Ashley Walters | “A. Walters” Album Cover

Limited edition exclusive print, with hand signed certificate from the artist. Highest quality Giclée print on premium ribbed 350gsm textured paper (mould-made paper in both look and feel).

On invitation to Ashley Walters recording studio in South East London Phillip made a series of pastel portraits of the actor. When Ashley Walters saw one of the portraits, he not only asked the artist back but asked him to create album artwork for his ‘A. Walters’ album. This portrait is simply incredible. From the reverential posture looking up towards the sky, to the fact that this presents the world with a seldom seen side of the actor/rapper. Phillip Butah didn’t just give fans of Ashley Walters a typical rap album cover. He allowed them to get closer to the star than they had ever before. We are almost looking at a man’s inner most thoughts as he is captured by the artist in contemplative wonder. Ashley Walter’s trust of Phillip’s immense capability resulted in what can only be described as a standout portrait not only of the actor but of daring to dream and achieve.

About the Artist:

A series of high-quality prints of the musical phenomenon that took the world by storm. This collection includes artwork used on his early album sleeves along with rare developmental artwork that has neverbeen publicly released by Phillip Butah.

In 1998, when he was 16, Phillip Butah was the youngest prizewinner in the competition Young Artists’ Britain: The Prince of Wales’s Young Artists’ Award. This encouraged him to take up art seriously, and he went on to study Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Phillip Butah is an outstanding draughtsman whose skills are particularly suited to portraiture. Apart from the accuracy and detail of visual appearance, Phillip’s drawings also capture the character and personality of the person in front of him.