The Music Room, 2024, oil on linen, 66.3 x 54.3 cm.
I've always loved the portrayal of musical instruments in a painting. Not only are they beautiful to look at, but you know they are conduits for allowing amazing sounds to enter our world. Although it's the composer and the musician who create music, without an instrument nome of this could happen. A musical instrument has a history which adds another point of interest to what is in the painting.
But there is another reason why I did this painting. For over 3 years I did a classical guitar composition course with Daniel Nistico. I attempted to create an image that suggests that music is inspired by the light of our imagination. The light outside, and the musical set up bathed in the light entering the room, hopefully captures something of this idea.
