Miles Davis Original Oil Painting (16"x20" canvas with frame)

Title: "Never Really There" Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16"x20" Time to complete: 11 hours Date completed: 2011 *Includes frame --- "Never Really There" Miles Davis single-handedly revolutionized the world of music. Although his musical presence was holistic and dominating- he was a divided man. His time was divided. His love was divided. His audiences in the states were even divided. But when he went to Paris he found acceptance, both racially and musically. He found love- and what he was searching for, for so long, was actually inside of him.The right side of the painting is purposely vague and is inspired by George Seurat's pointillism paintings. Seurat was a French post-impressionist painter who is famous for using thousands of colorful dots in close proximity to create an illusion of blended color when viewed from a distance. My version of Seurat's style symbolizes Miles' creativity being stifled while in the United States because of various reasons- including racial tensions of