Monday, 12 August 2013

Patrik Berg at GMC




                                                           

                                                                Size: 13 x 18cms
                                                                Media: Pen & Ink
                                                                Pen: Sailor Sapporo

As some of you may know all ready, I love guitars and have spent a lot of my life trying to learn how to play them. To try and help my quest I go to a site called Guitar Master Class. The place is full of amazing guitar instructors (some of the World's Best) and people trying to get better like me....no kidding, if I had a place like this to learn 23 years ago, I'd have been playing like Jimi Hendrix a lot better by now. Some of the students, are guitar teachers who teach real (non virtual) students from their own studios...anyone can improve, on anything...learning never stops.
Patrik Berg from Australia is one of those teachers, with 70 students a week, who also studies guitar at GMC. Last week, Patrik, who claimed to be drunk at the time, offered to make GMC'ers their very own personal musical 'Jingle' via the forums there. I was very quick off the mark and told Patrik that if he made me a 'Jingle', I would draw him something. My GMC member name is 'Headbanger' and he wrote this piece of music dedicated to me called ' Headbangers Unite'.  Thanks Patrik, I love it!!
My drawing for him (above) is based on his forum signature quote :  "When your fingers bleed, you're getting somewhere." ... Hahaha...somehow, I feel sorry for his students!!

Edit: 27th August 2013 ... Patrik Berg sent me this photo of him with his drawing:


Framed and ready to hang on his Guitar Classroom wall!

Posted by Rod MacGregor at 09:52
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24 comments:

  1. James McCullen12 August 2013 at 10:49

    Holy crap, that's some hardcore playin'....Mine start doing that when I'm playing bass. Luckily fingers grow back! Love this image; how do you get such precise ink splatters mate? I'm intrigued. Mouth atomizer?

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    1. Rod MacGregor12 August 2013 at 11:37

      Thanks James. No atomizer used on this image..just good old fashioned hand and marker (for the red)!! I have occasionally used a watercolour brush to flick colours around for splatters...just not this time.

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    2. James McCullen12 August 2013 at 18:07

      Love it mate! This dude looks like he can PLAY!!!! :P
      Was just wondering; every time I try flicking ink in a certain way it flies off in my eyes or something. I probably should aim it at the paper! :/

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  2. roberto M.12 August 2013 at 13:30

    Oh, yo creia estar oyendo acdc o metalica!!!!!!!!!!!!
    esto fue escrito para tí!!!!!!!!!!
    Tu dibujo, como siempre, muuuuuuuy bueno.
    Bien, yo quisiera oir una composición tuya para guitarra, hombre!!!!
    BTW. de acuerdo, te enviaré mi dirección para intercambiar dibujos!!! :)

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    1. Rod MacGregor12 August 2013 at 19:08

      Muchas Gracias Amigo...No tocar muy bien despues tantos años...Cuando tengo composicion mio lo suberia aqui en seguida!!!

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  3. hedwig12 August 2013 at 19:02

    Wow, what a noise!!! A googled him and found out that he can play the acoustic guitar very romanticly. I like this portrait, but... I want to peek behind the sunglasses. He has VERY blue eyes!

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    1. Rod MacGregor12 August 2013 at 19:09

      Haha...I'm sure Patrik will be amused if/when he reads this..Thanks Hedwig!

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  4. LuTi13 August 2013 at 15:39

    amusing story and good drawing!

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    1. LuTi13 August 2013 at 15:41

      ......anyone can improve, on anything.....hmmm, I hope it also applies in the Artichokistan :)

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    2. Rod MacGregor13 August 2013 at 19:47

      For a minute, I thought I had replied to this...now I see that it was you!!! Thanks AIJ....Isn't A'stan perfect?

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  5. Creations By Mit13 August 2013 at 17:10

    Great post!!! I hope Patrick appreciates your tribute!
    Hmmm...I had a dream last night about piles of bloody pulp in the street...I wonder if it was the exact time you were posting this..........

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    1. Rod MacGregor13 August 2013 at 19:29

      Yeah he was very appreciative..he's a nice guy! Bloody pulp piles...ummmm...could have been the same time!...but I'm a late poster normally...even USA would be awake! If it was my fault...then I apologize for causing such a nightmare!

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  6. Sasa Saastamoinen13 August 2013 at 20:32

    I am sure Patrick likes the sketch, I would love it! I am sure it looks like him (I am too lazy to verify this by googling even though Hedwig did make me curious :-) )

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    1. Rod MacGregor13 August 2013 at 23:10

      Thanks Sasa! He never said it didn't look like him...he never said it did either!!!

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  7. Unknown14 August 2013 at 00:43

    that is awesome Rod, thank you very much. I might just have to write another jingle for you :)

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    1. Rod MacGregor14 August 2013 at 09:17

      You're welcome Patrik...The drawing is in the post! I've got to figure out how I will use that amazing jingle now!!

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    2. hedwig15 August 2013 at 22:13

      Oh! Wow! Yes! Sigh... Brrr... Tsss... Are they real????

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    3. Unknown27 August 2013 at 00:52

      Thanks Rod, it arrived yesterday. http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=49918
      Hey hedwig lol yes they're real, my son tool that photo while I was having a break from renovating which was making me go nuts :)

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  8. Ted Blackman14 August 2013 at 02:36

    Nice caricature. Look at those eyes in his avatar. Dude must be WIRED on music!

    The song link wouldn't work for me. I need to get a new MAC, it's time.

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    1. Rod MacGregor14 August 2013 at 09:26

      Thanks Ted...I put sunglasses on his eyes so that he wouldn't blind anyone else with his stare! The Soundcloud link should work..Others seem to have heard it (hedwig,Roberto,James Mc)... Its time Mr Ted!

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  9. MAGYARiX16 August 2013 at 19:32

    Rod MacGregor, Pen and Pickmover. Nice drawing and the music really fits your art!

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    1. Rod MacGregor27 August 2013 at 12:32

      Thanks Magyrix!!! Actually I often listen to some heavy rock when I'm drawing! (in my headphones).

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  10. Cynthia Schelzig26 August 2013 at 19:23

    ooo wow, love it and thanks for the link.....I am off to get bloooody fingers....oh my poooor neighbors.

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Thanks Guys!!

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