![An artist has gone to incredible lengths to paint several iconic album covers on her own face. London-based artist Natalie Sharp wanted to celebrate Record Store Day in a unique way, and asked her Facebook friends for suggestions about which album covers to paint. She was overwhelmed with responses, and as a result painted 40 different album covers on her face, including Nirvana's “Nevermind”, King Crimson's “The Court of the Crimson King”, and “Melt” by Peter Gabriel. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/42/2c/00022c42_medium.jpeg)
An artist has gone to incredible lengths to paint several iconic album covers on her own face. London-based artist Natalie Sharp wanted to celebrate Record Store Day in a unique way, and asked her Facebook friends for suggestions about which album covers to paint. She was overwhelmed with responses, and as a result painted 40 different album covers on her face, including Nirvana's “Nevermind”, King Crimson's “The Court of the Crimson King”, and “Melt” by Peter Gabriel. Natalie, who is also a vocalist in a band named The Lone Taxidermist, says she wanted to combine her love of art and music in a unique way, as well as celebrate the history of vinyl. Here: King Crimson album. “In fact, I barely used by brushes for King Crimson; I would just keep smudging it with my fingers”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Talk Talk album. “One of the reasons I love vinyl is because of its true, long-playing physical format”, she said. “I decided to listen to each album from start to finish over and over again until my face was complete”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/43/2c/00022c43_medium.jpeg)
Talk Talk album. “One of the reasons I love vinyl is because of its true, long-playing physical format”, she said. “I decided to listen to each album from start to finish over and over again until my face was complete”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Human League album. “I would treat myself to a glass of wine every time the album finished, but I found myself getting too drunk especially while doing the Human League’s ‘Dare”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/44/2c/00022c44_medium.jpeg)
Human League album. “I would treat myself to a glass of wine every time the album finished, but I found myself getting too drunk especially while doing the Human League’s ‘Dare”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Grace Jones album. Natalie, who is also a vocalist in a band named “The Lone Taxidermist”, says she wanted to combine her love of art and music in a unique way as well as celebrating the history of vinyl. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/45/2c/00022c45_medium.jpeg)
Grace Jones album. Natalie, who is also a vocalist in a band named “The Lone Taxidermist”, says she wanted to combine her love of art and music in a unique way as well as celebrating the history of vinyl. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Velvet Underground Album. Grace Jones, Bjork and The Velvet Underground were among the other artists to have their work recreated. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/46/2c/00022c46_medium.jpeg)
Velvet Underground Album. Grace Jones, Bjork and The Velvet Underground were among the other artists to have their work recreated. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Pictured: Tubular Bells album. Naturally, such a unique work of art takes time and each album cover took a staggering eight hours to complete. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/47/2c/00022c47_medium.jpeg)
Tubular Bells album. Naturally, such a unique work of art takes time and each album cover took a staggering eight hours to complete. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Pictured: Peter Gabriel album. “However, painting King Crimson and Peter Gabriel was an absolute joy as they are both very painterly”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/48/2c/00022c48_medium.jpeg)
Peter Gabriel album. “However, painting King Crimson and Peter Gabriel was an absolute joy as they are both very painterly”. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Bjork album. London-based artist Natalie Sharp wanted to celebrate Record Store Day in a unique way and asked her Facebook friends for suggestions of which album covers to paint. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/49/2c/00022c49_medium.jpeg)
Bjork album. London-based artist Natalie Sharp wanted to celebrate Record Store Day in a unique way and asked her Facebook friends for suggestions of which album covers to paint. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Aphex Twin album. An artist has gone to incredible lengths to paint several iconic album covers on her own face. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/4a/2c/00022c4a_medium.jpeg)
Aphex Twin album. An artist has gone to incredible lengths to paint several iconic album covers on her own face. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
![Nirvana album. She was overwhelmed with responses and as a result painted 40 different album covers on her face, including Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, King Crimson’s “The Court of the Crimson King” and “Melt” by Peter Gabriel. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/4b/2c/00022c4b_medium.jpeg)
Nirvana album. She was overwhelmed with responses and as a result painted 40 different album covers on her face, including Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, King Crimson’s “The Court of the Crimson King” and “Melt” by Peter Gabriel. (Photo by Natalie Sharp/Caters News)
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