/Jack Sikes
Jack Sikes
Pt Judith to Long Island Run
Oil on canvas
22″ x 28″
2022 – 2023
Thelonious Lotus is a tribute to the late, great jazz composer and pianist, Thelonious Monk. Monk was one of the trailblazers of the “Bebob” jazz music that originated in the early 1940’s. Deemed by many as “too unorthodox”, Thelonious struggled to gain the fame and notoriety that many of his contemporaries had received. Eventually, Monk did receive the notoriety he deserved for his music, but soon was plagued by bi-polar disorder. Thelonious eventually passed away at the age of 64 on February 17th, 1982. Thelonious Lotus is a painting of Thelonious Monk, finally at peace and achieving absolute happiness as a lotus flower, a symbol of peace and resilience.
