The Giant of Pasadena Pops

While I firmly believe that real life will always be better that any art I can create, my hope is that this music-inspired art makes you want to experience the good in life all the more. Certainly that's the attitude that the orchestra called "Pasadena Pops" deliver non-stop... and they make it look easy. Yet we know it's not.

My wife and I attended their performance recently, and we are so glad we did! Good times and lively art came from this rhythmic night of extra-fine culture. In many of their musical numbers, one of the orchestra members appeared to be more visible than the rest, even though he was farther back. With his increased visibility, he soon became the focal point of my drawing. Perhaps he was standing or sitting on a stool. I could not tell. Only the top of his instrument was somewhat apparent to see. Yet the sounds were universally apparent to all. Once cannot help but immediately sense that the presence of greatness has been witnessed.

On my end, such art was created largely by drawing somewhat synchronized to the beat of each song. In fact, while most may never notice, between brush strokes, if an observer would have looked carefully, they might have seen my digital stylus mimicking the movements of the musical conductor. Does such mini-conductor imitation make for better art? You be the judge.