I think I see some women dancing in the back-ground. You've demonstrated great skill here with your acrylics. The instrument and musician are especially impressive. Great work Annette!
I love both the movement and the emotion of this piece!The brightness of the man's face, the magic details of the instrument, and the brilliant background join together to convey the effect of music, and the man's joy in playing it. Virtuoso work!
I enjoy the way you show the viewer only enough of the details to give a clear understanding of the image, that it doesn't bother my minds-eye for the lack of, but it fills my mind with music and joy and a true heartfelt painting, you are a wonderous painter Annette!!
Annette this is just brilliant, I love it!!! Everything about it. The composition, the colours, the mood you have created, the whimsical and musical strokes of the background brush work!! EXCELLENT!
You've capture the harmony and movement of instrument, sound, muscle, and facial expression at its peak synchronicity. Positioning the player off-center allows for the music notes to flow into the background like smoke in a club.
Annette, this is wonderful! I love the expression on his face! That is so amazing! I can't draw or paint at all and I envy people with this wonderful talent!
Brava!
This is simply stunning Annette, to me the figure is almost a ghost. He seems to blend into the back ground, The the expressive brush work and the feeling of depth, visually stunning, my "PIC OF THE DAY"
this is really wonderful painting annette .... great expression caught on his face..... i´ll soon look into ur other work .. sorry a bit away from internet these days :) Shashvat Doorwar
Anonymous Guest
17 Jun 2008
JUST OUTSTANDING MASTER PEICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maria murphy (I am absent for a while)
Beautiful Annette! The Bandonion or BANDONEÓN, ... the very soul of tango- used during the wedding of our Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his Argentinean wife Maxima Zorreguieta. --------So distinctive is its sound, that even those unfamiliar with tango music would recognize it at once! It’s sound and capability is much richer than the accordion.
The first bandoneón (invented around 1845) simply showed up -like all the other immigrants– in Buenos Aires, alone, and virtually unloved, practically unknown back in the land of its birth, Germany, (where it was intended to play church music).
Unlike the piano accordion, the bandoneón does not have keyboards, but has buttons on both sides. The Argentinean bandoneón is a two voice instrument (each note being doubled at the superior octave) with 71 buttons. Each button plays a different note depending on whether the bellows is opened or closed.
annette, what a wonderful piece, ,I can just feel his intensity and joy at playing, he is really one with the music...and I like the shadowy figure in background.-Suzi
Hello Annette... Brilliant composition. Excellent expression of this musician ... The background really match so well to this all scene.. Well. i'm sure we all can hear the sound of bandoneon or Accordion .
Oh this is really good Anette............the face in particular.........he is completely absorbed in his music. I recently did a painting of an accordionist (not yet on ArtWanted) and I never realised how difficult it was to paint instruments........you've done a great job :o))
183 Comments
Michael Kennedy 02 Nov 2010
superb brush workChuck Kling 09 Sep 2008
This is suberb art! Love this.DeShawn Robinson 17 Aug 2008
Love the emotion in this!!daniel morgenstern 17 Aug 2008
Great painting, Annette! I love it.Anonymous Guest 16 Aug 2008
Art with an A Annette! fantastic work!margaret mckeehan 13 Aug 2008
GREAT PAINTINGedwin ijpeij 13 Aug 2008
This is real ART, indeed with capitalsAi Shan 09 Aug 2008
Brilliant painting...can hear and feel the music!Gina Cowins 07 Aug 2008
annette the face is filled with so much expression, excellent.Volinschi Sergiu 04 Aug 2008
Very expressive and a very skilled brush hand!Booker T. Williams, Jr. 02 Aug 2008
REALLY ENJOYING THIS PIECE, Annette ! ! ! !Anonymous Guest 27 Jul 2008
EXCELLENT ART!rellis 27 Jul 2008
