Amy Winehouse?
I think it looks like Amy… a healthy Amy with full cheeks.
She had full lips, tattoos, dark-lined mascara eyes and often a big flower in her hair.
She held her chin behind her wrist, at times.
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote I Heard It Through the Grapevine in 1966. The next year, Motown stars Gladys Knight and the Pips had a #2 Billboard Hit with it.
In 2006, Amy and Paul Weller did a fabulous live version. I love the juxtaposition between Amy’s brave blues/jazz vocals and Paul’s straight ahead performance.
I drew Amy a couple of years ago for Holly and my series on Rock Stars.
You can check out the article on Holly’s House of Heart!
Pics taken by Resa – August 10, 2026
The Artist:
From Playdead Cult
(Pretty sure I’m right. Next time I go by, I’ll pop in and make sure)
Fabulous art and music, Resa! After watching the video and seeing your drawing, the street art could be Amy Winehouse. Or maybe inspired by her. I hadn’t heard that version of I heard it through the grapevine before.