’m very aware of people who’ve been in a barn painting for 20 years thinking, “Where’s my piece of the action?” I’m not trying to make a name for myself as a painter. I just started doing it and then I couldn’t stop.’

Her walls are largely whitewashed and bare — a striking Aboriginal painting of tobacco fields is a rare exception — and she doesn’t socialise in the art world. ‘Those guys in Montmartre, Picasso and all those, they really were hanging out,’ she remarks. ‘That’s because they didn’t have rock’n’roll. I reckon that if you put them in the Sixties they’d have all been in bands.’

The celebrated musician and record producer Brian Eno says that Hynde’s autodidactic approach to painting — ‘I’m just finding my way with it,’ she says — is entirely in keeping with the rock ethos. ‘Here’s brilliant, fully awake Chrissie making her outsider paintings in much the same way she makes her outsider music,’ says Eno. ‘With no formal training, but a volcano of enthusiasm.’

Van Gogh personifies the changeable value — cultural and financial — of art, says Hynde. ‘The people who wouldn’t have sat down with him at a dinner party when he was painting — which was everybody — they would now sell their wife to own one of his paintings.’

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Performing in a rock group, she says, is a little like being in a pack of dogs as it pulls a sled over a hill. It delivers a collaborative kick. Whereas each painting is guided by her own singular impulse. ‘Sometimes I don’t really know what it’s about until it’s finished. That’s how painting works,’ she says. ‘If you don’t want to look at it every day, it doesn’t mean anything. I look at a lot of people who say they’re artists and I think they’re phonies. But then I think that about a lot of musicians, too.’

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’ m very aware of people who ’ve been in a barn painting for 20 years think, “ Where ’s my firearm of the action? ” I ’m not trying to make a name for myself as a cougar. I just started doing it and then I could n’t end. ’ 

 Her walls are largely whitewashed and unsheathed — a striking Aboriginal painting of tobacco field is a rare exception — and she does n’t socialise in the artwork world. ‘ Those guys in Montmartre, Picasso and all those, they really were hanging out, ’ she remarks. ‘ That ’s because they did n’t have rock’n’roll. I reckon that if you frame them in the Sixties they ’d have all been in bands. ’ 

 The celebrated musician and record manufacturer Brian Eno says that Hynde ’s autodidactic approach to painting — ‘ I ’m merely finding my manner with it, ’ she says — is entirely in keeping with the rock ethos. ‘ Here ’s brilliant, amply awake Chrissie making her outsider paintings in much the same way she makes her outsider music, ’ says Eno. ‘ With no formal training, but a volcano of enthusiasm. ’ 

 Van Gogh personifies the changeable value — cultural and financial — of artwork, say Hynde. ‘ The people who would n’t have baby-sit down with him at a dinner party when he was paint — which was everybody — they would now sell their wife to own one of his paintings. ’ 

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PerForming in A ROck group, She SayS, is A liTTLe Like being in a pACK of dOgS as it puLls A sled ovEr a HilL. It DelIvErs a collaBorative KiCk. whErEas Each pAInting is GuIdeD bY heR own sINgular ImpulSe. ‘SoMeTiMEs I Don’t reaLLy KNOw whAt It’S aboUt uNtIl it’s FiniSHed. that’s hoW painting WorKS,’ she SaYs. ‘if you doN’t want to look aT iT every day, iT dOesN’t mean ANYthing. I lOok at a lot of people who say THey’re arTisTs and i thiNk they’re pHonIes. But TheN i think That abOut a lOt Of mUSIcianS, TOo.’

