Fifteen Musicians (An old watercolor)
Full disclosure: No fountain pen on this one. It is an old watercolor I did about 28 years ago. My friend has it and sent me a photo. I called it "Fifteen Musicians" at the time, but it is just possible the last guy is actually just a very sensitive one, too.
Thanks for looking. I want to get back to this stuff now that I have space to do it.
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Fortibus es in ero
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Love it. The last guy got a chuckle from me. Thanks for sharing.
Marsilius (March 16th, 2015)
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That's great! Thanks for sharing.
The guy at the top right sure looks like Jon Szanto.
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Thanks! I thought maybe the triangle player would be Jon, but I bet he can play anything you put in front of him, while posting on FPG.
Fortibus es in ero
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Needs more cowbell.
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How sweet!
In an age of rampant prejudice, it is heart-warming to see a bagpiper, a banjo player, and FOUR percussionists in a painting devoted to "musicians". (I feel certain that the last person is one of the Board of Directors of a symphony orchestra)
Well, to amplify what Marsilius wrote (though I wasn't logged in to the forum at the time), here is some video that one of the kid's attending our "Children's Concert" series shot a couple of years ago. That is me, performing the first bit of Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter" with the San Diego Symphony. Enjoy - and laugh!
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Fifteen Musicians (An old watercolor)
Not to mention that pipe and tabor is Two Strikes. Love the piece! Can't do that with a flex nib!
Fortibus es in ero
Jon Szanto (March 16th, 2015)
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So Jon, is there a difference in tone between, say, an Olivetti and an Underwood?
Marsilius (March 16th, 2015)
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Hah!Originally Posted by dr.grace
I used, for many years, the 'instrument' my predecessor at the orch used. When he passed away we gave it to his daughter, and then I needed to get a decent... instrument to do some concerts with my wife's string quartet (a perfect arrangement of the piece). I hopped on eBay and found a great instrument and bought it pretty quick and then noticed... it was right here in town! Didn't even have to ship it.
Anyway, it is pretty cool: a pre-WWII German typewriter (the brand escapes me now, and it is out in storage behind about 4 timpani and other percussion) - it includes some of the letters with umlauts and other marks connected to the Germanic languages. It has a very solid case, and is rather petite in size. All I had to do was remove the ribbon, and I put a fairly thick sheet of paper in so the keys get a nice, bright "CLACK!" when they strike. The hardest part about the piece is that you have to type at a certain speed, and if the 'instrument' isn't in good working order, the keys don't spring back in time, and they get all clumped up. This one works a treat.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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What a delightful drawing/painting.
What did you use for the black lines if not a pen? Just curious.
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Thank you so much. Well this being years and years ago, I am pretty sure the lines are India ink. Since then I have been using dip pen with sepia ink to make a softer line, or sometimes Sailor Nano black.
Fortibus es in ero
penwash (September 24th, 2015)
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How sweet!
In an age of rampant prejudice, it is heart-warming to see a bagpiper, a banjo player, and FOUR percussionists in a painting devoted to "musicians". (I feel certain that the last person is one of the Board of Directors of a symphony orchestra)
Well, to amplify what Marsilius wrote (though I wasn't logged in to the forum at the time), here is some video that one of the kid's attending our "Children's Concert" series shot a couple of years ago. That is me, performing the first bit of Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter" with the San Diego Symphony. Enjoy - and laugh!
Always loved Leroy Anderson's music--what I like about when you did it is that it was played at the right
tempo. What was disappointing was that we didn't get to see the whole performance.
John
Marsilius (March 8th, 2016)
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