Adding The Blue: Paintings by Chrissie Hynde

What a talented lady - you can really see the enjoyment and love of painting Chrissie obviously has, varied subjects and styles but they all exude a "devil may care" streak as if saying "if you don't like them - don't look at them". Chrissie's commentary on each picture adds to their charm. There is a lot of work so plenty to look at, great 'ballsy' works - just sad I missed her exhibition. Great book though.

a must for every fan

Superbe présentation du talent de Miss Hynde .,, un style bien particulier et coloré

I came home and Adding The Blue was waiting for me outside my door tonight. The presentation is gorgeous. A large, beautiful, heavy hardcover book with gilt lettering. I wanted to post about how excited I was, and have read through several pages. I will be sitting down for the rest of the night to go through every page. I love her comments about how the paintings were created. The paintings themselves are incredible and each one touches my in some emotional way. Chrissie is an a INCREDIBLE ARTIST! I can see why this would have been her first love if Rock n Roll hadn’t called to her. Good for us she chose Rock of course! This is going to truly have pride of place on my shelf, and facing out! If you love Chrissie, get this book! You’re not a true fan if you don’t!

Da ich die Pretenders mit ihrer CD "The Singles" neu entdeckt hatte und dabei nicht zuletzt auch die bedeutende Rolle der Chefin Crissie Hynde, kam ich unweigerlich auf ihre Malerei. Der großformatige Bildband "Adding the blue" ist praktisch ihr "Best of painting". Ihr eigenes Vorwort und das von Brian Eno sind gute Leitfäden, denn es geht nicht um Profikunst, sondern um spontan entstandene, gleichwohl gut strukturierte Malerei. Einige Bilder ragen heraus, etwa das Titelbild oder einige besondere Stillleben, doch insgesamt zeigt sich deutlich die Doppelbegabung der Künstlerin. Ich ziehe den Hut vor dir, Crissie!

I am a big Chrissie Hynde fan. When I discovered that she has been painting I looked for this book and was not disappointed. Her art is truly phenomenal. It goes from being realistic to abstract and covers many subjects. I am so happy to own this book and wish I could have one of her paintings. She is a truly talented singer, painter, performer, and an all-around fantastic person. I enjoy all her work.

A remarkable, beautiful book. There is no pretense in the presentation. Just beautiful, moving artwork presented simply and excellently reproduced.