Pencil on Stonehenge, 18×20”
$300
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Artist comment: This drawing of Bobby Watson was taken from my photograph of him at the 2013 PDX Jazz Festival Jazz Conversation at PSU, along with Javon Jackson. The two saxophonists were interviewed by trumpeter Farnell Newton, and the conversation included stories of their time with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Bobby was very animated as he spoke, and when I realized that I had captured him playing “air sax”, I knew this was the photo I would use for his portrait.

Pencil on Stonehenge, 14×18”
$300
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Artist comment: This drawing of Randy Weston was taken from one of my photographs of him at his PDX Jazz Festival Jazz Conversation in 2011. Marty Hughly’s interview with him was informative, as the NEA Jazz Master discussed the civil rights movement, his experiences in Africa, and their connections to jazz. Two of the many memorable quotes from that conversation were “every one of us is standing on the shoulders of our ancestors”, and “mother nature is the original orchestra”.

Pencil on Stonehenge, 15×19”
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Pencil on Stonehenge, 15×19”
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Artist comment: This drawing of Linda was taken from my photo of her at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, a few years before she passed away. She was performing her Gospel Hour, along with her beloved Janice Scroggins on keyboards. The music community lost both of these wonderful performers in 2014.

Pencil on Stonehenge, 15×19”
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Artist comment: This drawing of Janice was taken from my photo of her at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, just a few years before she passed away. She was performing with Linda Hornbuckle and a host of other all-star performers. Janice passed away a few months before Linda in 2014.

Pencil on Stonehenge, 15×19”
$350
To purchase, email diane@dianerussell.net