"Jazz is Art, Art is Jazz"

I was trying to express my love of both mediums (art and jazz) with this painting.. so it's a kind of marriage of the two. Seems to have a kind of Picasso feel to it, although unintentional. The two brushes are real by the way, and have been collaged onto the canvas.

I am particularly fond of jazz and blues, especially the post 1950's era of American music and even a lot of contemporary jazz being played today. It's the music of choice when I am painting, and my infatuation has even led to me recently taking up tenor saxophone (much to our cat's disapproval!).

I find a lot of correlations between art and music and I have been fortunate enough to be able to mix both pleasures for my jazz-art series "Jazz Is Art, Art Is Jazz". The bulk of my jazz series consists of large oils and pastels and is currently hanging in an exquisite Glenelg restaurant/gallery.

For the last few years I have also been producing promotional artwork for the Adelaide Jazz Festival, where my limited edition prints are sold.