"Mirror" | Colorado Springs Artist

Crossposted on my piano blog. Scroll down for video and photo!


There are several things I'm shocked and awed by at the moment:

-How little time I've had for blogging over the past few months
-How quickly this year has gone
-How quickly this semester has gone
-How soon it will be 2011

and finally,

-That I *just* finished my final project of the year.

Several weeks ago, I entered the last stage of my first semester back at school. While this semester has been dominated by music, I've also been taking an art class--and as it turned out, our last assignment for this class was a project of our own creation.

The opportunity got me thinking. I've been a pianist and artist for most of my life, and these two passions are huge parts of my identity. But in all these years, I've never blended the two worlds. In fact, I've struggled quite a bit to find a balance between those sides of myself, if only because they're both so involved and emotionally consuming. And I know that, although I've chosen to pursue music as my primary focus, I will always be an artist...and if I want to continue to be fulfilled and content, I'll need to find ways to continuously incorporate art into my life, and reconcile my competing interests.

All that said, I decided to take this assignment as an opportunity to finally prioritize art and music at the same time, and share the contrasts between my major emotional outlets. So without further ado, I present to you: "Mirror", a tribute to Rachmaninoff, piano, art, and passion.





I'll take a higher quality photo later on, but for now, here's a still shot of the finished portrait: