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Ray Charles, the legend, the genius...

A dynamic oil painting in a bold, colorful style depicts a celebratory, blind Black man, likely Ray Charles, in profile from the waist up, dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and black bow-tie, wearing sunglasses, and singing joyfully with his mouth wide open, seated at a piano with his hands actively playing the keys. A microphone is positioned in front of him, and smoke or steam curls around it in the air, illuminated by spotlights in blue, red, and orange hues. The background features warm-toned spotlights, one visible on the far left, two centered and glowing, and one in the upper right. The painting utilizes stark light and shadow with clear brushstrokes, and a red signature is subtly placed in the bottom right corner.