Tag Archives: jazz

A new year, old music

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Victoria

When I’m painting, my preference of background music is usually classical, new contemporary music or jazz. But if I just want to listen, one of my favorite soulful balladeers is Tom Waits – especially his early work from the mid … Continue reading →

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New paintings for spring and a bird townhouse

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Victoria

Two new small works for spring. These were finished in mid February and since then I’ve been working on a large piece for a commission. Stay tuned. Blues for Ravel. Oil on canvas panel, 11″x14″, 2011. Daffodils. Oil on canvas … Continue reading →

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Midnight Mood

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Victoria

…inspired by a full moon and Joe Zawinul’s ‘Midnight Mood’. I seem to gravitate towards titling my work after tunes I love. Bill Evans plays this on his 1968 ‘Alone’ CD and it’s an exquisite interpretation.  I saw Zawinul play … Continue reading →

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July paintings

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Victoria

More new work from my series on handmade canvas panels. ‘July’ – is the month for celebration, color and heat. 9″x12″.   The one below is titled ‘Besamé Mucho’, oil on canvas panel 12″x12″. Literal translation: Kisses me a lot. … Continue reading →

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Painting to Mary Lou Williams, watching Marshall Ganz

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Victoria

This was once a failed painting, obliterated and now returned to life. Inspiration is spring and Atlanta born Mary Lou Williams’ 1974 ‘Zoning’ CD, on which are two pieces from her ‘Music for Peace’ mass, later called ‘Mary Lou’s Mass’. She’s a … Continue reading →

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Play your own thing

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Victoria

…is the title of the DVD ‘A Story of Jazz in Europe’. I’ve been watching a slew of these inspiring disks about jazz, generously bestowed on me by a friend who worked at Rainbow Media. This one featured unfamiliar (to … Continue reading →

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It must schwing

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Victoria

A pal gave me the stunning DVD- BlueNote, A Story of Modern Jazz – guaranteed to make you jump up and schwing, to put it in Alfred Lion terms. Lion and his childhood friend Francis Wolff, built BlueNote into what it became … Continue reading →

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Cheek to cheek

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Victoria

Ella and Louis singing Irving Berlin. Compliments of Dave Winer’s site, whom I discovered from my recent Twitter meanderings. His quote: ‘So the Internet is a history and heart machine. It’s love and life. Flirting, dancing, swing, and yeah kisses.’

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