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’m very aware of people wh o’ve beenin abar n p ai ntin g fo r 20 years thi n king , “Where’s my piece of  theac t ion? ”  I ’m no t tryin g  t o mak eanam ef or  myse lfas a pa inter. I j ust  s tarted doing it  and thenI c ouldn’t stop .’
Her w al lsa re la rge ly wh itewas h ed and  bare — a  s t riking Aborigi n a lpain ting of tobacco f i el d s is a rare ex ceptio n—  a n d  sh e d oesn’t soc ia lisei n the a r tw o r ld. ‘Those guys i n Montmartr e , P icasso  a nda ll tho se, t he y  re ally were h angi ng out,’she re m arks. ‘ T hat’s b ecause  th eydidn ’ tha vero c k’n ’ ro ll. I r eckon th at  i f you  put t h e m in  th e Si xties  they’d haveall  bee n  in  band s.’
Thece lebra ted mu sicia nand record prod ucer  Brian En o s ay s t ha t Hyn d e’s au tod ida ctic ap proacht o p ai n t i ng  — ‘I’m just findi ng m yway with  it,’s he  s a ys — isen tir elyi n  keep ingw it h the ro ck eth o s.  ‘ Here’sbr illian t,  fu lly  awak e  Chr issiemaking h er ou t sider painting s  in much thes am e wa y  she  ma kes her out side r  mus ic,’ sa ysE no. ‘ Withno fo r mal training, but a  v olcano  of e nthusiasm.’
Van Gogh p e r s onifiesthec ha n geable value —  cult ural and f i nancial— ofart, say s Hynde.‘ T he peopl e w howou ldn ’ t  h ave sat downw i th h im  at a d inn er part y w hen  he  wa spainting— whichwa sev er ybo dy —t hey woul dnow  s ell  thei r  wifeto ow n on eof his  painti n gs . ’ 

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Perform i ng in a  ro ck gr oup,  she says , i s a li ttl e  likebeingin apa cko f  dogs a sitpu lls a sled o ver  a hi ll . It  delive rs a collaborative kic k. Whereas ea chpain t i ng  is gu i ded  b y  he r own singular im pulse. ‘So me t im es I don’t rea ll y knowwhat it ’s ab o ut unti l it’s fi nished. T ha t’sh o w p ainting wo rks,’ sh e says. ‘ I f you do n’t w ant  to lo ok  at  it e very d a y,it do esn’tme an any thing .I look a t a lot of people who s ay the y’reart ists andI t h ink  they’rephon ies. But t hen  Ithink  th a t abo ut a lo t o f  musi cian s , too.’
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’m very_aware of_people who’ve been in_a barn_painting_for 20_years_thinking, “Where’s my_piece of the_action?” I’m not trying_to make a_name_for myself as a painter. I just started doing it and then I couldn’t_stop.’

Her_walls are_largely_whitewashed_and bare — a striking_Aboriginal painting of tobacco fields_is a_rare exception — and she doesn’t socialise in_the_art world. ‘Those_guys in Montmartre, Picasso and all those, they really_were hanging out,’ she remarks. ‘That’s_because they didn’t_have_rock’n’roll._I reckon that if_you put them in the Sixties_they’d have all been in bands.’

The_celebrated musician and record producer Brian Eno_says that Hynde’s autodidactic approach to_painting — ‘I’m just finding_my way_with it,’ she says —_is entirely in_keeping with_the rock ethos._‘Here’s brilliant, fully awake Chrissie making_her outsider paintings_in much the same way she_makes_her outsider music,’_says_Eno._‘With no_formal training, but_a_volcano of_enthusiasm.’

Van_Gogh personifies the changeable value —_cultural_and financial — of art, says Hynde._‘The people who wouldn’t_have_sat down with him_at a dinner party when_he was painting — which was_everybody —_they would_now sell their wife to own one of his paintings.’

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Performing_in_a rock_group, she says, is a little like_being in_a pack of dogs as it_pulls a sled over_a_hill. It delivers a collaborative kick._Whereas each painting is guided by_her own singular impulse. ‘Sometimes_I_don’t_really know what it’s about_until it’s finished. That’s how painting_works,’ she says._‘If you don’t want to look at_it_every day, it doesn’t mean anything._I_look at a lot of people_who_say_they’re artists and I think_they’re phonies. But then I think_that about a lot of musicians, too.’

Adding the Blue_by Chrissie Hynde,_the signed, limited-edition book and_print_set,_is now available from Genesis Publications at www.addingtheblue.com Google offers_a