A painting by musician and art critic Chris Knox is now taking pride of place in Dunedin's quirky Museum of Natural Mystery. Knox was the frontman of Dunedin punk band The Enemy, a short-lived quartet who kick-started what is known as "The Dunedin Sound", and his painting is of how the band looked in 1977. Based on a publicity photograph from time, Knox's painting shows himself along with bassist Mick Dawson, drummer Mike Dooley and guitarist Alec Bathgate. The Enemy - painted by former band member Chris Knox. "To have a painting of The Enemy by the frontman of The Enemy, even though Chris has a stroke a few years ago, he did the painting with his left hand, which makes the painting all the more remarkable".

Source: Otago Daily Times July 17, 2019 03:56 UTC