very powerful imagekeith docka 26 Jul 2008
wow, i really like thisjoel zelikovitz 24 Jul 2008
So much passion here. Very nicely done.Patricia Vidour 23 Jul 2008
Hello Annette! Excelent work, the Bandoneonista face transmit the strong feelings of, what I imagine, a Tango music!!!Stewart Fowler 22 Jul 2008
I can feel the music.....I really like that...Abbygale Roblet 20 Jul 2008
Fantastic expression. He lives the music. Very very nice painting.Julie Mayser 19 Jul 2008
Marvelous! Great movement and love your special palette!Kirsten Talmage 18 Jul 2008
I love the depth and complexity of color in this.Dawn Sharpe 15 Jul 2008
Gorgeous Pianting, well done!!Liz Robinson 14 Jul 2008
Wonderful Acrylic Painting Annette, love the close up the full painting must look wonderful.Cathy Holford 14 Jul 2008
I love this. So expressive!v blair 14 Jul 2008
Fantastic work Annette!!Patty Day 13 Jul 2008
Excellent art work my friend!!Matthew Steffen 12 Jul 2008
Great work AnnetteOlga Dmytrenko 12 Jul 2008
Great! A lot of feelings come from the painting!Harmen Lustig 11 Jul 2008
Wonderfull piece of art Annette. Even the background is so marvelous. It´s like seeing the music, if you know what I mean. Splendid.Anonymous Guest 11 Jul 2008
I wish I could paint people this way. You can tell this man is soaring on the wings of his song. Excellent work...you've caught his spirit.George Banks 11 Jul 2008
It showcases the essence of artistic expression. Way to go Annette!Rowana Foster 10 Jul 2008
Another great work of art!Tabitha Borges 10 Jul 2008
what passion in his face...great artaprajita lal 10 Jul 2008
very nicely painted expressions...NVJasmin Rodriguez Garcia 09 Jul 2008
wow just excellent work!!congratulationsGinger Lovellette 09 Jul 2008
Really superb, Annette!Anonymous Guest 09 Jul 2008
gewoon geweldig indrukwekkend gedaan. Hoor de muziek! x jo.Nikolay Semyonov 08 Jul 2008
no words for this wonder!DAVID OLSEN 08 Jul 2008
I think I see some women dancing in the back-ground. You've demonstrated great skill here with your acrylics. The instrument and musician are especially impressive. Great work Annette!Donald Schrier 07 Jul 2008
This is a very nice painting of a person that really enjoys there music. Well done.Martha Pennington 07 Jul 2008
very nice^^Joke Schotting 07 Jul 2008
AMAZING WORK ANNETTE MY PIC OF THE DAY!!Robert Cleere 07 Jul 2008
Hi Annette, I can hear him playing now. He really looks in to it!Anonymous Guest 07 Jul 2008
Gr8 work, Annettehiginio alguacil 07 Jul 2008
powerful expression, nice job.John Sweeney 07 Jul 2008
Great job, he's really in to it!Mayme Crouse 07 Jul 2008
excellent Annette..........just excellentBlue Doll 07 Jul 2008
wow... impresive work Annette....Gordon Christie 07 Jul 2008
Excellent - and yes, it was a Dutch vase in my painting. It's been in the house since 1976 and it deserved to be painted.Roger C 06 Jul 2008
Reminds me of home.Richard Delay Sirs 06 Jul 2008
Wonderful movement captired here..... Bravo....george query 06 Jul 2008
Love the movement in the accordion! great workbobby haynes 06 Jul 2008
Awesome work!doreen cyr 06 Jul 2008
this is so good, wow great work doreenAnonymous Guest 03 Jul 2008
Your technique is wonderful Anette I CAN HEAR THE MUSIC!Mary Ashton 03 Jul 2008
Wonderfully expressive piece Annette! MaryAnonymous Guest 02 Jul 2008
awesome, love the feeling and rapture in this, looks like he is playing the ocean wavesmanon gosselin 02 Jul 2008
Beautiful piece! Your choice of colour and composition is terrific!Mary Lou Cupp 02 Jul 2008
Great Stuff Here....Wonderful Work~Chas Sinklier 01 Jul 2008
Brilliant use of the accordion Mary - great pic ~:0)craig moline 01 Jul 2008
Awesome work. I love the emotion displayed here!judit dora 01 Jul 2008
Great expression on his face. Nice job!John Flynn 01 Jul 2008
He is rocking to the music , his emotion is evident and the expanse of the accoridan makes me feel the vibe, It looks like an old masterpieceCynthia DeMaio 01 Jul 2008
I love how the accordian looks so dimensional and the expression on his face.Ines Froehlich 01 Jul 2008
Wunderbares Portrait!!Manda Aguilera 30 Jun 2008
So beautiful, I hope to paint someday..alessandro alex 30 Jun 2008
