Jazz Portrait Series
50+ Commissioned Pieces for New Orleans Hospital
Description
As a long time student and lover of New Orleans jazz, you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to create a series of jazz portraits for the recently constructed University Medical Center on Canal Street in NOLA. It was a project that took weeks to complete and created a wonderful opportunity to research, explore, and create. Most of the pieces you see here are hanging in the UMC – there were about 50 total.
Client: P-L-A-I-D Inc.
Tools: Pen and Ink, Acrylic Ink
New Orleans, here I come!
Shortly after completing the project, I visited the hospital to see the work on display. I spent a few weeks in New Orleans visiting friends, painting, dancing, and playing clarinet.
Process
Here’s a timelapse video of one of the pieces – a portrait of Doreen Ketchens.