Saturday, October 20, 2012

Painting and Dance

10" x 8", oil on canvas panel, still life, price $40





I had an interesting insight today, while reviewing one of my latest paintings.
This is an oil painting, so it is easy to make small changes during the long drying time.
I softened a few hard edges, and added a little bend to a few lines.  While doing that, my mind was wandering of to memories of dancing.  I studied Ballet for about 15 years (many years ago) and small moves were very important.  The tilt of the head, the bend of the back, or just the way fingers touched each other, all added to how graceful a move looked.  I guess it doesn’t matter which art form it is, little aspects accumulate to strength the overall quality.  
 Just my thought for the day.