RJ Hohimer (1946- 2021) was a painter of jazz art. His jazz paintings are stories on canvas of inspired musicians spontaneously creating music in the moment. Life in the jazz age is all about clubs and nightlife that invite musicians to create jazz art through music. RJ creates paintings of jazz musicians who are not necessarily well-known celebrities. Rather, he captures the entire environment of jazz: the music, the lights, the crowd, the smoke, and the jazz music. Oh yes, the music! It's all there - the actual creation of jazz on canvas.

Like jazz music, RJ's jazz art has a life of its own. Oil is applied to canvas in the same rhythmic manner that a drummer's brushes are moved across the drumhead. Colors are improvised and painted randomly on the canvas like notes. The end result is a finished composition that captures the intuitive process as well as the satisfaction of the final product. We reflect on our own experiences with jazz music as we delve into the world of Hohimer jazz art . The uniqueness of his art is that we enter each painting with excitement every time we look at it. Not wanting the story to end, we imagine the next chapter - where lovers linger on the beach and jazz bands play until dawn.