Bandmates by Monifa in Houston

So I actually wanted to play saxophone in the band, but since my older sister played trombone and money was tight, my mother instructed me to "play whatever horn that is in there you sister got". I made the best of the decision that was made for me, and eventually started to really like the trombone. I had to fall in love with holding down the background, as opposed to being the lyrics that everyone sings along with. I had to realize that as wonderful as those lyrics were, and I could have sung them with the saxophone, that the backbone of the song is indeed the background music and without it, the song just isn't the same. This piece was done in acrylics, and is accompanied by two other paintings depicting a trombone player and a trumpet player. Some of my closest friends played these instruments-and they were amazing!