kathimmel,
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'jazz is a good barometer of freedom.'

: he's one of my favourite people (along with my parge, who introduced me to his music), so i am compelled to draw duke ellington whenever the anniversary of his birth ( in 1899) pops up.

duke was full of wisdom, music, mystery & optimism. both of his parents were pianists, so he was naturally drawn to the instrument. his mum & dad did more than refine young edward's ear, though. [THREAD]

black & white digital ink drawing i drew of a dapper duke ellington, musical genius. he stands in a doorway, leaning against the frame & looking bemusedly at something to his right. there's a twinkle in each eye & a wee smile on his face. dressed in a spectacular pinstriped zoot suit, his abstract paisley tie offers contrast. diagonal text, in uppercase, forms an angle to the door frame. it reads: 'it's all i do is dream', which is something that duke said in an interview & has always stuck with me.
digital ink drawing i drew of a dapper duke ellington, musical genius. he stands in a doorway, leaning against the frame & looking bemusedly at something to his right. there's a twinkle in each eye & a wee smile on his face. dressed in a spectacular pinstriped zoot suit, his abstract paisley tie offers contrast. colours are brown, cream, dark & medium french blue & a light sky blue.

sarajw,
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@kathimmel what a great picture, and great suit! Know him well from my years of swing dancing :)

kathimmel,
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@sarajw thank you. :)
must've been great fun to dress up & dance to duke!

sarajw,
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@kathimmel yeah I do miss it! Still a little 😬 going to enclosed, hot and sweaty dances because COVID. Will be looking for more outdoor opportunities as the weather improves...

kathimmel,
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@sarajw yeah, i would be giving that a bodyswerve, too. eep. hope you have some good weather soon so you can get your swing on.

sarajw,
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@kathimmel actually you've triggered me to go look up outdoor events and there's a few coming up I hadn't clocked yet! So thank you!

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