Amy Winehouse's Personal Artist Reveals Commissioned Portraits of the Singer [PHOTOS]

Sam Shaker, the late singer's personal favorite artist whom she had a bunch of paintings commissioned from, reveals most of his creations and stresses that "they are not for sale".

The 72-year-old painter and jazz club owner, Sam Shaker, shares his creative process on his Amy Winehouse portraits and other emotions that struck him after the singer's death. The Egyptian-born jazz fan has a unique talent that he used to capture the singer in many chapters of her life. Shaker says he made paintings of the singer throughout her career, from her moments as laid-back teenager while she was just honing her exquisite talent, from the time she had a beehive hairstyle and was already addicted to drugs. Since they were close friends, Winehouse constantly commissioned Shaker to do paintings of her because according to the singer Shaker was the only one who "knew her in and out".

According to Shaker, he was in Spain when he found out about the singer's death and was too devastated to continue some of the paintings. "When Amy died I couldn't stand it here so I went to Alicante to finish some of the paintings. But I found myself completely stressed and distraught," says Shaker. "I couldn't find Amy's CDs - they have sold out in Spain, just like here - and how can I paint Amy without listening to her music? I always listened to her albums when I painted her" adds the artist in the same interview.

Shaker says Winehouse was always involved with the paintings, asking for certain details and revisions. "Amy was very particular about her paintings. She knew what she wanted and she wanted every detail of her tattoos," says Shaker in a post by The Sun. Shaker went on to describe how the late singer wanted to change a painting after she divorced ex Blake Fielder-Civil, a man whom he thinks of very negatively. "He would stay with her one minute, then go with another girl. He was the one who introduced her to drugs. He's a criminal. He didn't deserve a girl like Amy. It made me feel sick to paint his face." angrily comments Shaker.

Shaker, who established the London night spot "Jazz After Dark", reminisced the first time he met the talented vocalist. "She came on a Monday night but didn't have the £3 entry price. There was hardly anyone in so I let her in and told her she could pay me another time," retells Shaker in a post by The Sun. "She told me she sang for a living and asked to sing with the band. She sang a Gloria Gaynor number and it was just 'wow'. She sang better than the girl I was paying to sing that evening. I told her she could come any time she wanted and we became friends" says Shaker in the same interview.

Shaker also told about how some of the paintings, which were hanging on the walls of his jazz club, went missing after the singer's death. Shaker wishes to speak to a sponsor who's willing to exhibit the paintings so they can be protected and placed in security. "She was one of the greatest talents. Her legacy should be treasured." adds Shaker.

View the slideshow to see more paintings and other exclusive photos of the late singer.