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Music of the Spirit

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

Featured Work

Six silent strings by BecQuist

Im currently playing with shadows and this is a work that i am quite proud of.
Old Mandolin by bribiedamo

this one is from around 1920…needs a little tlc…......but quite a nice piece…..
Victoriana. by Irene Burdell

Textures and layers processed using photoshop
The Sound of the Islands by aura2000

Retro style art in Sepia colors, showing a Ukulule (with a Lei), Ipus and a Conch Shell. Dedicated to all those who love the music of the Hawaiian Islands
Australia Fair Street Organ by Rod Kashubin

Playing old-time favorites including Along The Road To Gundagai, Jingle Bells, Memories Are Made Of This and many other at Canberra Floriade every year since 1992 is this magnificent and grand instrument. It is known as one of the largest and finest outdoor auto pipe organs that ever came to Australia. The 73 key Concert Street Organ was built in 1992 by following the original 19th century design by Johnny Verbeeck in Belgium, the organ manufacturer with the family history and traditions of organ making going back to 1884. Some of the organs back in those days were operated by organ grinder turning a big handle that activated the blower and card feed mechanism. The modern ones are commonly using a belt drive and a small motor with a battery. The instrument is played mechanically by passing the book music with perforated holes representing notes through the reader. That allows pipe valves to open whenever a hole passes by and to produce a sound. That is a fantastic instrument which I hope to see and hear again. In this HDR I combined the original background with tone-mapped front which in my opinion gave the picture a bit more realism and put the focus on the street organ. The 3 shots were taken from the tripod set on a low level. There were a lot of people nearby with children coming closer to touch the instrument and tourists like me taking hundreds of pictures. However, I was lucky enough to wait till the right moment and have few shots with no one in the frame. I have few more photographs of it from the back including one with the owner demonstrating a book music which I will hopefully process and upload sometime later. Location: Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT, Australia From my photoblog at http://www.bouncedphoton.com This print is available with 0% markup. Please enjoy and thank you for your visit!
Melody of Fall by Valentina Gatewood

11×17 Soft pastel on paper
SHAPES & THINGS by RakeshSyal

The violin, was captured with the studio lights, a large umbrella with silver lining. The apurture was opened up to give this image a quizical look. This image is as is, no adjustment in ps eccept a little crop. Nikon D70, Nikkor 28-105. /
Wooden Musical Instruments by MaluC

These are wooden musical instruments.
SONATA for PIANO and VIOLIN by Olga van Dijk

Featured in Art For The World, December 2009! This collage/painting is proudly hanging in my solo show at the Gallery of the Lorelton (Wilmington DE, USA) / April 1-30, 2009 / (Theme: FACES, PLACES, AND INNER SPACES) Collage Art is unique because you take already existing materials to design your own piece of art. / All you need is an open mind and the willingness to explore. / I love working with traditional methods and materials in a total unexpected way. I used different kind of paper, newspaper, acrylic paint, ink and pencil. I wanted to give this Collage/Painting an old look by painting the music sheets and background with raw sienna, which give the collage this antique feel. / Purposely I was leaving some light areas to provide the eye to travel throughout the piece. For “Sonata for Piano and Violin” I was influenced by my musical background and by a strong sense of color (earth tones) After I almost finished this collage/painting I glued the canvas board on a larger canvas, to incorporate the piece and to give it the desired depth. Size middle canvas board: 20”X24”. / Size stretched canvas 24”x30” (61.03×76.2 cm) with gallery wrapped edges over wooden frame. ©opyright Olga van Dijk 2009 / Unauthorized copying or use of images is prohibited. / This is another OlgArtsProduction©2009

Recent Work

taking a break by Anthony DiMichele

photo with PS ~ an oud at rest…
sax 4 by Anthony DiMichele

photo with PS
Sure you can Trust the Government Just Ask a Native America Indian! by RealPainter

My flute….........bought it in Cherokee….........land on the reservation,hand carved by a real Indian, made of beautiful wood, Don’t loose you song, keep singing my friends…........keep playing the harp and the flute and your instruments, there are some things that no one can take away…......OUR song is one of them.
high key blues by Clare Colins

Composite image of original photographs, layers and textures. The sad, sweet tones of the mbira bring back to life those who have departed.
New Love by Kristian Futol

2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard / 60s neck / Desert burst flame top Taken with a Nikon D40x with 18-200mm VR lens.
Enlightened states of being by Lawrence Alfred Powell

For other works see the new art/literature ezine, Le Nouveau Monde Vert, at lnmveditors.50webs.com (LNMV is now accepting art/poetry submissions for the 2009 issue. Email to: lnmveditors@yahoo.co.uk)
MUSIC by Betsy Seeton

This is a close up of one of my original paintings done on gypsum board with all kinds of different paints – acrylic, oil, water based, and latex. I use a technique I’ve coined “the unpainting” where I get a base of design underneath the paint and then “unpaint”—take the paint off.
Respondent chord by Lawrence Alfred Powell

For other works see the new art/literature ezine, Le Nouveau Monde Vert, at lnmveditors.50webs.com (LNMV is now accepting art/poetry submissions for the 2009 issue. Email to: lnmveditors@yahoo.co.uk)
The Tooth Fairy by Ladymoose

m is for Maisey. / Cross breed.
Old Spanish Guitar by macro magnon

Old friend portrait :o)...
Ibanez-GB-200. by Valentina Gatewood

My favorite guitar

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

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Seasons Greetings

In The Challenge Spirit of the Holidays Musical Challenge
By Irene Burdell