Duet for Carmen & Dizzy (Left Panel) blue q=carm+little+turtle

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Diamond shapes scatter across the image like facets catching flame

and out of water

With eyes scattered within its large eyes and flame-like hair

—Excerpted from https://arlanhuang

Duet for Carmen & Dizzy (Left Panel) blue q=carm+little+turtleFrom the Artist Duet for Carmen & Dizzyis a [two part, or diptych] tribute homage to the late Carmen McRae and John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie. The image grows out of a series of images which have developed over a 20 year period and continues to be built upon. The left half [this print] refers to Dizzy Gillespie, horn player. The rectangular form and various lines represent "Dizzy" and the circle with spiraling lines represent the source and emanations