A Painter
Aside from his acting roles, many don’t know that Bowie was also a painter and artist. In 1976, when he moved to Switzerland, he lived in a chalet in the hills over Lake Geneva. There, his cocaine use dwindled, and he found time for other interests outside of music. He devoted a lot of his time to painting.
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He produced a number of post-modernist pieces. When he would go on tour, he would take his sketchbook with him and photograph scenes for later reference. One of his paintings sold at auction in 1990 for $500 – a lot less than what his lock of hair was valued at…