Painting Spotlight: "In The Wings, Stage Left"
In The Wings, Stage Left Oil, 24x12", 2013 Video introduction to the painting In The Wings, Stage Left was part of a series of paintings for a Richmond Ballet project I was involved with in 2013. Such a great experience getting to know the company, watching rehearsals, and getting to sketch and paint from life. This painting featured company dancer Lauren Fagone as the model. Before I followed Richmond Ballet or had even met Lauren, I used to see her around town, usually in Ukrop's. Noticing this elegant redhead and the way she carried herself, moving through the produce aisle with a gracefulness one seldom sees in a [...]
