Get Your Groove On

6/26/2021 2:23:46 PM
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Asociacion Folklorica Excuzucena, Oil, 24 x 36Edit Image

When I paint, sometimes I listen to books on CD but usually I listen to music. Music creates a mood that helps me focus on my work. I have a lot of CDs, oldies, jazz, opera, big band, classical, Celtic and various others. What I choose to listen to as I paint depends on my mood. Here are a few moods and a few of my favorites that go with them.

Something calming: anything from Andrea Boccelli, music from the movies "Il Postino" and "Last of the Mohicans."

Need some energy: Oldies from The Drifters, Dion, and Kansas.

Feeling cranky: The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Songs From Lonely Avenue."

Feeling good: music from Sara Vaugn, Etta James, and the Moody Blues.

Moody, leave me alone: music from Clannad and other Celtic groups.