A great new challenge, especially since my wife Yucca Rose and myself love combining LIVE JAZZ MUSIC and ACTION PAINTING. We perform quite frequently on small stages, in art galleries and other art environments. (Some of you may already know that my artist wife Yucca Rose is not only an excellent contemporary painter, she is also a wonderful Ethnic Jazz performer :-)
Most of my art is created in an action painting style - fast and furious ... moody abstract, I always listen to music and I am always inspired by what I am listening to ...
For this challenge, I created a few new pieces inspired by Yucca's voice.
1. FEVER
The track FEVER is a known Jazz standard, here interpreted by our band featuring Yucca Rose ... listen to the track (link - https://www.reverbnation.com/yuccarose/song/13851259-fever-demo-mix).
To the art - this first work is a fiery and feverish larger scale abstract action paintings (acrylic on canvas) utilizing a multi-layered technique with feverish scratches (fork) on the still wet paint around a centered (calming) red color block... befitting the emotional music track.
FEVER - lots of Longing and Belonging - sometimes Fear and Anger - but always Love and Devotion.
UPDATE: I just found a Youtube video of Yucca's track ... done by on of her fans - Enjoy: