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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Paul F Workman - Piper Paintings

A great range of original paintings based on Syd Barrett songs from Pink Floyd's debut album Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The portrait of Syd is also available as a signed and mounted print with a key drawing identifying the song references. Greeting cards based on the portrait of Syd can also be purchased through this online gallery.

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  Signed Giclee print from an original painting by Paul F Workman. The portrait shows Syd set against a background of Grantchester Meadows with symbolic references to his songs, mostly from the first Pink Floyd album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn". The print comes signed and mounted with a key drawing identifying the song references. Overall size of mounted print is 15"x12" Price - £30.00 plus £3.00 p&p. Also available - the same image on a greeting card. Size of card is 7"x5" Price - £3.00 inc. p&p
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  Original painting by Paul F Workman depicting a halftone image of Syd Barrett in a cosmic setting. The picture is painted in acrylics on board with a moulded resin frame and artist's signature on the reverse. Overall size including frame is 12"x8". Price £95.00 plus £5.00 p&p.
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  Original painting by Paul F Workman inspired by the song by Syd Barrett written for the Album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn". The picture, in watercolours, is mounted and framed with the signature of the artist on the reverse. Overall size including frame is 17"x11". Price £95.00 plus £5.00 p&p
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  Original painting by Paul F Workman inspired by the song written by Syd Barrett for the album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn". The picture is painted in acrylics on board with a signature of the artist on the reverse. The picture is unframed. Overall size is 16"x16". Price £95.00 plus £5.00 p&p

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  Original painted image by Paul F Workman inspired by the song by Syd Barrett for the album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn". "There was a king who ruled the land.". The picture is painted in acrylics on board with the artist's signature on the reverse. Overall size is 10"x7". Price £65.00 plus £3.00 p&p
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  Original painting by Paul F Workman depicting the "Gnome" from the song of the same name by Syd Barrett with a view of Grantchester Meadows through a window and a copy of "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" LP propped up against a door. The picture is painted in acrylics on board with a moulded resin frame and artist's signature on the reverse. Overall size including frame is 12"x8". Price £95.00 plus £5.00 p&p

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Paul F. Workman - Artist

My first encounter with Pink Floyd was at a concert on 20 June 1969 at Birmingham Town Hall – I’ve still got the ticket! With the mysterious appearance of an ape-man and a spaceman wandering around the auditorium, and pink smoke filling the hall to the accompaniment of “Saucerful of Secrets”, who wouldn’t be impressed, not least an artist.

The occasion led me to explore the first two albums and I’ve been a fan ever since. However, surmounting my appreciation of the Floyd, in all its guises, is my admiration for the music and song writing of Syd Barrett. Anyone who could write a song about a cat containing electric guitar - induced meowing (Lucifer Sam) and a two and a bit minute tune about a scarecrow with an extraordinary sense of gravitas, has got to have been someone special.

Perfection in anything comes along but rarely, but the one - take track “Feel”, from “The Madcap Laughs”, for me is just that.

I completed a number of paintings based on Syds songs for a small exhibition I held in 2007 to celebrate the anniversary of the release of “Piper”. Some of the pictures are offered for sale here.

I have been a full time artist since 1996 and my commissioned paintings have been mainly historical based subjects and portraits, though I am happy to depict all manner of things. I came across the “Portrait of a Young Man” by the Master of the View of St. Gudule in the National Gallery and I sort of ‘saw’ Syd in the composition, hence the format of my picture of him, set against a background of Grantchester Meadows.

I am always happy to discuss my work and welcome commission enquiries.

Paul F. Workman
m.p.workman@tesco.net