Atlanta Artist Corey Barksdale Coltrane Sketch Speed Drawing Art Atlanta Time Lapse Illustration Art

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John Coltrane sketch/speed drawing by Atlanta Georgia Artist Corey Barksdale. "Coltrane is at the top of my list when it comes to jazz musicians," says Barksdale. A Coltrane recording he particularly enjoys is Africa. "Coltrane is improvisational in the piece, but he has structure in his sound. I like the freedom that he has when he's playing Africa. It's rhythmic and free."

Barksdale admires Miles Davis with equal measure for his rawness. "Davis was into experimenting and trying different things with his sound. He was a catalyst for other musicians and he was a pioneer in his time, all without commercializing the music."

So what is it about jazz that inspires Barksdale's creativity as a painter? "I love the improvisation of jazz musicians from the '50s and '60s. There was a lot of experimentation going on. In much the same way, I want to create something totally new with my paintings each time - to be different in the way I portray certain subjects."

Barksdale clearly appreciates traditional jazz artists - the Jazz Crusaders and Sonny Rollins included - but he also gets a certain amount of inspiration from legendary contemporaries like Joe Sample and David Sanborn.

John Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926. Coltrane grew up in High Point NC, moving to Philadelphia PA in June 1943. He was inducted into the Navy in 1945, returning to civilian life in 1946. Coltrane worked a variety of jobs through the late forties until (still an alto saxophonist) he joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1949. He stayed with Gillespie through the band's breakup in May 1950 and (now on tenor saxophone) worked with Gillespie's small group until April 1951, when he returned to Philadelphia to go to school.

In early 1952 he joined Earl Bostic's band, and in 1953 he joined Johnny Hodges's small group (during that saxophonist's short sabbatical from Duke Ellington's orchestra), staying until mid 1954.

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[MrParangaricutirimi]

hahaha.. but why didn't you put a coltrane's song...hahaha..but .good job!!!!

[clow2ground]

@MrParangaricutirimi I actually used a Coltrane song originally but the owners to the copyright disapproved my use of the tune. Thanks!

[siruis1510]

Nice work

Do you draw from pictures

or from your imagination?

when i draw something from my imagination

i need a lot of time.

[clow2ground]

Hi,

Thank you for the compliment. I actually draw from both pictures and imagination. Depends on the subject and project.

[stainedglassbob]

Beautiful. Thank God for ARTISTS!

[felido]

I would really like to know the name of the song. Truly amazing.

[TheDrawingLab]

The reason he didn't show the drawing upright is because it didn't come out very good

[3lzamir]

Prertty good, but I wanted to see the finished drawing. :(

[Tchikiflow100]

the music is : Dax Johnson - A Moment In The Life

[clare902]

i see a sharpie

[clare902]

sharpie,

[clare902]

sharpie 

[clare902]

sharpie :)

[clare902]

sharpie =]