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Uk Jazz-funk-soul
I call these images 'unstill lives'. Drawing people in movement, on a musical wave-length. They are the opposite of 'still life' painting, - (the painting of silent and 'still' bowls of fruit and flowers)... Compositions of dancers and venues made ‘live’ on location in jazz, soul and funk clubs in London, Uk and Beyond. 1990-2020. Fuelled by participation and observation. The images catch or court the spirit and atmosphere of the music and dance of each specific event.
Jazz-Dance Sessio at Royal Festival Hall
Drawn live on location at a weekend Jazz dance and Dance Workshop event at Royal Festival Hall, London, in July 2011. Charcoal and white pastel on Canson paper. 50cm x 64cm.
At that time, both Mme Jo Jo’s in Soho, and Southport Weekender, in it’s original location at Pontins-by-the-Sea, were both going strong. The dancers depicted in this sketch would typically ‘rock-up’ and ‘fling foot’ at both events.
