“Duet” by Michael Carson is a moody, atmospheric oil painting set in a jazz club. A stylish man plays the piano, while an elegant woman sits beside him on the bench, lost in song. Beside them, three trumpet players stand mid-performance, their instruments raised. The surrounding crowd watches with admiration, fully immersed in the performance.

By the artist Mike Carson, who is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Carson's volition is to emphasize relationships of color and light and allow the texture of his brush stroke to move a viewers eye through the art.