Barefoot Pianist

James Fitzwilliam accompanied the Bard College Symphonic Chorus in a concert last night. I painted him in watercolor and gouache from the fourth row of the audience.  

Fitzwilliams is a dedicated barefooter all year round, including in the winter. He says that "it provides during performances the benefit of increased sensitivity to the instrument and better pedal control at both the organ and the piano."

Previously posts about sketching in concerts:

James Bagwell Conducts
Maestro Bagwell
James Bagwell at a Rehearsal
The "Flash-Glance" Method
Gouache portrait of an Irish whistle player
Sketching a vocal concert
Violinist in ink wash
Horn Player
Mirko Listening
Club Passim Gig
Shapewelding Sketching
The Cello and the Pencil
Concertgoer
Mass in C
Handel's Messiah
Irish Fiddler Dylan Foley