October 2023 - Change is Good

Hello! I've been painting mostly to Native American flute music by artists like Carlos Nakai and Jesse Kalu for a long time. I also frequently paint to the music of my friend, fingerstyle guitarist, Rick Cyge. 

I've had a Bose CD player with big speakers and a small collection of CDs that have been my go-to painting music for, well, years. 

The CD player started acting up a while ago and then stopped working. Melissa was secretly thrilled, because the equipment took up all kinds of space, plus she said I needed to expand my musical repertoire! She suggested setting me up with a Spotify account, where I could listen to a wider variety of music and create playlists.  I resisted at first, because, you know... CHANGE...

         

But she immediately created playlists for me that include Rick's music and the Native American music, but also added new ones that are soft jazz, French ballads, and my favorite find, Caro Emerald. If you haven't heard her sing That Man or A Night Like This, you haven't lived, my friends!

She also got me my own Aftershokx headphones so I can listen not just while I paint but also when I'm just sitting around. She's very nice to me. (She made me say that).

We have had a lot of change in our life this past year, but I have to say that I think our move here to Falmouth on beautiful Cape Cod, along with this change of music, has had a positive, upbeat effect on my painting, but I'll let you decide for yourselves. Here's what I've done since expanding my musical horizons! Hope you like it!