Love and Music

Artwork Details and Purchase Information
Original artwork is ink on 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper, framed and matted in a standard black frame
Giclée print is an 11 × 15 inch archival watercolor paper reproduction, framed and matted in a standard black frame, and part of a limited edition of 7
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Love and Music
 
This illustration captures an intimate moment of closeness and creation as two figures share space at the piano. One sits at the keys, smiling softly, hands resting in readiness, while the other leans in from behind, arms wrapped gently around his shoulders. Their bodies form a single shape, bound by affection, trust, and rhythm. The piano becomes both an instrument and a gathering place.
 
The drawing speaks to harmony beyond sound. Music here is not performance but connection. It is shared breath, shared timing, shared feeling. The embrace suggests reassurance and partnership, a quiet understanding that creativity flourishes when it is nurtured by love. The keys hold potential, but the moment itself is already complete.
 
Within Life in Black Ink, this work references Nat King Cole and Eartha Kitt, honoring Black love as a source of artistic brilliance. It documents music not as spectacle, but as something born at home, between people who see and support one another. The illustration preserves a tender exchange where love becomes the quiet rhythm that makes the music possible.