Local artist on display after Pacers Tyrese Haliburton buys his painting

Haliburton’s Art Selection

The piece that Haliburton bought, “Spades Game,” is one of a series of paintings Solomon has been creating around the theme of the old-school “house party,” he said. The concept is based on different activities taking place in each room of the house.

The painting, which Haliburton acquired, shows “a room with a group of people playing spades and a few gawkers watching the game,” Solomon said. “There’s a clear winning team and a losing team, and the person with the ‘hot hand’ (who has red hands) is shown in a first-person view.”

“A work of art is meant to be a celebration and remind people of a good time spent with friends and acquaintances.”

Always an artist

Solomon, who hails from Kokomo, was a toddler when he began drawing and said he’s been an artist “all my life,” starting by trying to copy his favorite cartoon characters, “Star Wars” space battles and Air Jordan sneakers.