VIDEO - North Yorkshire artist paints album cover for one of Bob Marley's Wailers

One of Bob Marley's original wailers has chosen a North Yorkshire artist to create a cover for his new album.

Julian Junior Marvin has been to visit Gallery GM near Sheriff Hutton to see work created by Sarah Gusten-Marr.

VIDEO - Sarah shows Julian her work

Julian Junior Marvin started his career with the band Hanson in 1973.

He has also been associated with Gass, Keef Hartley Band, Toots & the Maytals and Steve Winwood.

He worked with Bob Marley from 1977 until he died in 1981.

He flew in from the states to see the art work and was delighted.

"I am very proud to know Sarah and I asked her to create a cover for the album.  I actually saw a photo a few weeks ago but the painting in real life is so much more beautiful.

It's everything I wanted for the album cover and it's awesome"

Sarah told Julian:

"I am so honoured because there are so many good artists in the world and you chose me, I am so grateful"

Sarah was born in Liberia, West Africa, in 1970.

An orphan baby she was adopted by German parents and brought up together with her two older sisters in West Africa, Germany, USA, and Italy.

After her school years in Washington D.C. and Rome, Sarah studied at the Academia di Moda, Rome and at the Istituto Europeo di Design di Roma.

She then went on to Winchester School of Art in Great Britain and graduated from the American College of the Applied Arts in London.

Five years ago Sarah returned to the UK from Boston, Massachusetts, USA where she had her art studio at the North Shore and is currently living on a smallholding in the Vale of York with her two children.

She has her art studio and gallery on her farm at the foot of the Howardian Hills.

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