Purple Rain in Santa Monica

 

Gregg Chadwick
Purple Rain (Prince Rogers Nelson)
24"x18" oil on linen 2016
Sold During Frieze Week, February 2023

Thank you to my collectors, fans, followers, and friends who visited my studio at the Santa Monica Airport during @friezeofficial. Honored that my homage to the sublime Prince has found its home with one of my treasured collectors. I am inspired by the art that I saw at Frieze with my new friend @ara.oshagan and percolating with ideas that will soon hit the canvas. As you know if you stepped in my studio - my brushes are clean, my paints are ready, and the colors will soon flow. If you heard Purple Rain playing across the Santa Monica Airport on Sunday Eve at the closing of Frieze that was @18thstreetarts amazing Kevin and me pouring one out musically for Prince!

#art #contemporaryart #Prince #Frieze #LAart #SantaMonica

H.E.R. Celebrates Prince in Minneapolis

It’s more of Purple Rain from ⁦@HERMusicx⁩ in her debut in ⁦@prince⁩ ‘s hometown ⁦@ArmoryMn⁩ pic.twitter.com/lO08oSo6Hs

— Jon Bream (@jonbream) April 30, 2022

Jon Bream writes in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that "Minneapolis matters to H.E.R. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning R&B star signaled that with her purple outfit on Friday night at the Armory in Minneapolis. She expressed it in words, acknowledging that she dressed in tribute to Minneapolis' most famous musician, and spoke of how Prince was a major influence. She also nodded to him musically, playing the climactic guitar section of "Purple Rain" at the end of a brand-new song."

Gregg Chadwick
H.E.R.
36”x36” oil on linen 2021

 

Prince - 17 Days (Live At The Los Angeles Forum, April 28, 2011)

Video of Prince and the New Power Generation performing "17 Days" at

@TheForum

on April 28, 2011 is now available on

@YouTube

. Prince's entire performance from this night has just been issued on Blu-ray in the Deluxe Edition of #Welcome2America.

RIP Prince

https://t.co/MxlNHKbjxK pic.twitter.com/evp0r0sEmB

— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) April 21, 2021

 

RIP Tom Petty and Prince "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Prince in Baltimore on Sunday, May 10, 2015 for Freddie Gray

deray mckesson‏@deray

Prince. Baltimore. Sunday, May 10th. #FreddieGray