Question Music to paint by?

[Will Bailie]

Dead right.

I'm not much of a "music" person myself, but I listen to endless reams of podcasts while painting/modelmaking.

I agree with Andy.  Tastes in music certainly vary:  I love bagpipes, and could happily have piobaireachd playing in the background, but that won't work for everyone!  On the other hand, I've found myself quite content painting with Tom and Dominic from The Rest is History podcast blethering away and getting deep into the weeds with details about Custer or Franz Ferdinand or whatetever.

[Cubs]

'Peter and the Wolf', by Prokofiev. Pretty much anything by Prokofiev really or JS Bach.

Or the 'Lord of the Rings' soundtrack, all three of them, they're very good.

Personally, my go-to has always been Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds', but you said fancy classic stuff.

Or Timmy Mallet's 'Incy Wincy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini'; I prefer his earlier stuff before he sold out.

[carlos marighela]

I agree with Andy.  Tastes in music certainly vary:  I love bagpipes, and could happily have piobaireachd playing in the background, but that won't work for everyone!

Are you sure bagpipes count as music? I thought they were covered off under the 1949 Geneva Convention?

[DivisMal]

Johann Sebastian Bach. I have his complete works and when I‘m in the mood, I simply play some random stuff. Vivaldi goes in the same range.

PS
Mom was a nurse, dad sold stuff at a kiosk to miners. There’s no connection. Rather as others said, I know enough examples the other way round.

[Tarnegol]

Elgar, Cello concert (by Du Pres if possible)...

I can't paint and listen to this, I can't see through the tears...

[Michi]

I can't paint and listen to this, I can't see through the tears...

Immediate effect of listening to Celli...

[Tarnegol]

Immediate effect of listening to Celli...

You're not wrong, but I think it's an immediate effect of listening to Jacqueline du Pré, and wondering what might have been...

[2010sunburst]

Yep, good call you guys.  Not one to relax and paint to…..stellar piece though….

Just thought about this a little more, and if you have a CD player in your painting area, just pick up a couple of classical CDs in a charity shop and see how you get on.  Classical music is the greatest bargain in the musical world.  A tenner randomly spent can get you a lifetimes study and enjoyment. 

[modelwarrior]

Dont judge me