These collages are related to jazz music. I listened to a variety of musicians and recordings while working on these pieces.I played one particular selection many times throughout the process. "Popsicle Illusion",a solo album by jazz pianist Joanne Brackeen, is brilliant. The playfull improvisation, colorful rhythms and variety of textures, make her music exraordinary. The parallels between music and painting sometimes seem very close. In these collages I have tried to use three mediums; watercolor, colored pencil and collage, like instuments to create a kind of trio. Spontaneous washes, lines and shapes harmonise to create an abstract interpretation of this wonderful sound. The interview at the end of the recording is also very enjoyable. Her responces and descriptions reveal her positive and poetic outlook on music and the human condition.
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