New portrait of Phil Lynott to take centre stage in exhibition

Claire Guinan’s exhibition includes a new painting of Phil Lynott, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

For a painting in her collection of portraits of Irish musicians, Claire Guinan was invited by Philomena Lynott to her house in Dublin to view some negatives. Guinan discovered a little treasure trove – two boxes full of unseen-by-the-public photographs of her son, the legendary Phil Lynott. The painter could have her pick with one rule.