String Art

A Banjo on My Knee, oil on panel with banjo mandolin parts

I finally finished "A Banjo on My Knee," my submission for the Richmond Symphony's String Art fundraiser. Participants could alter their instruments in any way, but I was so fascinated with the banjo mandolin I chose, that I didn't want to change it at all! My inspiration was a 1920's photo of a woman with her banjo. I took the instrument apart and decided to replace the body with a painted panel.

The 50 works of String Art will be auctioned off at a gala in October. The preview party is in September, and I can't wait to see the other 49 pieces.