Dead Man’s Uke Half Moon Putney blues musician portrait by Stella Tooth Art Medium Oil painting on canvas

Oil painting on canvas

Coloured with oxides and glaze

I often walk past this boat

Framing suggestion: this artwork fits a Ribba 50x70 frame

and sharing a laugh with a friend

Dead Man’s Uke Half Moon Putney blues musician portrait by Stella Tooth Art Medium Oil painting on canvasStella Tooth, resident artist of the Half Moon Putney, painted 'Dead Man's Uke' after catching them play there. Tiny Tim's famous song, "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," was his last before a fatal heart attack. The uke now belongs to a father & son duo, who play old blues tunes. The band was named when the son asked, "Where's that dead man's uke?" In this artwork Stella seeks to show the duo's relationship with their instruments, where the double bass,