"Pancho and Lefty” by Pete Doherty inspired by Townes Van Zandt's Song

Triptych of collage and mixed media on three 8x8 inch canvases, framed.

ART IN A BOX II - PAINT YOUR TORCH SONG is a charity art project featuring original artwork by famous names from the worlds of music, comedy and TV. The participating artists each received a bespoke art box containing all the materials needed to create the painting. The theme for the paintings was 'Torch Songs’ - inspirational songs that we turn to when times are tough and that help guide us out of the dark.

Pete Doherty's work has been inspired by the song "Pancho and Lefty" by ownes Van Zandt.

Pete Doherty is one of the most promising musicians, poets, singers and lyricists to shine on the horizon of the British music industry.
Right from his childhood days, he had developed a passion for guitar and poetry.
Being a visionary, he perfectly combined his passion, enthusiasm and hard efforts to form three successful bands: ‘Libertines’, ‘Babyshambles’ and ‘Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres’. Although he faced a lot of challenges due to his drug habits, he never gave up and provided the music lovers with evergreen masterpieces.
While he still continues to do so, he has never chased commercial success.
He is one rockstar who would not mind playing guitar in a local place or singing to one person rather than a big crowd.
Besides music, he has also shown his artistic skills in writing, painting, modelling and acting.