In Billy Joel's "Piano Man," a vivid array of painted abstract characters grace the series entitled, “It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday,” emerges from the lyrics. I take small artistic liberties with the characters but I try to keep the feeling of the song. Forgive my Billy!
John, portrayed as the bartender is a friendly face, and exudes a weary yet familiar warmth, his features etched with life's battles. The waitress, her eyes alight with determination, practices a subtle form of politics, navigating the complexities of human interaction. Women patrons, lost in the embrace of their tonic and gin, find solace in the melodies, their bodies swaying to the rhythm of their own stories.
Loneliness, personified, is the uninvited guest, mingling with the frequent customers who seek solace in shared moments. A real estate novelist, lost in her own world of words, conjures realms beyond the bar's confines. And then, there's the maestro himself, the Piano Man, his fingers caressing the keys with a symphony of shared sorrows and fleeting joys. Each stroke of Joel's lyrical brush reveals a tapestry of lives, woven with threads of longing, camaraderie, and the universal quest for connection amid life's melancholic melody.
Mixed Media: acrylic paint and artist crayon on stretch canvas, 12"w x 12"h x .65”, 2023
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