Full-figure portraits painted direct from dancers-as-studio-models, capturing not just a 'likeness' but also the the characteristics of their movements.
Portrait of David Graham, UK Jazz-dancer. Oil On plywood 1997. Made 'in one hit' on site at Bavent Rd studio, Camberwell, in x 2 sessions of 2hrs each with no preparatory drawings or photographic reference. The' 'mid-flight' dance-pose was achieved and selected through dance impro to music inside the studio.