1. Synesthesia
the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.

2. Neighborhood At Night Camille Roman
“When I am doing one of my romantic paintings, I listen to love songs or mood maker songs by Enrique Iglesias, Michael Buble, Robin Thicke or even country songs by Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw or Trace Atkins. I mean c'mon....what woman wouldn't be romantically inspired by at least one of they guys?”

3. Composition Eight Wassily Kandinsky
“Kandinsky had synesthesia and was greatly inspired by the music of Arthur Schönberg”

4. Music, Pink And Blue No. 2 Georgia O’Keeffe
“[O’Keeffe] painted a series of abstract paintings using “the idea that music could be translated into something for the eye,” 

5. Convergence Jackson Pollock
He would dance over huge canvasses while listening to jazz, drizzling paint
To finalize his composition, he would trim the canvas down to a much smaller size

6. Skinny Love Jeremyville
Commissioned poster specifically for Bon Iver’s song “Skinny Love”

7. All The Colors Mix Together To Grey
Jennie Drummond
Inspired by “Grey Street” by the Dave Matthews Band
Mediums: Watercolor, colored pencil

8. We Won’t Be Leaving By The Same Road That We Came By
Jennie Drummond
Inspired by a Keane concert she attended
Mediums: Acrylic, colored pencil

9. You Crush Me Jennie Drummond
Inspired by “Crush” by the Dave Matthews Band
Mediums: Watercolor, ink

10. Are We Out Of The Woods Yet
Jennie Drummond
Inspired by “Out Of The Woods” by Taylor Swift
Mediums: Watercolor, colored pencil, ink, acrylic

11. Your Assignment
Your final project will be inspired by music, but you cannot use any words to convey which song or artist you’ve chosen to represent.
Create four sketches, and get Drummond’s approval.
You must use two different mediums that you have learned this semester and integrate them cohesively. Show me what you know, and what you know well.
On the back of your piece, write the song or artist that you have based your piece off of.
Minimum size of 9” x 12”