Stuff of Dreams

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Stuff of Dreams
50x60 cm
Oil on stretched canvas

The Cellist

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The Cellist

4th in the Musician series
24x36 Oil on canvas

He stares at the cellist, and feels himself relax as the music seeps into him. He watches as the cellist's hair smooths itself out, his beard disappears. A dirty tuxedo becomes clean, shoes polished bright as mirrors...The building behind the cellist repairs itself. The scars of bullets and shrapnel are covered by plaster and paint, and windows reassemble, clarify and sparkle as the sun reflects off glass. The cobblestones of the road set themselves straight. Around him people stand up taller, their faces put on weight and color. Clothes gain lost thread, brighten, smooth out their wrinkles. Kenan watches as his city heals itself around him. The cellist continues to play...

                          ~Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo)

The Guitarist

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The Guitarist

3rd in The Musicians series
24x36 Oil on canvas

The Musicians: In Progress

The Guitarist...half-way done.

The Pianist

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The Pianist

2nd in The Musicians series
24x36 Oil on canvas

"It broke over me," he said simply,
"I knew it would," said the man.
"Warm and gold," said Old Parson.
"Yes," said the man.

                ~Elizabeth Goudge (The Child From the Sea)

The Musicians: In progress

The Pianist
In progress...getting proportions right. When I do people I have to draw them out first. They are tricky but oh so great! 

The Fiddler

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The Fiddler

24x36 Oil on stretched canvas.
First painting in The Musicians series.

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music." -Albert Einstein

Though famous for his work in physics Einstein was also a proficient violinist.