I have a confession to make– I accost musicians who like my work with pleas to let me photograph their instruments. I’m not proud. I prey upon the amateur and professional alike. At art fairs where there is music, I bring a white blanket just so I will have a soft protective surface to lay instruments on and against. Nothing beats sunshine for photographing brass and silver.
This painting comes from a series of photos I took at the Oregon State Fair’s Artisan Village. It’s the result of just plain begging a fellow vender to bring in her trombone, euphonium, and trumpets in for me to photograph. The clarinet I asked a girl friend’s daughter to lend me to use as a foil when photographing brass and sliver. I think they make a lovely pair.