画家の画家がマイケル・ジャクソンの子供たちと出会う

「マイケル・ジャクソンは常に私のインスピレーションの源でした。」

これは、有名人の肖像画を描くことを仕事とするバハマ出身の画家、ジャマール・ロール氏の言葉です。

彼はABCやNBCに何度もゲスト出演しています。彼の作品の多くは偶然から生まれています。セレブたちはパラダイス島にある彼のスタジオを訪れ、突然ポートレートを撮りたくなるのです。

ジャマールは最近、最も興味深い経験の 1 つを私たちに話してくれました。それは、キング・オブ・ポップの子供たちとの出会いに関するものでした。

「ある夜、私は8人の警備員が3人の子供たちを道で護衛しているのを見ました。私は彼らの顔に見覚えがありました。彼らはマイケル・ジャクソンの子供たちで、紳士も一緒にいました。トレイト・グループのメンバーであるT.J.とティト・ジャクソンの息子でした。」

One of the protective officers saw the マイケル・ジャクソン portrait displayed in Jamaal’s studio and was impressed.

"I approached that officer and asked him whether it would be possible for me to present this portrait to Michael’s children as a gift from their father, who had inspired me throughout my life."

His request was accepted. Jamaal presented the portrait of Michael to his children, and they also visited the artist’s other works. Paris was especially impressed by Jamaal’s portraits, including a sketch of her father and Notorious B.I.G., which Jamaal had drawn for Sean Combs (Puff Daddy).

Paris said that this was the most natural portrait she had ever seen of her father, and then decided: "I should have one too."

T.J., Paris’s cousin who is her legal guardian, told her that it wasn’t the right time for this because they were planning to leave for a trip home the next morning, but Paris insisted. Jamaal, who was listening to their conversation, promised that he would fulfill Paris’s request as soon as possible. Jamaal took several photos of Paris to use them to create the portrait.

"Their security officer allowed me to talk to Paris about her portrait. We took some photos and agreed on the one that we both thought was the best. Paris was very excited about this. She was polite, modest, and full of energy."

T.J. also decided to have a portrait made and, for that purpose, took some photos. Jamaal says:

"T.J. was surprised that I remembered him in the Treyt group. He was thrilled that someone in the Bahamas recognized him, and he was smiling."

That same night, Jamaal finished the portraits and contacted one of the Jackson family’s agents to go and pick up the portraits.

"Me and that agent met in the hotel lobby. It was interesting for him to see how much these portraits looked like T.J. and Paris. He said he couldn’t wait to show these portraits to Katherine Jackson, Michael’s mother. He asked me whether I knew that Michael was also a painter, and I confirmed it."

The next day, TMZ reporters called Jamaal and asked him to sell them photos he had taken of Michael’s children in exchange for money.

"I rejected their request and told them that this is improper in our profession and also against my ethical principles."

Source: eMJey.com / The Bahamas Weekly