Lush Life
Lush Life
Art print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 285gsm paper. The image of the painting measures 11x13 inches (28x33cm). Each print will be examined for quality and signed by me.
US clients may choose to receive the print mounted and matted using 12-ply white Museum Board. Finished dimensions of 16x20 inches fit standard frames. US shipping for this method costs around $15.
Unmounted prints are recommended for international orders. Shipping in a tube to the EU, for example, costs about 10Euro.
The original oil painting is 20x24 inches. The painting is currently in an exhibition.
If you’d like to order this print in a different size, please contact me directly. kim@kimvanantwerp.com.
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John Coltrane recorded several versions of the Billy Strayhorn classic Lush Life. This painting was most inspired by his instrumental version, found on the 1961 album of the same title. It’s a 14-minute exercise in bittersweet reflection. Recorded in 1957 and ‘58, it’s hard to believe he was just about 30 years old at the time, achieving the arch tone of a jaded man of the world ;-) The vocal version on John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) is also a real treat.
My paintings are directly inspired by the experience of music and its effect on all the senses. By listening carefully and repeatedly, the songs develop as visions in the mind’s eye. This image combines with emotion and memory, interpreted and translated onto the canvas as compositions of movement, color, and rhythm.