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Tim has created watercolour paintings to reflect each song on the album. He started painting a piece for his songs on the album at a time when gigging and live music was on standstill, and the world was still in the midst of a pandemic. Each painting was inspired by a lyric from each song on his upcoming album, symbolising and referencing the lyrics to each song. The paintings were done in watercolours. The lyrics on the album were written together with author Gordon Torr (Kill Yourself and Count To Ten). The interesting side of this writing duo is that their perspective on life has a broad reach, from deep, young and romantic to acceptant, cutting, witty and wise. A great combination of light and heavy topics all at the same time. Each painting is named after the song title on the album, symbolising a lyric in each of the eleven tracks on the record.The stories on the album are an honest and candid account of Gerard’s own experiences as a traveling musician and artist. 

 

Every song is a work of art - the song ‘London Oh London’, is a blues rock song, which was inspired by Gerard’s experience gigging around London, painting the city as a conglomerate money trap with a killer hook - “You’ve got the prettiest face and the dirtiest mind”. Gerard depicts this with a painting of a serpent wrapping itself around a London Underground sign. “You can ride and you can fly, you can run and you can hide, but what you think you gotta keep is what you gotta leave behind” - The song ‘Pretenders’ is poetically auto-biographical about the ups and downs of journey as a full time musician from living in the US to paying his dues in London as a full time musician. Along with the song pretenders Tim painted a statue of ‘Paul Revere’ with his Fender Stratocaster guitar, referencing his time in the States as a musician. The explosive song ‘Who Said’ carries a sociological and political message of gossip, rumour and fake news through multiple stories in each verse regarding false rumour captured together with a painting of a megaphone blowing soap bubbles. ‘Blue Skies’ is a satirical blues, rock n roll song about the end of the world, escaping the sadness and cynicism of one's life. For this song Gerard’s visualized a blue Hawaii cocktail containing a tropical island on a windowsill as the perfect metaphor. Darker songs such as ‘As The Crow Flies’ lyrically dives into a deeper subject on humanity and a higher perspective; the crow, mid-flight carrying a pocket watch captures it perfectly. As well as songs, that are fuelled with heavy, political and sociological undertones. There are some beautiful ballads on the album. Songs such as ‘Rotterdam’ a break up song of reflection, heartbreak and acceptance; ’You were a sailboat and I was the breeze’ depicted with a melancholy watercolour of a sailboat floating past an old dutch windmill.

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For sale enquiries 

timgerardbooking@gmail.com 

 

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THE ARTWORK 

PRETENDERS 

"Paul Revere outside my window in little Italy..."
(Click on painting to listen)

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Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil, Ink Pen
On Watercolour Paper 
W44/H53 / Framed
Sale: timgerardbooking@gmail.com

 

"It's about from here to kingdom come, as the crow flies..."
(Click on painting to listen)

Tim Gerard_As The Crow Flies_Watercolour_Paper_W38_H53_£1200.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W38/H53
/ Framed
Sale: timgerardbooking@gmail.com

WHO SAID 

"Don't believe a word they say, truth will always find a way.."
(Click on painting to listen)

WHO SAID ART.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W41/H48 / Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

WHO SAID ART.jpeg

"You've got the prettiest face, and the dirtiest mind.."
(Click on painting to listen)

LONDON OH LONDON .jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W43/H41 / Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

"Guess I missed your revolver blue eyes like steel, you were the reason those songs were all real..."
(Click on painting to listen)

SAVANNAH ART_edited.jpg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W44/H44 / Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

"I've been there and I've done it, I've made promises before but they were so much cheaper then like candy from a store..."
(Click on painting to listen)

RIGHT FROM THE START ART.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W38/H38
/ Framed
SOLD

"Spin that old record sing those songs like a child..."
(Click on painting to listen)

DON'T HAVE TO TRY ART.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W44/H37
/ Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

"You were the sailboat and I was the breeze..."
(Click on painting to listen)

Tim Gerard_Rotterdam_Watercolour_Watercolour Pencil_Paper_W35_H41cm_£1200.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W45/H41
/ Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

"The train whistle's blowing and I'm heading west..."
(Click on painting to listen)

Tim Gerard_Shadows_Watercolour_InkPen_OilPen_WatercolourPaper_H53_W45_£1200.jpg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W53/H45
/ Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

"You were wearing what you wear, I didn’t even have a prayer..."
(Click on painting to listen)

Tim Gerard_More Fun When You Don't Care_Watercolour_Watercolour Pencil_InkPen_OilPen_Water


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil
On Watercolour Paper 
W45/H45
/ Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

BLUE SKIES

"The beach is wide, the surf is high, grab a beer or a Blue Hawaii..."
(Click on painting to listen)

Tim Gerard_Blue Skies_Watercolour_Watercolour Paper_W45_H47_£1200.jpeg


Watercolour, Watercolour Pencil, Ink Pen
On Watercolour Paper 
W45/H47 / Framed
Sale: 
timgerardbooking@gmail.com

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