beautiful portrait, Annette, very expressive!Katerina Koukiotis 29 Jun 2008
beautiful!Sara Deutsch 29 Jun 2008
Music sings through this piece!Anonymous Guest 29 Jun 2008
Outstanding portrait, AnnetteAnonymous Guest 29 Jun 2008
great emotion on that picture!Izabella Pavlushko 29 Jun 2008
he literally went into ecstasies, wonderfully conveyed emotions and fellings, dear Annette, love it !!!!!!!!!!!!Ben Kiger 28 Jun 2008
verygood,wowKerra Lindsey 28 Jun 2008
0h my---what an exspression you've captured! Wonderful emotion portrayed! -Kerramichellino michellino 28 Jun 2008
Dark and melencholy and well executed. michellinopamela jones 28 Jun 2008
Fabulous work, great detailgregg dutcher 28 Jun 2008
Wow,....the close up on his expression,...excellent!!!brenden howard 28 Jun 2008
great painting annette, love the way you captured his personality within painting, as well as great movementdonald laube 27 Jun 2008
You can see here his accordion, detailed work showing the musician singing adds to the imagination and allows us to here it to. Great work Annette.Evelyn Simon 27 Jun 2008
My, that is one huge accordian. You've captured this guys love for music, and that's what a talented artist is surpose to do. Great job!! :o)Carolyn Taylor 27 Jun 2008
I love both the movement and the emotion of this piece!The brightness of the man's face, the magic details of the instrument, and the brilliant background join together to convey the effect of music, and the man's joy in playing it. Virtuoso work!Irvin Duran 27 Jun 2008
wow, this painting is amazing! so much emotion, this man has, he's just loving his musicKaren Corcoran 27 Jun 2008
Your attention to detail is amazing. Well done.Pamela Davidson 27 Jun 2008
I enjoy the way you show the viewer only enough of the details to give a clear understanding of the image, that it doesn't bother my minds-eye for the lack of, but it fills my mind with music and joy and a true heartfelt painting, you are a wonderous painter Annette!!Andrew Dragh 27 Jun 2008
Beautiful work Annette! It captures the Tango expressiveness.John Graham Inkson 27 Jun 2008
Really good work, well done.Rob Keller 27 Jun 2008
Wow Annette very well done, I love it!!!jee-shaun wang 27 Jun 2008
My HEART! Agh!Kwabena Poku 27 Jun 2008
Very expressive. full of emotion. Fantastic workelizabeth clausen 26 Jun 2008
Nice work! I can just feel the music. . !thea walstra 26 Jun 2008
Great expression and awesome work AnnetteMarco Gonzalez 26 Jun 2008
very niceAnonymous Guest 26 Jun 2008
one of your best paintings for me, Annette!Mirek Antoniewicz 26 Jun 2008
hi Annette:) I have very special place for music Astor Piazzolla too, your work is someone echo:) greatHiromi Green 25 Jun 2008
Wonderful expression Annette...I'm touched. Awesome painting!!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 25 Jun 2008
STRIKING work of art,Annette!!!Superb brushwork!!!Jessica Courtley-Rose 25 Jun 2008
Wonderful art...amazing expression!Jim Cabay 25 Jun 2008
Annette----As usual, I just sit and stare at your work for quite a while and just go....WWWWWOOOOOOWWWWW!!! It's Super!Anonymous Guest 25 Jun 2008
So wonderful Annette, great expression on the face and the background is almost on fire of the Argentinian music passion.Lucia Stewart 24 Jun 2008
Annette this is just brilliant, I love it!!! Everything about it. The composition, the colours, the mood you have created, the whimsical and musical strokes of the background brush work!! EXCELLENT!David Holcombe 23 Jun 2008
Wonderful image. I'm a big fan of the accordion and Piazzola. The off-center composition and soulful expression are great. My compliments.Anonymous Guest 23 Jun 2008
Dag Annette, wat een mooi schilderij. Voel de emotie van de bandoneon het gaat door merg en been. Groetjes, Ria.Alex Preiss 22 Jun 2008
Excellent portrait.Carliss Mora 22 Jun 2008
I can almost hear the music, Annette! Wonderful piece!!Anonymous Guest 22 Jun 2008
oh la la, c'est formidable Anette! biss Jac.Steven Torrisi 22 Jun 2008
You've capture the harmony and movement of instrument, sound, muscle, and facial expression at its peak synchronicity. Positioning the player off-center allows for the music notes to flow into the background like smoke in a club.Jennifer Collinson 21 Jun 2008
