So, as I've mentioned on here a while back, I've had my CS Kelly repainted by a local airbrush artist called John Callaghan - I found him through a Google search and was impressed by the work on his website: http://www.spray-artist.co.uk/
As some of you might remember, the original face on the guitar is my late girlfriend Nina, who was killed in a car accident in 2010. The guitar was ordered later that year and 21 months later I got my hands on it:

By the time I'd got it my life had moved on to the point where I was engaged - again as some of you may remember. The paintjob didn't feel appropriate so after a lot of thinking and discussion with a very good mate, I settled on a picture of a snow leopard. Not just any snow leopard though: Nina the snow leopard, from the Cat Survival Trust. She's named after my Nina, so it's still a tribute, but it's not as in-your-face and feels more appropriate. The picture is based on this photo, taken by a friend of Nina and I, and I'm really happy with the results. Anyway, enough waffle, here it is:


As some of you might remember, the original face on the guitar is my late girlfriend Nina, who was killed in a car accident in 2010. The guitar was ordered later that year and 21 months later I got my hands on it:
By the time I'd got it my life had moved on to the point where I was engaged - again as some of you may remember. The paintjob didn't feel appropriate so after a lot of thinking and discussion with a very good mate, I settled on a picture of a snow leopard. Not just any snow leopard though: Nina the snow leopard, from the Cat Survival Trust. She's named after my Nina, so it's still a tribute, but it's not as in-your-face and feels more appropriate. The picture is based on this photo, taken by a friend of Nina and I, and I'm really happy with the results. Anyway, enough waffle, here it is:



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