Hey Joe (2026) Original Mixed-media Painting by Joseph Charman

"Hey Joe" -
A3 mixed media portrait of Jimi Hendrix
on archival mixed media paper.
Created using water-based marker permanently pens, fine liners and white gel pens.

This piece is a heartfelt ode to Jimi Hendrix: the landmark innovator who rewrote every rule of what a guitar could sound like, and what a musician could be. Titled after one of his most iconic and defining tracks, this portrait aims to capture both the raw electricity of his performance and the quiet, enduring spirit of the man himself—cool, unapologetically original, and infinitely ahead of his time.

His phenomenal influence still shines through every corner of rock, blues, and modern music. I aimed to capture his effortless charisma, his radical creativity, and that undeniable, magnetic presence that made him one of the most influential artists to ever walk the stage.
He turned music into magic, and changed everything forever.

Because of his age at the time of his passing, he is famously recognized as one of the most prominent members of the tragic "27 Club", which includes other iconic musicians like Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse who all died at the same age, original ratio.

Another great, who left us under disturbing and highly suspicious circumstances.

Materials used:

Water based marker pens, fine liners and white gel pen on mixed media paper

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 29.7 x 42 x 0.1cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits