Male Dancers in Watercolor

                   Male Dancers - Black Male and White Male

Two male dancers coming together to make a statement. This is one of my earlier paintings with this technique of watercolor and ink. I first draw the outline of the male figures, then I lay down the different shades of black watercolor then I go in with the ink overlay. With the ink I also create different layers to show the different muscle tones and lighting.

I love this painting because I also allow the background white to play an important role in the lighting. The lighting of the hair, arm muscles and the rest of the body.

These two dancers have come together in harmony. Their years of training have allowed them to stand so eloquently next to each other - totally supporting each other.

The painting is on 100% cotton paper and is 30 cm by 40 cm

Blue Dancers in Watercolor

 Blue Dancers

The Blue Dancers pose captured me in how it highlights not only the dance but also all the muscles that magically come together to make it happen. 

I have another Blue Dancer painting that is the same except for the representation of the upper Man Dancer.

In this watercolor painting the Male Dancer is real; he exists and he is very very intriguing.Two dancers that come together in very different poses that make this painting come alive.

The technique in this watercolor painting is indeed very high quality watercolors and ink on cotton paper.

Blue Dancer in Watercolor

Blue Dancers

 

The Blue Dancer pose captured me in how it highlights not only the dance but also all the muscles that magically come together to make it happen.

The Man Dancer up above; is he really there or is she just wishing, imagining, visualizing...

Watercolors allow you the capability of such transparency on the cotton paper that no other color (oil painting or acrylic painting) will allow.

The technique in this watercolor painting is indeed very high quality watercolors and ink on cotton paper.