A painter of beauty and madness

Tag: Music

  • Pink peach disco pants

    Pink peach disco pants

    Bert Ernie is a wildman. A wild painter, with a big imagination. And his goal with his digital abstract art is to make beautiful images that celebrate life, color and form. And pink peach disco pants.

  • Phi inverted

    Phi inverted

    Phi is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. Phi Inverted is a track from the progressive metal artists known as The Universe Divide. It was played many times as Bert painted this digital abstract painting.

  • Shirley Strachan

    Shirley Strachan

    When Bert was young there was this very cool Australian rock band – Skyhooks. The lead singer went by the name of Shirley Strachan. One song of theirs has had a signifigant imapct on his thinking – Ego is not a dirty word.

  • Rhythm and melody

    Rhythm and melody

    Rhythm and melody in the form of a vibrant, dynamic and wildy colorful digital abstract painting.

  • Arm The Insane

    Arm The Insane

    This digital abstract painting is a tribute to my favorite local hardcore punk band – Arm the insane. An anarchist/shouty ensemble who belted out some of the best live music I ever heard is deserving of an artwork thirty years after the fact in my humble opinion.

  • Pop music

    Pop music

    Once again I have painted the theme/idea of music. This painting is all about dancing to pop music.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Bay City Rollers

    Bert Ernie is an old man, and has memories of a great shit pop music band of the 70’s – Bay City Rollers. The band was an absolute phenomenon. They had numerous number one hits around the world and were idolised by teens.

  • Disco biscuits

    Disco biscuits

    Mad people dancing. People high on ecstasy (disco biscuits) dancing at a rave party. Movement, bright colors, joy – that’s what Bert set out to create with this image.

  • Mick Jagger’s Party

    Mick Jagger’s Party

    Bert gets invited to a number of great parties with many of the worlds great celebrities. It is hard to find a more cool chap than Mick Jagger. So in March 2022 Bert and his friend Wiggle (he doesn’t have a last name) found themselves at Mick’s party in the south of France. This is…

  • The joy of listening to Jimi Hendrix

    The joy of listening to Jimi Hendrix

    The joy of listening to Jimi Hendrix is an abstract painting that pays tribute to a great artist.

  • Therion

    Therion

    A photorealist painting of the symphonic metal band Therion by Australian artist Bert Ernie.

  • Dangerous dancers

    Dangerous dancers

    Dangerous dancers is an abstract painting of a wild punk gig in Melbourne circa 1986 by Australian artist Bert Ernie.