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I drew the subject in black and white using charcoal and gray pastels on a wet on wet water color ground to create a three dimensional effect. The three dimensional effect is cause by the contrast of the finely focused figure against the unfocused ground and the brightly colored almost atonal ground against the purely tonal figure of the trombonist.

Before becoming a full-time fine artist, I had a long and successful career as a lawyer and legal educator. But in the end, I came back to that which has been the enduring force in my life: fine art. I attended Cooper School of Art while in my early twenties. Even while practicing and teaching law, I continued to paint and develop my unique style. My paintings are largely based upon people who I've known or have met. I paint in pastels, oils, and watercolors. But pastels are my favorite! In what I call my Nubian Series I draw my subjects with soft pastel and use different mixed media to bring them to life. I use traditional African cloth and contemporary materials to separate figure from ground and liberate the subject from the...