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Movement with the Violin

The Quiet Voice of the Violin.  I am not as knowledgeable about the voice of a violin as I am with piano or guitar. But perhaps that is why this painting stayed with me so deeply. © Laurie Pace        Graphics One Design 2026 Violin Player Oil on Canvas  SOLD   by Laurie Pace   Movement The flowing sleeves of this young musician caught my attention first — the way fabric moves with the arm, rising and falling as the bow travels across the strings. That gentle wave feels like the music itself, lifting and settling, shaped by the smallest change in pressure or speed. This is an oil painting, a commissioned piece, and I loved every hour spent on it — about four days of complete focus. Painting her felt like listening without trying to name the notes. Just watching. Just following the motion. The sound of a violin can lure us — sometimes to dance, sometimes simply to stay very still and listen. It invites you to notice variance: the diff...