I’ve always had a fondness for ballet. I took a class in Germany when I was very small and I loved it. So before I wanted to be an artist, I wanted to be a ballerina. It was all about the outfits for me though. Oh, to own a tutu. But, my father next stop in his Army career, was back to the states, then off to Okinawa. No ballet classes there. So, artist it was.
I’ve painted many of the bits of ballet in my work. When I began com-painting as I call it, the little ballet kids were a natural. Easy and fun. Here’s what you get if you combine many, many bits of ballet. I am working on a new painting but took a little time to piece this together.
