On the Street: This trumpet player was a model in the studio, but so much of this gesture is what you’d see on the street in New Orleans. The angle of the trumpet forms a diagonal line that sets the laid-back tone of the painting. His hands and the lighting on his face really resonated with me in terms of portraying how it feels to hold and play a trumpet.  It's not so much about the expression on the face; it’s more about the hands playing the trumpet. The contortion of his left hand provides a contrast to his relaxed face. In Southern music culture, musicians often become one with the instrument. In this painting, the sound and touch of the trumpet become one through the visual representation of light.

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