Violinist in Porto

A two-man band played to an empty, sloping street in Porto, framed by three tile-faceted buildings. The oversized violin captures how much the music's presence filled that hollow streetscape. There was almost no one around to hear them, yet the sound carried as if the whole street had been built to hold it. This piece is an attempt to freeze that disconnect between the size of the performance and the size of the audience.

• Medium: Watercolor and ink
• Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches
• Paper: Hand-pressed finished watercolor paper