Please let me introduce myself. My name is Irwin Weinberger and I live in University Heights, Ohio. Since I retired from my career as a public school art teacher I spend my days immersed in the creation of both art and music .

Three years ago I began a project that combined my love of art and music, my two lifelong passions. I call it "The Evolution of Popular Music". It is an ongoing artistic series consisting of painted wood cut out figures of musicians who have contributed their musical talents to the stream of popular music in America and around the world.

The cut outs are created on thin birch plywood and painted with acrylics. They average 12 to 14 inches in height. The drawings I used are carefully constructed from Photos that depict unique qualities of each musician. The careful painting of shadows, color harmonies and details makes each musician come alive.

My approach to this very large project is to create musical styles based on the time period, fashions and most importantly the music of the time. I have focused on the origins of each period, paying special attention to the influences of African-American musicians on later genres. The categories I’ve tackled so far are “The Swing Era”, “Early Rock & Roll”, “Country Blues”, “The Folk Era”,  "Country Music" and various stages of “The Beatles”.

This is an ongoing project and I am in search of the right kind of venue to exhibit this large body of work. Pleases contact me if you are interested in having these works on display or if you have suggestions for possible venues.