Pretty short this.....
Guggi Q, whose real name is Derek Rowen, is the older brother of Peter Rowen, the boy who is shown on the covers of Boy and War. Guggi, like Bono and Gavin Friday, acquired his nickname from Lypton Village in Dublin, and was also an original member of the Virgin Prunes. Because Larry had a day job when U2 were just beginning and couldn't make it to every rehearsal, Guggi sometimes filled in. Guggi is frequently thanked in the liner notes of U2 albums, and Bono's first son is partly named after him (Elijah Patricius Bob Guggi Q). Today, Guggi is a well-known painter who has had major exhibitions in New York and Dublin:-
Originally posted by http://www.graphicstudiodublin.com/gsd/artists/guggi/Born in Dublin in 1959, Guggi is a self-taught artist. In his youth he was a founder member of the avant-garde band Virgin Prunes from whom he parted company in 1986 to paint full time. His solo exhibitions include the Kerlin Gallery and the Solomon Gallery in Dublin, the Osborne Samuel Gallery in London and the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. He has had a number of two person shows with his wife Sibylle Ungers at the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; the Ric Urmel Gallery, Gent; and the Ursula Schurr Gallery, Stuttgart. He has exhibited in many group shows both in Ireland and abroad and has been represented at art fairs in London, Madrid and Basel. His paintings and sculptures are to be found in collections around the world. He lives and works in Dublin
Here are the others I've done (padding now lol....)
Tired Old PopStar in Platform Shoes
I have a Vision. TELEVISION!
Popmartian
Native Son
The Black Cat
Thanks and a Merry Christmas and Happy 2009 to all
....and right back at ya for the Christmas wishes