(The Piano Player, originally uploaded by firda.)
This is my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday: Jazz (click to enlarge). I’ve never been good at drawing living creatures, or anything for that matter, and that’s my excuse for the piano player not looking very proportional. I just hope that he looks jazzy enough. And man, do I miss playing piano. My parents bought me a piano when I was in Grade 3. I took piano lessons for 7 years. I think I was the piano teacher’s least favourite pupil. I didn’t have a very good hand-eye coordination. Still don’t. But I liked to play. Anyway, my father sold my piano last year. He didn’t even ask me if it was okay. It was a sad day.
I love this illustration. I think you are excellent at this craft (and sorry to hear the sad departure of your piano!).
you have a sad piano story but a nice illo.. I like it …
Hi Firda, I’ve been enjoying your site for awhile now and found your page on the transparent template very useful! Just wanted to let you know that and that I’ve signed up for a subscription to Illustration Friday and plan to participate at least some of the time. (Watch for entries by Wildcat…those’ll be mine.) Bye for now.
I like the colours and the composition, lively and mellow together. Makes me think of Ruben Gonzalez and the Buena Vista Social Club. The picture keeps drawing me back – a good sign!
Nice. The silhouette gives it a nice quality. Incidently I was one of those piano lesson dropouts too! A couple yrs ago I saved up and got a digital piano that sounds and feels as good as the real thing. I still don’t practice nearly enough… but I love to play.
Great. I like the mood you’ve created in this one.
your drawing got the Jazz mood and it’s a happy one 🙂