Jazz Art

 Backstage Beebop  30 x 24  Acrylic 

Musical Spaces II 48 x 36  Acrylic 

These two Jazz music inspired paintings are part of my Jazz series called Musical Spaces. It's currently showing at Serious Coffee in Cook St Village, Victoria BC. This is a fabulous coffee shop and meeting place in the heart of this busy neighbourhood. If you're in the area please drop by and enjoy the show and a yummy specialty coffee. The works will be hanging for the month of March.

Jazz Art

Jazz at the Airport

Jammin' Acrylic 30 x 24 SOLD

I've been asked about my jazz paintings currently on exhibit at the Victoria International Airport. So here are three of the images to give you an idea. They are part of a series called
"The Architecture of Jazz". This scene is the entrance to Market Square in Victoria, a popular place for festivals in the Summer.

Musical Spaces 2  Original Acrylic  30 x 24  $700 +s/h

These paintings were done with a palette knife on textured canvas. The canvas was textured first with molding paste, then the paint built up in many layers, creating a lot of depth and texture, to echo the depth and texture of jazz music. This scene depicts a loft space in Old Town with a view of the much loved Johnson Street Bridge, or the Blue Bridge, through the window.

Backstage Bebop   Acrylic on Canvas  30 x 24  $700 + s/h


The concept behind these paintings is that jazz musicians play together as a combo, then depart individually into their own musical space as they launch into improvisation. The musical spaces are represented by the architectural features of doorways, leaning and tilting as they move to the riffs and grooves of the music. Backstage Bebop has a forties feel to it, as so much great jazz music came out of that era. It depicts a lone musician warming up backstage.

Jazz at the Airport