Musicians

Acrylic On Canvas

70" x 128" (two panels)

Playing music and painting are not the same, painting is a silent art/music is made from sounds and words. I would go from the solitude of my studio 2 some joint packed with savages, and play all night with some amazing musicians. I knew some day I would paint this real life experience and I did. 

I love B/W because of the freedom and speed of it. It is like playing music/ I wanted the paintings 2 b free of all unnecessary d-tails. just about them and me 2 and the music, no background-smoke tables etc, u know, props, all the stuff found in paintings of musicians. just them and the music, that is what i did. The players are, some all of them, long time friends. That is an important reward. I painted some of them from the conga players viewpoint from behind.

— Charles Miller

Acrylic On Canvas

64" x 70"

Acrylic On Canvas

70" x 64"

Acrylic On Canvas

50" x 36"

Acrylic On Canvas

70" x 54"

Acrylic On Canvas

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Acrylic On Canvas

64" x 70"

Acrylic On Canvas

70" x 64"

Summer Gig

Acrylic On Canvas

64" x 70"

Acrylic On Canvas

50" x 36"