ARTWORK by famous Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones is on show at a Cheltenham gallery this week.

The new ‘Drawn to Life’ collection captures the renowned bandmates in expressive black and sepia sweeping lines, suggestive of their animated and dramatic movement during performances on stage. Highlights with water colour shadowing - freely brushed on - give depth to the portraits making them pop out from the white background. Each of the limited edition paper prints is hand signed by Ronnie Wood.

Born into a musical and artistic family in 1947, Ronnie Wood has painted and drawn for over 35 years and received formal art training at Ealing College of Art before commencing his career as a professional musician in the 1960s. As well as his unique ability to capture the essence of his impressive musical career, charting his life on tour with the Rolling Stones, Wood has also previously created cover artwork for Eric Clapton's 1988 box set Crossroads, and several of his paintings, including a work commissioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber are displayed at London’s Drury Lane Theatre.

Commenting about his work, Ronnie Wood says: “There is no kind of therapy like the one you have from starting and seeing a picture through to the end.

“In a secret sort of way, I like the people who I draw to see the way I’ve depicted them. Unlike music, it’s a solo effort. There’s no one else to blame.”

Ronnie Wood’s collection is free to view and will be on display at Castle Fine Art in Cheltenham until April 19.