What is the other artistic side (and a very profitable one) of Johnny Depp

Although he is best known for his acting and musical talent, Johnny Depp he also has an artistic side that has proven to be very rewarding. Depp is a painter, and just last week he earned more than 4.5 million pounds in the sale of his paintings.

This is a collection of limited edition prints that he created himself, featuring deceased celebrities. Images of Heath Ledger, Bob Marley, Elizabeth Taylor, Keith Richards and Al Pacino have been put up for sale via Castle Fine Art Gallery, Covent Garden, LondonLast Monday.

“By Friday they were almost all gone, with only a few River Phoenix portraits remaining,” a gallery spokesman said. The collection, the so-called Depp’s “Friends and Heroes”contributed to the more than £8 million the actor has earned in the last seven months from his art.

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The actor told the DailyMail he was “really touched” that people were interested in the work he does “outside of his day job”.

“For many years, I really strictly limited myself to a day job in the film business, although I always had to escape to a blank sheet of paper, whether it was writing, drawing or painting a blank canvas,” he said. “Taking on something for the first time with no idea of ​​what it’s going to start with and what it’s going to become is deeply rewarding,” Depp added.

“The fact that people are now seeing these things for the first time, that they are reacting the way they are, so positively, to everything he has done is very moving,” the artist told English media.

In Johnny Depp’s next artistic venture, the actor will direct a film about the life of the poor Italian painter and sculptor Modigliani. (AND)