Mr.Akay on Winning BBC Sports Unsung Hero

Mr.Akay, owner of the All Stars Boxing Gym, recently won the BBC Sports “Unsung Hero” Award for all his good services to the local community.

Mr.Akay. Painting by Albie Espinola

Hardly “unsung”, Mr.A is a friend and father figure to so many people (including myself). He is hugely known in the local community and loads in the boxing and entertainment world come to the gym to either hang out or train. Everyone from the British fighters and international stars like Mike Tyson graced the All Stars. The gym’s walls are full of photographs from its 30+ year history.

The Queen even made him a MBE (Member of the British Empire).

The BBC did a feature on Mr.Akay filmed at the All Stars. In the footage, my portrait of Mr.Akay got shown.

Congratulations to Mr.Akay for his latest award and hope tons more come his way!

Xx

Albie!!

Interview & Katy Perry Painting

This video is a little snippet of an interview I did with Lauren Sanins for www.ANDTHENSHEHITCLICK.blogspot.com. Tis about my art and my little journey being an artist. I'm getting cool exposure but the next stop is to do an art exhibition somewhere. Don't know where or how but I will do it and it will be amaze.

If anyone gots any ideas lemme know!

Also, check out the video of Katy Perry. Loving her music at the moment!!

Katy Perry painting by Albie Espinola

xx

Albie!!

Georgia Goodrick Painting

Georgia Goodrick painting by Albie Espinola

I've done 4 portraits of Georgia Goodrick now. I recks this is the best likeness so far!! Loves it...

We still need to put it up. Thinking to frame it in a nice huge frame...

xx

Albie!!

Derren Brown Painting

I've been watching tons of Derren Brown recently. I love his "Mind Control" stuff and find it fascinating how he does it all. For Xmas, I'm getting Georgia Goodrick to get me one of his Mind Control books so hopefully I can try techniques on people.

One of my fave bits in his programmes was when he tried (mostly successfully) to pay for things with blank pieces of paper.

Derren Brown painting by Albie Espinola

I sorta attempted to do a version of it in a Thai restaurant by trying to only pay half the £20 (only giving £10) and telling them "it's fine". They caught on and I paid the full money...even giving a little tip!!

Georgia is too embarrassed at my amateur antics but when I get the book, I'm gonna be a proper expert.

So yeh, here's my painting of Derren Brown

xx

Albie!!