Sweet feeling
A tender, kinetic portrait that makes the low, resonant voice of the upright bass visible as color and atmosphere.
Composition and Form
Vertical format echoes the instrument’s stature and sets a steady axis for the composition. The player is shown mid-immersion, head bowed and hand near the face, creating an intimate triangle between musician, instrument, and breath. The bass and body are integrated into a single sculptural mass that both anchors the canvas and allows surrounding gestures to orbit it.
Color and Light
A saturated spectrum of blues, oranges, reds, purples, and golds composes a luminous aura around the figure. Warm hues concentrate near the torso and hands to suggest sonic warmth and physical touch, while cooler tones in the periphery create depth and acoustic shadow. Strategic highlights read like harmonics, turning plucked notes into flashes of light.
Brushwork and Texture
Broad, swirling strokes build a flowing environment that reads as sonic air; finer, controlled marks on the hands and fingerboard map technical dexterity. Layered paint creates a tactile, almost musical surface where thick passages pulse like bass beats and thin glazes sustain the quieter tones.
Emotion and Symbolism
The pose—eyes closed, hand to face—translates listening into a visible act of feeling. The bass becomes both an instrument and an inner compass; its presence stabilizes the color chaos and channels it into a single emotional register: sweetness tempered by concentration. The work posits music as a private ritual rendered public by paint.
Exhibition Note
Best installed with vertical, eye-level placement and soft directional lighting to emphasize the layered textures and the painting’s internal glow. Ideal for gallery walls that favor figurative works with strong emotional and musical connections
Do you ever want something so much that you are overwhelmed with what comes over you afterward ?
Composition and Form
Vertical format echoes the instrument’s stature and sets a steady axis for the composition. The player is shown mid-immersion, head bowed and hand near the face, creating an intimate triangle between musician, instrument, and breath. The bass and body are integrated into a single sculptural mass that both anchors the canvas and allows surrounding gestures to orbit it.
Color and Light
A saturated spectrum of blues, oranges, reds, purples, and golds composes a luminous aura around the figure. Warm hues concentrate near the torso and hands to suggest sonic warmth and physical touch, while cooler tones in the periphery create depth and acoustic shadow. Strategic highlights read like harmonics, turning plucked notes into flashes of light.
Brushwork and Texture
Broad, swirling strokes build a flowing environment that reads as sonic air; finer, controlled marks on the hands and fingerboard map technical dexterity. Layered paint creates a tactile, almost musical surface where thick passages pulse like bass beats and thin glazes sustain the quieter tones.
Emotion and Symbolism
The pose—eyes closed, hand to face—translates listening into a visible act of feeling. The bass becomes both an instrument and an inner compass; its presence stabilizes the color chaos and channels it into a single emotional register: sweetness tempered by concentration. The work posits music as a private ritual rendered public by paint.
Exhibition Note
Best installed with vertical, eye-level placement and soft directional lighting to emphasize the layered textures and the painting’s internal glow. Ideal for gallery walls that favor figurative works with strong emotional and musical connections
Do you ever want something so much that you are overwhelmed with what comes over you afterward ?