dance painting

Sail 5 Oils on canvas, oil sticks, alla prima, palette knife 2014 18 x 24 inches From the performance of Sail from Dominique’s School of Dance. I was privileged to be able to photograph such a fine stable of young talented contemporary dancers last Spring. Bold fearless dancers, bold fearless painting. Related works Dress Rehearsal […]

Sail 4 Oils on canvas, oil sticks, alla prima, palette knife 2014 18 x 24 inches Colorful oil painting of contemporary dancers in costume. From the performance of Sail from Dominique’s School of Dance. Related works Sugar Plum Fairy on Yellow Bella Anabella Snow Queen & Cavalier

Palm Court Watercolor, gouache, China marker, gold acrylic paint, postage stamps on 140 lb watercolor paper with deckle edge 2014 22.5 x 15 inches Young dancer in Gold Costume. The photo for this young dancing girl, caught in a moment of reflection and revere was snapped at my niece’s dance performance in 2008. The photo

Nutcracker – The Dolls Watercolors, gouache, China marker resist, inks, gold pen, on 90 lb hot press paper 2014 10 x 8 inches From 2013 performance of the Nutcracker Ballet by Coasting Along Theatre Society, Sechelt, BC. This magenta pink costume for the Nutcracker Doll is another I made for the cast in 2012. Here,

Nutcracker – Spanish Dancers Watercolors, gouache, China marker resist, inks, gold pen, on 140 lb cold press paper 2014 9 x 9 inches From 2013 performance of the Nutcracker Ballet by Coasting Along Theatre Society, Sechelt, BC. Related works Sugar Plum Fairy on Yellow Bella Anabella Snow Queen & Cavalier

Snowflakes in Dressing Room Oils on canvas, mainly palette knife, alla prima 2014 16 x 12 inches The Snowflakes in their gorgeous turquoise dresses line up to lace up each others bodice backs. When the dance season ended, I volunteered to wash 2 garment rails of costumes. My living room was like the dressing room of

Admiration Oils on canvas, mainly palette knife painting 2014 24 x 18 inches The principal ballerina Sugar Plum Fairy backstage in dressing room with small girl looking on in admiration. Prima ballerina Sugar Plum Fairy in pink and gold classical tutu costume. From 2012 performance of the Nutcracker Ballet by Coasting Along Theatre Society, Sechelt,

Mural Mosaics, Rhythmic Gymnastics 2014 Acrylics on panel, 16 x 16 Rhythmic gymnastics panel from large sports mural installation. “Beginning in 2012, M.U.R.I.R.S from Sherbrooke, Quebec and Mural Mosaic from St. Albert, Alberta initiated the idea of designing a collaborative mural combining two unique optical illusion mural processes together while uniting a nation through art.

Dancers On Glass Oil paint on plexiglas, wire, ribbons, objects 2013 10.5 x 27 inches Painting on glass is done working from the top layers backwards which creates some very interesting and unexpected results. The highlights and dark outlines are first to go on and eventually the whole was scratched through and a dark layer