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Music of the Spirit

Art and Photography of All Things Musical *No Large Portions Of People*

Featured Work

"Symphonic Manifestation" Musical Instruments Watercolor by Paul Jackson

The warmth of wood, the reflection of light on brass and the manifestation of a Monarch are part of this watercolor composition by Paul Jackson. This painting is one of a still life series by the artist highlighting musical instruments.
Universal Language by artisandelimage

Music is the universal language of mankind. / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida
Blues Saxophone by Trev159

A picture taken at a friend’s birthday party. Looks really good with the blue light reflecting on the sax’s.
Easy Going by Walter Quirtmair

Sunset cruise with Jazz :-)
Trumpet by Ken Powers

This is one of the many trumpets I have worked on during my long career as a brass instrument repair technician. I hate to bring my work home with me but, on occasion, my work can provide inspiration. This is painted on Arches 140# paper with 18th century reproduction watercolor paint. Featured in Music of the Spirit group in November 2009. / Featured in The Collector’s Corner in November 2009. / Featured in Just Watercolours in November 2009. /
Vintage Sax by phil decocco

i walked around an outdoor art show today and was pleased to hear a melancholy sax playing familiar tunes. so I stopped to chat with the artist and we had a delightful conversation about his music, his life, and his sax. Turns out the sax is over thirty years old, and made by Yamaha. It maintains its tone, mellowness, and moody sound in his hands. it was owned originally by a friend of his, who when facing his own demise, put it in his friend’s hands for musical posterity.
Flue Pipes by RobertCharles

Flue Pipes I was let free in St.Paul’s Anglican Church one day and took a great series inside. These are the organ pipes which (if i had to guess) would stand about 15 to 20 feet high. (they almost look like fancy kayaks) There is a labyrinth in the church that allows anyone to walk the path on the last Friday of every month to candle-light. It’s not a religious experience, people of all faiths and beliefs are invited to come here. It’s a really cool though. There is always a live musician with drums and a guitar. The labyrinth is a replica of an ancient French labyrinth that apparently has mystical powers. Whatever you believe, it’s a good way to decompress from the week and take an hour to yourself to go over things. Totally peaceful and nice, just have an open mind. ___________ The sound of a flue pipe is produced with no moving parts, solely from the vibration of air, in the same manner as a recorder or a whistle. Wind from the “flue”, or windway is driven over an open window and against a sharp lip called a Labium. By Bernoulli’s principle this produces a lower pressure region just below the window . When the vacuum under the window is large enough, the airstream is pulled under the Labium lip. Then the process works in reverse, with a low pressure region forming over the Labium which pulls the airstream to the other side again. This ‘fluttering’ airflow creates high and low pressure waves within the pipe’s air column. A high and a low pressure wave form a single “cycle” of the pipe’s tone. The oscillating airflow produced by the Labium is called a Von Karman vortex street. Flue pipes generally belong to one of three tonal families: flutes, diapasons (or principals), and strings. The basic “foundation” (from the French term fonds) sound of an organ is composed of varying combinations of these three tonal groups, depending upon the particular organ and the literature being played. The different sounds of these tonal families of pipes arise from their individual construction. The tone of a flue pipe is affected by the size and shape of the pipes as well as the material out of which it is made. A pipe with a wide diameter will tend to produce a flute tone, a pipe with a medium diameter a diapason tone, and a pipe with a narrow diameter a string tone. A large diameter pipe will favor the fundamental tone and restrict high frequency harmonics, while a narrower diameter favors the high harmonics and suppresses the fundamental. The science of measuring and deciding upon pipe diameters is referred to as pipe scaling, and the resulting measurements are referred to as the scale of the pipe. Ranks of all three tonal families can be either open or stopped, although flutes are by far the most common of the three to be stopped.
Clarinet by Veronica Schultz

A more subtle use of rainbow lighting. No post editing. Featured In / Ohio Photographers Group / The Scavenger Hunt / Music of the Spirit
My Secret Passion by Kathy Parker

