Man in Red, Listening to Jazz

Title: Man in Red, Listening to Jazz

Medium: Acrylic, oil, and marker on canvas paper (hand-applied)

Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches

Style: Contemporary Expressionism

Description:

Man in Red, Listening to Jazz is a portrait shaped by sound - an inner world rendered through warm, red-inspired hues. The figure settles into a private rhythm, where layered acrylic and oil blend with loose, improvisational marker lines. The surface shifts like music: soft passages that swell, sharp lines that guide the eye, and tonal variations that echo the improvisation of jazz. Red serves as the anchor rather than the whole palette - its warmth, its pulse, its emotional gravity- while surrounding colors create space and breath. The composition listens inward, capturing the moment when music dissolves into feeling and color becomes the conduit for mood.