"Belly Dancer With Fan"

6"x5"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 domestic s/h

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Another dancer today from the showcase I went to by the High Desert Belly Dancing Guild. . .I love the subject!  It's interesting to try to figure out how to use the color as at the showcase, the dancers were lit by different color spotlights.  One reason I like working with it is that it makes me see differently--wakes me up!  And we all know that any kind of representation art is all about waking up and really seeing!

"High Desert Belly Dancers #1"

10"x8"

Oil on Board

$175 plus $10 domestic s/h

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This was a kick to paint, though intimidating for me!!  For one, I took my photos while the dancers were in motion, so obviously I didn't have the detail I was used to being able to look at, and, two, I haven't used these colors alot.  I found that the blur in the photos was to my advantage and allowed me to concentrate on the FEEL of the scene rather than trying to get everything exact.  Fun.