something different, it's fab!Steve Farr 20 Jun 2008
You've captured great passion and emotion here, Annette!! Wonderfully done!! You're so talented, my friend!! ~SMark Saxton 19 Jun 2008
great piece. super job.Lea Wiggins 19 Jun 2008
Annette, this is wonderful! I love the expression on his face! That is so amazing! I can't draw or paint at all and I envy people with this wonderful talent! Brava!Gabrielle Stahlie 19 Jun 2008
Deze painting is prachtig en getuigt van een groot talent Annette, de concentratie op het gezicht is priceless!Anonymous Guest 19 Jun 2008
congrats on this master piece dear Annette, FanTastTc!Anonymous Guest 19 Jun 2008
Wonderfully executed painting of this musician, Annette. Natalie GFiona Robinson 19 Jun 2008
fabulous painting - the passion and love of music has just swept him away - love it!!!Phil Cashdollar 19 Jun 2008
fantastic work of art annette...bravo my friend...Loredana 19 Jun 2008
Magnificent work my friend Love itLaura Lozito 18 Jun 2008
Amazing. He's hauntingly beautiful.Renata Cavanaugh 18 Jun 2008
Excellent work AnnetteSeth Weaver 18 Jun 2008
A very musical mood to this fine work Annette. I can hear the music.Thomas Hirsch 18 Jun 2008
what a feeling in that work!!?!! Really great! Greets from Thomas. :-)Ruth Kauffman 17 Jun 2008
Superb work, Annette!!! Excellent!!!Ronson Edulan 17 Jun 2008
Great composition Annette!Cathy Jones 17 Jun 2008
Your technique is wonderful- love the emotion in this painting!luci reader 17 Jun 2008
really nice workGavin North 17 Jun 2008
This is simply stunning Annette, to me the figure is almost a ghost. He seems to blend into the back ground, The the expressive brush work and the feeling of depth, visually stunning, my "PIC OF THE DAY"marisa reilly 17 Jun 2008
this is wonderfully done.. i thought it was pastel at first,, great detail and expressiveness ...Shakeh Sarookhanian 17 Jun 2008
Great work!!Realy nice!Faye Facer 17 Jun 2008
Expression, mood, feeling - it's all there.Anonymous Guest 17 Jun 2008
this is really wonderful painting annette .... great expression caught on his face..... i´ll soon look into ur other work .. sorry a bit away from internet these days :) Shashvat DoorwarAnonymous Guest 17 Jun 2008
JUST OUTSTANDING MASTER PEICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maria murphy (I am absent for a while)Perry Schreiber 17 Jun 2008
Wow, this painting screems passion from the facial expression to the smallest of details in the background. Fantastic.Brenda Loveless 17 Jun 2008
what a superb expression...great painting, annette!!Keyon Jones 17 Jun 2008
good paintingHui Zhu 17 Jun 2008
Great painting *_*Terry Bassett 17 Jun 2008
Great sense of movement and capture of facial expression... the background sets it off really well... Nice one Annette!!..:-)Olga van Dijk 17 Jun 2008
Beautiful Annette! The Bandonion or BANDONEÓN, ... the very soul of tango- used during the wedding of our Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his Argentinean wife Maxima Zorreguieta. --------So distinctive is its sound, that even those unfamiliar with tango music would recognize it at once! It’s sound and capability is much richer than the accordion. The first bandoneón (invented around 1845) simply showed up -like all the other immigrants– in Buenos Aires, alone, and virtually unloved, practically unknown back in the land of its birth, Germany, (where it was intended to play church music). Unlike the piano accordion, the bandoneón does not have keyboards, but has buttons on both sides. The Argentinean bandoneón is a two voice instrument (each note being doubled at the superior octave) with 71 buttons. Each button plays a different note depending on whether the bellows is opened or closed.Barry Huyett 17 Jun 2008
great face......luv the expression!esther baltisberger 17 Jun 2008
Fantastic expression I can heaur the music when looking at your painting.Beautiful art AnnetteGreg Dubois 17 Jun 2008
Sweet! I love to see the passion of an artist as he or she works, and this exciting painting does that very well! Oh BTW Hi Annette!Anonymous Guest 17 Jun 2008
wow, totally and utterly awesome -- TahnjaKC CHANG 17 Jun 2008
