Dance Painting I, 1980

Who is she? One of Elio Pomare's dancers. I took photos of the troupe rehearsing in their Manhattan studio. I used many different incongruous painting techniques: Pointillist skull cap, heavy impasto tights, op art floor in isometric projection, painterly right hand, photo realistic soft focus face, and gold leaf frame on a cartoon mirror. The legs are placed in an ambiguous position. This is post modernism !

Brooke Alexander visited my studio on spring street and stared at the painting for a long time. He should have given me a show. I should have never sold the painting to Brian Jafee.

She Looks At You

I love the weight of this very slight contrapasto pose. The weight is shifted on one side of the figure but which leg is in front or back?

The negative spaces and repetition of the curves create a rhythm.

She's a Ruth Currier student.

This was painted in the loft at 425 Broome St. I was dumpster diving for pallet wood from the broccoli truckers. It was a cheap but very heavy pine and I could find some unwarped pieces for painting stretchers.

"Dancing In The Mirror"

This painting was formerly titled "Dancing In The Light".

I explored the idea of the cartoon reflections streaming across

the mirror and becoming some thing more. I like the idea of using cartoon graphics as symbols. I had been heavily into yoga and meditation. Spending time at Swami Satchidananda's ashram in Yogaville, Virginia was a joy and a healing respite from my difficult NYC life. The light streaks become the rays become the chakras.

Point Of Reflection 1986

She touches the mirror