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art, beauty, Bill Evans, inspiration, jazz, Maurice Sapiro, music, Paintings, peace
Reflections on Golden Pond by Maurice Sapiro
Bill Evans’s “Peace Piece” is “an unrehearsed modal composition that he recorded for his “Everybody Digs Bill Evans” LP in 1958. It is hailed as one of the most beautiful and evocative solo piano improvisations ever recorded.”
I discovered this music at Ken Chawkins’s website The Uncarved Block, and I quite agree. I played it over and over again, it was so soothing and deliciously eloquent. You can read more about this work and Bill Evans, who is considered by some as the world’s greatest jazz pianist, at the link above.
“Peace Piece” pairs so beautifully with the evocative artwork of Maurice Sapiro, which shares the same sense of depth and richness. I discovered Sapiro’s work years ago when I first began blogging, and I’ve been a fan ever since. His ethereal, dreamlike images capture ‘the moment when natures fuses light and air.” From that fusing comes a haunting beauty and deep, abiding peace. Like Evans’s “Peace Piece.”
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.
Dance of the Clouds by Maurice Sapiro, oil on panel
Hammomasstet Sunburst
Any Port in a Storm
Mist
Painting Gold on the Water
Skylight II
The Subtle Nuance
Moonglow
The Six-Foot Sunset
Orient Point, Full Moon
Moon, Clouds and Falls
Deborah J. Brasket 
Love! Thank you for your choices here!
Thank you, Ka. I’m glad you are enjoying them.
Never knew of Maurice Sapiro. His paintings are wonderful! I especially love Moonglow, Mist, Painting Gold on the Water, and Reflections on Golden Pond. They really go well with Bill Evans’s Peace Piece. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I’ve been a fan of Sapiro’s paintings for some time now. I’m glad you thought they were a good fit with Evans’ Peace Piece, since you were the one to introduce it to me. Thanks, Ken.
What glorious light-filled inspirational paintngs… a revelation… and a painter I will e following…thank you for the revelation…
So happy to make the introduction, Valerie!
These are stunning! Congratulations on the thoughtful work.
They’re amazing! Thank you for sharing them.