The Colours of Music – Aria
$120.00
Oil on canvas – 8×10 inches. Part of a series of 8 small studies. $120. each or $600. for 8
From the series of 8 studies called The Colours of Music, The Italian word aria translates as "song" or "melody". In music "aria" refers to a vocal solo usually found within a larger piece most often in opera. As I worked this piece I was hearing Carmen singing about love (" L'amour eat un oiseau rebelle" ). Da dum, dum, dum, ( the marks along the bottom) - building to that lovely crescendo (the O) - against the background of the chorus. In Greek aria means lioness. Carmen is a perfect representation of this meaning too, proud and strong in spirit and voice.
