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Jazz Series

I had the honor of creating the official poster for the 2025 Telluride Jazz Festival, along with a companion series of paintings.
My work explores the energy of movement and emotion through light and color, and this project was a true joy—an opportunity to translate the rhythm and soul of music into visual form, connecting the worlds of sound and sight.
Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Telluride Jazz Southwest official festival poster Mancos Colorado saxophone trumpet

Telluride Jazz
2025

24"x30"

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Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Main Street Groove Southwest jazz inspired art Mancos Colorado female saxophone brass

Main Street Groove
2025

24"x30"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Mountain Music Southwest vibrant jazz art Mancos Colorado alpine lake

Mountain Music
2025

36"x48"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Epicenter Southwest dynamic jazz energy Mancos Colorado alpine lake

Epicenter
2025

20"x30"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Infinata Southwest abstract jazz rhythm movement Mancos Colorado dancer

Infinata
2025

20"x30"

​Music, movement, color and light. The world dances with you. Look, then look again. Twirl and laugh.  Get lost between worlds, between languages.  Find words never spoken before, then throw them in the air and let them fall like confetti on the land.

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Fearless Southwest bold jazz expression Mancos Colorado woman female singing

Fearless
2025

36"x36"

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Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Play Louder Southwest expressive jazz art Mancos Colorado sousaphone aspens tuba

Play Louder
2025

36"x36"

Original acrylic painting Dai Salwen Change is Happening Southwest transformative jazz Colorado saxophone Kamasi Washington

Change is Happening
2025

30"x40"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Summer Nights Southwest serene jazz inspired landscapeColorado trumpet saxophone

Summer Nights
2025

30"x40"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Summer Nights Southwest serene jazz inspired landscape Colorado trumpet saxophone

There Will Be Music
2025

48"x60"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen Play for the World Southwest global jazz harmony Mancos Colorado trombone

Play for the World
2024

36"x48"

Original acrylic painting by Dai Salwen A Song for the Moon Southwest celestial jazz art Colorado piano mountains night

A Song for the Moon
2025

20"x30"

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