history from Jethro Tull's great past. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 13:34
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Those are some lovely paintings. It's not easy painting in a realistic style while keeping it organic in feel. Great use of light and warm tones. Kind of like vintage prog! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 19:40
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 14:55
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Really interesting piece! Great to see his paintings and to hear of his recent history. Thanks for posting! ------------- |
Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 16:45
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A really interesting post - thank you. Lovely to hear how he got on after Tull. Quite impressed with the paintings too! ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 19:25
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One of my earliest Prog memories - I think it was 1975, right after Minstrel in the Gallery, I was 15, my big sister bought Aqualung because she played flute in band and I was completely obsessed with that album. The Midnight Special had a weekly feature called "A Salute to ___" and this week Jethro Tull was the feature. I've never seen it again since that night, I don't think they ever repeated it and it's not on any of the DVDs and it's not on YouTube. It was an interview with Ian, and he was dressed all in black, smoked two cigarettes in 5 minutes, wore a big cool looking watch, and they showed several live clips, one of them being Minstrel in the Gallery from the Paris show that is pretty well known now. Jeffrey was leaping all over the place in that striped suit and striped bass. He instantly became one of my heroes. |