Painting and drawing live cello music is about merging the sounds and rhythms into a visual experience on canvas. The choice of drawing  and materials becomes easy because the mind is free to respond to each note intuitively, not thinking to much and more about taking risks. Drawing live cello music is about staying in the moment, improvising what you see and trusting that you are part of creating a symbiosis between you and the musician. 

Recently I had a live sitting with David Rose, a beautiful cellist from Adelaide. The drawing session was about capturing the pure enjoyment of the cello experience, the deep warm tones and that moment of the cellist being one with the instrument. David's love of the cello is inspiring, he has been playing since he was 9 years old, his facial expressions are interesting to draw and interpret.

Through observing cellists I have been touched by the intense love between the artist and their instrument. The vibration and movement of the eyes, head and hands is graceful and powerful to witness. I'm interested in exploring the relationship between musician and instrument and find live sittings inspirational. I prefer the musician to use their intuition and improvise producing an energy that cannot be found listening to a recording. When the drawing begins to flow a tempo develops between artist and musician and inhibitions seem to disappear.

"Drawing the Cello" is about the moments during a  a cello performance, in that moment of completion when the sound, the feeling, and the movement still resonates and lingers in the air, in the stillness.  It is for the viewer to interpret in their own way what this cello drawing means to them. The live drawing session was a moment in time and time itself has allowed the cello image to express its own meaning.