Music and Art Together, What A Concept! By Nadel Paris Like the rest of us, you enjoy music and you've often thought of owning a piece of music art, to meld the two passions of your life. It can be done. Music art consists of depictions of musicians and music itself. That last one sound impossible? Very well, let us begin with the first, a portrayal of musicians. Perhaps you love the symphony and even have season tickets. Every performance, matinee or evening, you come away with a glow of pure happiness.
Why not commission a painting of your favorite orchestra, playing their hearts out to glorious music. If you have a favorite member, say First Seat Violin, your artist may spend a little extra time on her, even making her features stand out from the rest of the orchestra as she is portrayed in the dress that you like her most in. It will be a challenge that a professional artist will gladly take up.
If your taste extends to jazz, a fewer number of people will be the subject, but then the artist has room to make them idiosyncratic in form, just as they are in real life. Look at that lead trombonist. Doesn't he have a very particular way of arching back as he uses the slide to coax out those brassy notes? Tell your artist about that favorite pose, and you will wind up with a highly distinctive piece of music art.
Opera music is your special love, you say? Then the emphasis will be placed on an individual artist, unless you desire a set piece from a favorite opera such as the sextet from 'Lucia di Lammermoor.' Most likely, a diva has captured your heart and you would truly enjoy seeing her portrait on your wall. She may be in full Viking regalia as she triumphantly sings the Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner, or perhaps