[Rourke]

Hello

After an Hardisk going Kaput on me the other week, and losing a couple of years of work, I decided to do a mass backup, and came across alot of work which I did years ago. Icons dating back to 1988 which I originally did as stencils.

I thought it would be good to re-vamp them in my new style.

The first which is still in development is

"Ali and Frazier"
Pencil, charcoal, Acylic, Collage & Spraypaint on hardboard.
Still got to do a bit more collage headlines, stencil work, and tea.
will be posting the completed picture, when I have finished it and also a few others done in various different ways.

let us know your thoughts
cheers

[Scraffer]

Nice

[Riley]

love it

[angel41]

Great composition.

[boaty]

Very nice Rourke...

[Bram]

One of my icons too Rourke, you have unbelievable tekkers

[Deleted]

Brilliant. Again - Ali - G.O.A.T.

[Rourke]

Thanks alot everybody for your comments.
really appreciated

[Sohoria]

stunning art piece rourke! hope neverwork gets in competition with you for the best artwork on the forum lol... havent seen specific shot took but looks to clean on ali face? would love to see bit of motion sweat but honestly beautiful ... your are real talent on here have to say... and you keep improving... much prefer realistic art pieces you do... congrats on another stunning art piece wish all the best as always!.s

[Rourke]

Thanks Sohoria for your kind words
much appreciated

[Damien]

superb

[Sohoria]

sorry cant understand why this thread is not into its 8-9 page... rourke have to ask never spoken to upperplayground usa show? or levine? your honestly talented and think people outside of uk will like... never thought contacting galleries in middle east?... s

[Rourke]

May 21, 2010 22:38:02 GMT 1 Damien said:

superb

Cheers

[scandi]

Agree with the other posters. You have some mad skills Rourke! Keep it up.

[Rourke]

Cheers scandi, much appreciated

Thought I would show you the Stencil verison of the same image.
Originally done in 2000
Cheers

[Rourke]

Just Like to clarify something, aftere reading summat on another thread.

All my stencils are Hand drawn vector images, using my right hand.
Plotting point by point, some of them taking at least 150hrs to produce.
I did them this way, cos I wanted them perfect. And you can't get that by putting them through a couple of programmes.

Cheers

[bazzj04]

very nice work indeed,,

[deepdownboy]

The pencil & charcoal one is breathtaking, what size is that Rourke??

[caddyshack]

I think the image is great, prefer the pencil one at the top though.
I have just shown the images to a colleague at work who also prefered the first image and then went on to say that the image was wrong because Frazier knocked Ali down with a left hook and not a right. Also, on the ropes it says Clay and should be Ali.
I prefer to look at the image for what it is and not be a boxing nerd and pick fault in it.

Great piece of work Rourke.

I must admit, i have only just got into your work and have picked up 5 pieces in the last week from various places. I saw a listing on the forum and then went onto your website and loved it. Some odd pieces, that weren't my cuppa at all and a lot of very very cool stuff. I don't want to have your children or anything, just wanted to say that I think your work is very cool.

[slipway]

Love both the stencil original and the new version.

You have a great eye for detail - superb work mate

[Rourke]

Thankyou very much for your comments guys,
glad you like them.

This is another for boxing fans,
This one was done around the same time.
Marciano was another Boxing Icon of mine, but I did it, because my Dad
was a huge fan of Joe Louis.

CHEERS

[Rourke]

[scandi]

Gotta say you made Jim Morrison look a bit gay there.

[Rourke]

May 26, 2010 11:23:42 GMT 1 scandi said:

Gotta say you made Jim Morrison look a bit gay there.

Thinks its because he looks like he is wearing guyliner?
I do tend to over emphasise the eyes
will sort out a close-up shot.

[Rourke]

[Rourke]

This one is from the late 90's

[stanley]

May 25, 2010 15:07:11 GMT 1 caddyshack said:

Frazier knocked Ali down with a left hook and not a right. Also, on the ropes it says Clay and should be Ali.

Correct. Would be good if these could be changed.

Defo be interested but knowing this was factually wrong would put me off a purchase. (if it was for sale that is!)

[Deleted]

Yet to see a poor image or icon Rourke. Any more yet to be uncovered? Brilliant work

[scandi]

May 26, 2010 11:41:09 GMT 1 Rourke said:

May 26, 2010 11:23:42 GMT 1 scandi said:

Gotta say you made Jim Morrison look a bit gay there.

Thinks its because he looks like he is wearing guyliner?
I do tend to over emphasise the eyes
will sort out a close-up shot.

Yeah, I think it is the eyes. Anyway, fantastic details. And I dig the Vicious/Rotten one.

[Rourke]

May 26, 2010 13:02:54 GMT 1 stanley said:

May 25, 2010 15:07:11 GMT 1 caddyshack said:

Frazier knocked Ali down with a left hook and not a right. Also, on the ropes it says Clay and should be Ali.

Correct. Would be good if these could be changed.

Defo be interested but knowing this was factually wrong would put me off a purchase. (if it was for sale that is!)

Cheers for your interest.

I think this is the knockdown in the last round


The Casius Clay bit on the ropes, I have lost the Mohammed ali bit with the spray paint. but its not a problem to bring it back, when I do more work on it.
here the bit I used


Cheers fellas.

Keep finding out ones which I have lost, on the disc which went down.
am gutted
But will post some more later.