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6 The legacy of Daddy’s Music 11 ART: Daddy’s Music
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he landscape of the human spirit is like a beautiful mosaic. Every fragment is important to the composition of life. Each abstract fragment works together to form a wonderful picture. My drive as an artist, designer, and poet is to reveal the strength, diversity and character of each fragment. Whether it be the beautiful textures, wonderful figures or breathtaking color, each unique piece is powerful, odious and grand. I’m finding the beauty in every fragment.
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rowing up on the beautiful farm fields of my grandfather’s legacy, I would see a man work his hardest to continue in his father’s footsteps. My father was a tough, rugged man with music in his heart.
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My father was a, tough rugged man with music in his heart. Daddy’s Music brings to life the musical tones and moods from this abstract display of artistry. The earthy hues, collaged both in the background and center of this piece, remind me of the kaleidoscopes of colors on the farm’s homestead. The harmonious blends
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Daddy’s Music brings to life the musical tones and moods from this abstract display of artistry. of green in shades of emerald, sage and olive bring forth the images of the grass and crops that cascaded the continuous rows of soy beans and cotton. Riding on my big wheel as a youngin’ on our dirt road, I could see my daddy in the distance on that bright red tractor harvesting goods. As I watched him work in that high-noon sun with sweat dripping down his face, he would reach and grab his towel out his back pocket with a smile on his face. He was probably singing one of his favorite church hymns that he loved to play on the organ. My father was classically trained in the musical arts and played the wondrous hymns that were sung
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every Sunday. The notes in the backdrop in the key of F bring that sense of nostalgia for those who love to hum that glorious song of God’s amazing grace. May this piece bring you to a place of honor, legacy, and a sense of pride that it shall bring me throughout my life. It will be as if it were yesterday, as I remember the days I would hear my daddy’s music being played.
Title: Daddy’s Music Medium: Digital Painting Size: 20”x 36”
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