It's been said,
'The dead can dance.'
Do you dance now?
You would never compromise,
have you learned how?
Have you finally quelled
that storm inside?
Has the rage within you
also died?
What did you dream,
the night before they found you?
~"The Death of Ernesto Guevara" by Jim Byrnes

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a HUGE fan of Jim Byrnes. I adore him as an actor (and a VA, too), and I love his music (especially when he sings in Spanish). When Jim released his newest CD, I bought it asap. This is his second album working with Steve Dawson, so I knew it was going to be great--and it is!

I got hooked on the song, "The Death of Ernesto Guevara," and the more that I listened to it, the more I thought of my character, Lucifer. Lucifer being my own little fallen angel. This picture formed in my head and I couldn't get it out, so I scribbled it out onto a piece of paper. It drove me crazy for about 8 hours over the weekend because I couldn't draw the jeans exactly perfect, but it's the best I could do.

The inside art for Jim's new CD features a photograph that he took of the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania. This collection of crosses was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen I Googled it and voila! Found the picture that became the background for this picture

I'm telling you, I'll make the pilgrimage to see that Hill of Crosses. It's on my life list, definitely.

Jim Byrnes MP3s (and label website): [link]
Stever Dawson MP3s: [link]
Jim Byrnes Hill of Crosses picture: [link]
Ernesto Guevara: [link]
Hill of Crosses: [link]
Hill of Crosses pictures: [link]

art © sunshynne 2007