GREAT WORK!Anonymous Guest 17 Jun 2008
Is this bandonenonplaying from Argentina? I think so. Beautiful done Annette!Federica Bentivoglio 17 Jun 2008
the expression of the face is absolutely powerful!!! Great work, as always!!!Per Corell 17 Jun 2008
Thank you !kath nepia 17 Jun 2008
LIKE THIS-LOTS OF FEELING-CAN ALMOST HEAR THE MUSIC..:o)helen tyralik 17 Jun 2008
wonderful workArmando Salas 17 Jun 2008
Perfect depiction, full of intensity and emotion.Thom Roslan 17 Jun 2008
Totally "expressive" piece of work Annette.....Love the "Intensity" you captured in his face......Awesome !Roberta Ponte 17 Jun 2008
absolutely great my dear! so powerful!Susan Cherry 16 Jun 2008
annette, what a wonderful piece, ,I can just feel his intensity and joy at playing, he is really one with the music...and I like the shadowy figure in background.-SuziLior Goldenberg 16 Jun 2008
Excellent expression!Ron Axelson 16 Jun 2008
I've not done much acrylic, but this is great work.Shahram S. Nahavandi 16 Jun 2008
I love all your creations Annette. This one is very, very special and full of life even in sleep ! Thanks for sharing.Frank Maguire 16 Jun 2008
Very emotional stuff Annette,great work.lillianhibiscus 16 Jun 2008
Really nice portrait!Hassan Pasha 16 Jun 2008
this is extremely COOL .. brilliant human figure .. what is he singing? a Norwegian song?Sigridur Bachmann 16 Jun 2008
Outstanding painting, with lot of feelings and great colors.!! ::::SUPERB.:::::Anonymous Guest 16 Jun 2008
very intersting!Sandra McClure 16 Jun 2008
Very Expressive. Great work.Alberto D'Assumpcao 16 Jun 2008
Fantastic composition and colours, Annette!!!leny hendrickx 16 Jun 2008
What a great portrait,so expresive! very good use of colors !Ann Fawssett-Atkin 16 Jun 2008
So beautifully expressive. My pic of the day AnnetteNira Dabush 16 Jun 2008
Hello Annette... Brilliant composition. Excellent expression of this musician ... The background really match so well to this all scene.. Well. i'm sure we all can hear the sound of bandoneon or Accordion .Anonymous Guest 16 Jun 2008
Annette, Congratulations on this fine painting!Petra Wohlwerth 16 Jun 2008
Really wonderful. You made this face with so much emotion. Great.Brigitte Hintner 16 Jun 2008
Wonderful work dear Annette ...he seems to be in another world .....you did a great job here !!!:-)Bravo !!!Anneke Hut 16 Jun 2008
Oh what a beautiful emotion on this work, Annette! Awesome colours too!Annette Labedzki 16 Jun 2008
sehr schoen Annette ja, ich spreche ein bisschen DeutschCaballero Salguero 16 Jun 2008
Great feeling . Good head and composition. Best wishes.Anne Vis 16 Jun 2008
Great expression, wonderful work, Annette!Debra Kaye Markewicz 16 Jun 2008
Annette! This is really expressive! I can hear the music! Great work!Jacki Bowler 16 Jun 2008
Oh this is really good Anette............the face in particular.........he is completely absorbed in his music. I recently did a painting of an accordionist (not yet on ArtWanted) and I never realised how difficult it was to paint instruments........you've done a great job :o))mel taylor 16 Jun 2008
There is so much emotion in this piece, Annette!! Beautifully done!! melSharon Gonzalez 16 Jun 2008
This is so very very awesome, Annette!!Belinda Howenstein 16 Jun 2008
What a wonderful portrait, awesome painting Annette!José Fortunato 16 Jun 2008
Wonderful portrait ! Great expression !BILL NAGY 16 Jun 2008
Beautiful painting, Annette. Very nice work. BILL NAGYMJ Mitchell 16 Jun 2008
I like his expression - so sincere and totally into the music - I love the background and the swirl - fantastic work of art!Gerard van den Berge 16 Jun 2008
I can hear the music ; so expressive is your painting !Barbara Giordano 16 Jun 2008
Great expression. Love it!Joanna Jungjohann 16 Jun 2008
il se sent mélancolique pendant que jouant ce qu'a l'air d'un accordéon. . . . . and most expressive soulful mood and beautifully touchingEmily Reed 16 Jun 2008
REMINDS ME SO OF VENICE STREET SINGERS! AWESOME PAINTING!Marika Antal 16 Jun 2008
WOW!!! HOW COOL IS THIS!! GOOD WORK!!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 16 Jun 2008
SO INTENSE AND TOUCHING POWERFUL!! great, GREAT!! can feel the music and the emotion.