Not many people know I play the trumpet, and even less know how much I actually love playing it. I recently had a friend ask me to do some shots for her son’s bedroom who is also learning the trumpet, and I jumped at the chance and knew the shots would be for my own enjoyment as much as her son’s (hopefully) enjoyment! Panasonic DMC-FZ28, using a close up filter / ISO 100, f/3.4, exposure 1/100, focal length 13mm Featured in Depth of Field (2 images per day) Group / Featured in Music Of The Spirit
Saxophone quality by Esther van de Belt

My daughter and I are both learning to play an instrument .My dayghter plays the trumpet and I play the saxophone. We are a member of the Wynyard band. VIEW MORE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Recent Work

Sparkle & Smack! - Collaboration by Kaleidoking

A collaboration with the very talented Billy Funk billyboy Bill took the photograph, “Sparkle & Smack!” and I worked my magic on it to create this amazing kaleidoscopic image. Here are two more pieces we like to show you:
Dancer by Ada Panich

Image of the shadow of a small statuette dancer in front a sheet music
Some Tuning Required by Susan Bergstrom

My Fine Art and Photography Studio is located in Mesquite, Nevada. / Thank you for viewing my art. For more products custom designed from my original art and photography, please take a minute to view my products page on Zazzle! / VIEW Susan’sGallery / VIEW Susan’sZazzle /
Guitar by mrana

Illustration of a guitar from a slightly distorted perspective. Great idea for a gift for music loving friends or family members! P.S.: This one was a toughie!!!
Play for Me - Streets of London by Pamela Jayne Smith

whilst the girls were out with the Chaboussant this morning at repetition I had a little lookie around to try out my new lens!! Chloe had been playing “The Streets of London” before leaving so I used her guitar and music to create something a little different (for me!) SOLD Framed Print 14th November ‘09 THANK you So much to the buyer :) / Featured in Still Life Fine Art and Food Photography 4th October ‘09 / Featured in Technical Photography January 09 / Placed First in Nostalgic Music Challenge in the Nostalgic Art and Photography group February 7th 09* Canon eos 400d with canon 50mm f/1.811 lens / 800 iso / 50mm focal length / 1/60 secondes / no flash fired / daylight from window only / as is straight from camera and new 50mm lens :)) / 768 views Sets of Two Banjo / FOR GEORGE
Mandolin by maria paterson

still life interior pastel by Maria Paterson 1.2m x 90cm original sold / / FEATURED IN BEHIND THE MASK my website / my bubblesite / artist interview
The Silver Valve by Kathy Parker

This is the last shot in my trumpet/musical series that I have done for a friend. I have loved doing these shots and loved the way they have turned out and it has inspired me to look beyond the usual portrait and landscape shots that I do and stretch my imagination further to things a little LESS done. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 with close up conversion lens / ISO 100, f/2.8, exposure 100, focal length 5mm
Timber textures by Melissa Brett

Guitar my partner made. I love the shapes and wood-grain texture contrasting against soft fabric.
christmas blessings by RenataOz

i have this wonderful rubber stamp that i wanted to highlight on a card…the music sheet background gave me the perfect backdrop for it.
Jazzy and Icy by conceptus55

30” x 36” Mix Media (Acrylic, Enamel and silver leaf) on canvas. Enter a 2-dimensional plain where music, instruments, and color treats you to a mood of serendipity.
Music Reigns by conceptus55

30” x 30” Acrylic on canvas (embellished). Music tames the beast, it soothes the soul, and makes us jubilant! It is King in a land of emotion…music reigns supreme!

A group for the sharing of art and photography, and still life of musical instruments. Anything musical is fine. But must be Clearly Musical… :-)
NO performance art/photography. No Significant portions of people’s bodies in the images Please NONE NONE NONE will be accepted if a large portion of a person is visible
Notes, scales, all fine!
Must Be A Musical Instrument or Portion of an instrument OR a part of something MUSICAL that can be Played Or Used For Musical Purposes

Challenge Winner

Sound Designs Challenge
Robert Charles
For Renaissance