Watch as Local Painter Creates a Cool Mural of Ozzy in Birmingham

Yesterday (Dec. 3), steel’s reigning Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, celebrated his 74th birthday.  In addition to receiving the same old effectively needs from numerous followers throughout the phrase, he was given one thing much more distinctive and particular: an superior new mural courtesy of a fellow Birmingham native.

According to the Birmingham Mail, native artist Robbie Jeffcott “spent fifteen hours drawing [his] portrait of the Black Sabbath frontman” on the Custard Factory. Although it was accomplished a couple of weeks in the past (Jeffcott posted about it on Instagram on Nov. 18), it’s been steadily gaining consideration ever since.

When requested why he picked Osbourne, Jeffcott gave a easy however endearing reply: “I only really paint people I admire. He’s just a living legend, probably the most well-known iconic musician to come from Birmingham. Having people walk past it and do little snaps to tag me on Instagram, it’s good for me. I’ve only had good feedback from it.”

Rightfully so. As you may see in the footage under – and as described by Birmingham Mail – Jeffcott used a “scribble method” that concerned “cover[ing] the surface of a blank wall in scribbles and doodles. The wall is then photographed and . . . layered with the image he paints with the scribbles and then used as a reference point.”

The result’s undoubtedly imaginative and worthy of its inspiration.

Unsurprisingly, Osbourne wasn’t the primary musician Jeffcott tailored. As reported by American Songwriter, he “studied fine art at Westminster University,” and he beforehand painted artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eminem and Amy Winehouse (as effectively as skilled boxer Tyson Fury and Jeff Bridges’ beloved Dude from The Big Lebowski). Furthermore, he’s confirmed that there are “a lot more Brummies [he’d] like to paint.”

You can see extra of his artwork right here.

What do you suppose of Jeffcott’s visible ode to Ozzy? Let us know!