Grant Green
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Grant Green
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This oil painting of Grant Green is part of a series of works jazz and blues artists from the 1930's onward. Grant Green (June 6, 1935 St. Louis, Missouri � January 31, 1979; New York; was a jazz guitarist and composer. A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar ... Green's playing is immediately recognizable -- perhaps more than any other guitarist. Green's primary influences were saxophonists, particularly Charlie Parker, and his approach was therefore almost exclusively linear rather than chordal. The simplicity and immediacy of Green's playing, which tended to avoid chromaticism, derived from his early work playing rhythm and blues and, although at his best he achieved a synthesis of this style with bop, he was essentially a blues guitarist and returned almost exclusively to this style in his later career. I hope you enjoy viewing this work. Barbara McMahon
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August 8th, 2012
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Comments (52)
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Mike Dawson for the feature in the 1000 Views Limited 1 A Day group! Much appreciated.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #15 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Barbara McMahon
A big Thank you to the Buyer from Boulder, Colorado! Your purchase is much appreciated. Sincerely, Barbara McMahon
Barbara McMahon
Thank you very much to the Buyer from Tokyo, Japan. I hope you enjoy your purchase for many years to come! Your patronage is much appreciated. Sincerely, Barbara McMahon
Deborah A Andreas
Amazing painting of Grant Green! Great use of light and shadows. You are so very talented, Barbara. Fave
John Houseman
You're an excellent painter with very good musical taste. I hope you'll check out my work.
Barbara McMahon
A big Thank You to the Buyer from Los Angeles, California! I hope you enjoy your print for many years to come. Thank you so much for your patronage! Sincerely, Barbara
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent painting, Barbara!!! Bold, beautiful light and colors! L/F
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you so much Hanne for your kind and generous comment! I appreciate it very much.
Steve Knapp
Wow! Barbara when it comes to jazz and blues we seem to have a common ground great work v
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thanks so much Steve! I did a series of jazz/blues musicians a while ago. It was great fun!