I SEE YOUR GYPSY 

She didn’t walk into rock ‘n’ roll—she floated in, wrapped in silk and shadow, with a voice like
smoke and a shawl that moved like a second soul. This piece is a tribute to Stevie Nicks, a
woman whose music, magic, and movement have transcended the decades. Stevie has always
embodied a rare duality: strength and fragility, reality and dream, light and shadow. This portrait,
“I See Your Gypsy,” captures that balance by shaping her likeness entirely from her own words.
Song titles, lyrics, and reflections curve together to form her face and flowing shawl, so that
every feature carries a fragment of her story.
When I thought about this project, my original intention was to try and weave her face into the
very motion of her iconic shawl—emerging not in static form, but in motion; as if caught
mid-twirl, and when the veil lifts, the lyrics become visible. I tried to achieve this effect, but soon
realized the form would probably be too difficult to distinguish. Yes it was a woman, but not the
STEVIE NICKS that anyone would recognize. So, I rendered her features-eyes, mouth, and hair
with her own words; lyric fragments, whispers of verse, and murmurs of songs
The drawing highlights her beginnings with her birth in Arizona on May 26, 1947; her meeting
Lindsey Buckingham on the California coastline, which led to the chaos & fame of the Rumours
era. From there, Stevie achieved solo stardom with Bella Donna, and was inducted into the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—twice. Stevie’s story is laced with heartbreak, defiance, addiction,
survival, and the kind of poetic resolve that makes legends. This piece captures not just her
likeness, but her essence: fierce, feminine, fragile, and free.
Woven into this shawl and her hair are: the echoes of her mystical anthems like Rhiannon,
Gypsy, and Edge of Seventeen. There’s the rocky love and heavy loss of Lindsey Buckingham.
For Joe Walsh, who Stevie called”the one”, we placed him next to her heart. He left her to save
them both. A woman with strong beliefs that poetry and strength could co-exist in a woman,
Stevie wrote her truth in “lace and leather.” You’ll note several quotes throughout the piece.
Here’s a few fun things to look for:
Her eyes say: In the pupils:”Blue & gray eyes, they change with the color. “”Still, I miss blue
eyes”. Around her eye: “My eye make-up is dark & careless. Some circles around my eyes”. Her
left eye has : “So I close my eyes softly”, and, of course: “I see your Gypsy”.
Lips: “I try to say Goodbye”. Also: “You’ve got the softest lips my friend”.
Her Nose: Says “Gold Dust Woman” and “Landslide” in reference to her heavy cocaine use.
So, I tried to create a piece that blends Stevie’s mystique, motion, music, and memories.
Thankfully, Stevie has kicked the addiction, and has rebounded with a clear mind and a
renewed voice. She has become a feminist icon; inspiring hundreds of artists. Honest and
intelligent, “I see your Gypsy “ writing in her journals with more poems, song ideas, and
fragments of her days.

Brad Beyer 6-12-25

“I See Your Gypsy”
Stevie has always embodied a rare duality: strength and fragility, reality and dream, light and
shadow. This portrait, “I See Your Gypsy,” captures that balance by shaping her likeness entirely
from her own words. Song titles, lyrics, and reflections curve together to form her face and
flowing shawl, so that every feature carries a fragment of her story.
Look closely and you’ll find echoes of the songs that defined her career — Landslide, Gold Dust
Woman, Rhiannon — alongside whispers of the struggles that nearly silenced her. Even her
most private battles, from loss to addiction, are hidden here in plain sight, as part of the fabric of
who she was and remains.
Her shawl, always a symbol of motion and mystery, becomes the canvas itself — a swirl of
words that suggest both vulnerability and transcendence. In this way, the portrait reflects the
essence of Stevie Nicks: timeless, unbound, and forever casting her “gypsy” spell over those
who see and hear her.