Leaning back, lost in his music, a man coaxes sultry notes from his golden sax. This work depicts a master of his craft doing what he does best. The multiple colors are an expression of his emotions and mood as he hits the notes one after the other, says Ghanaian artist Lawrence Kwaku Agyeman. This painting is inspired by a saxophonist I watched in a jazz session at the National Theater in Ghana. Dexterity on the saxophone – and for that matter, any other musical instrument – is the result of talent plus perspiration.
