I asked Becky to pose for me, as she as was a ballet teacher I hiked over to her studio and took a series of photographs of her performing certain moves. Using my daylight lamp I created strong contrast and drama which I hope to later transform into equally dramatic oil paintings.
Ballet Shoes
My main objective is to create a series of paintings focusing on her feet as they go through various positions.
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| Third Position - Ballet Shoes by Alex Jabore |
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| Fourth Position - Ballet Shoes by Alex Jabore |
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| Point - Ballet Shoes by Alex Jabore |
Other Poses
In the next few poses I wanted expressive shapes, high drama and clean lines. I'm partially fighting against my own ignorance of Ballet, I've seen
quite a lot but only have an observers knowledge. I will base my final
works on the drama provoked rather then any judgement on her technique.
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| Ballerina - Contemporary Ballet by Alex Jabore |
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| Ballet Jumps - Dancer by Alex Jabore |
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| Ballet Jump by Alex Jabore |
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| Ballerina Pirouette - Dancer by Alex Jabore |
What I need to do know is consider which will make the best paintings, the canvas dimensions, the light and background. I'm so happy with these photography and grateful to Becky for taking the shoot so seriously and been so fabulous.
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