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On 13 February 2010, the Halcyon Gallery in London will open an exclusive exhibition of Bob Dylan’s first paintings on canvas.

The paintings in the ‘Bob Dylan on Canvas’ exhibition are based on drawings and sketches made while on the road during the period of 1989 to 1992 – ‘The Drawn Blank Series.’

Bob Dylan said of his paintings:

“I just draw what’s interesting to me, and then I paint it. Rows of houses, orchard acres, lines of tree trunks, could be anything. I can take a bowl of fruit and turn it into a life and death drama. Women are power figures, so I depict them that way. I can find people to paint in mobile home communities. I could paint bourgeois people too.

I’m not trying to make social comment or fulfil somebody’s vision and I can find subject matter anywhere. I guess in some way that comes out of the folk world that I came up in.”

‘Bob Dylan on Canvas’ is the last UK exhibition of this body of work. It will feature nearly 100 artworks from the musician, including the world premiere of 30 large paintings. The exhibition will run from 13 Feb 2010 to 10 Apr 2010. The Halycon is located at 24 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London. In his upcoming exhibition at the prestigious Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Dylan will unveil new works along with selected pieces from ‘The Drawn Blank Series.’

Bob Dylan’s ‘Motel Pool’

Further information on ‘Bob Dylan on Canvas’ is available on the Halycon Gallery website