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I'm talking about Wynton Marsalis, of course! It was his trumpet playing, along with a sunset photo someone posted on Facebook, that allowed me to create this painting.

I'm really trying to take my painting skills up a notch. This will require several changes in my painting technique: the colors will mostly be mixed before I put them on the canvas, instead of pouring right from the bottle and struggling to mix the proper color on the canvas. And I will apply most of the paint in small amounts, with my hand, instead of pouring the paint in order to get more control over how much paint lands on the canvas and where it lands. I'm also going to mark off the more important parts of the canvas with a pencil, so I can stay closer to the original photo and make it more abstract. And I plan to expand from only sunsets to include various landscapes. At least this is the plan. We'll see what actually happens.


Wynton at the Beach (2011)
Acrylic and tempera finger painting
24x36