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Dance Swag

03 Saturday Dec 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, dance, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, ballerina, ballet, ballet art, ballet merchandise, ballet swag, christmas present for dancer, dance, dance art, dance merchandise, dance swag, dancer, dancers, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, gift ideas for dancers, male dancer, paint, painter, Raleigh artist

While I’ve been posting a lot of fun merchandise with my art on it, I haven’t highlighted any of the dance art yet. Here’s where I remedy that. As you’ve probably already seen, I’m offering a calendar with some of my dancer paintings, but I’ve also created several black and white dancer “sketches” and added them to all kinds of cool stuff on RedBubble and Fine Art America. Click on the caption below each picture to purchase and/or see more options:

dance-a-line-dress

Leaping A-Line Dress

dance-clock

Crouch Clock

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Spark Throw Pillow

dance-drawstring-bag

Primal Drawstring Bag

dance-laptop-skin-1

Crouch Laptop Skin

dance-pouch

Leaping Pouch

dance-spiral-notebook

Primal Spiral Notebook

spark-scarf

Spark Scarf

dance-tank

Arabesque Contrast Tank

dance-throw-pillow-1

Balance Throw Pillow

dance-tote-bag-1

Balance Tote Bag

dance-t-shirt-1

Crouch Unisex T-Shirt

exuberance-a-line-dress

Exuberance A-line Dress

dance-t-shirt-dress

Balance Graphic T-Shirt Dress

dance-shower-curtain

Arabesque Shower Curtain

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Leaping II A-line Dress

arabesque-onesie

Arabesque Onsie for your future dancer!

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Black Friday Cyber Monday Last Call

01 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by emilypageart in dance, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, ballerina, ballet, ballet art, black friday art, cyber monday art, dance, dance art, deal, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, paint, painter, painting, Raleigh artist

Guess what?! I ignored my artistic hatred of Black Friday and offered a deal! *gasp* And then I was lazy and used the exact same coupon code for Cyber Monday. Same deal, different day. This is officially your last chance to take advantage of said deal. Until 12/2/16, I’m offering 20% off of any purchases of $150 or more. I KNOW. Just use the coupon code BlackFriday2016 to save! Shop now at http://shop.emilypageart.com/ and wake up your walls!

Double Arabesque 36x60

Double Arabesque 36″ x 60″ oil on canvas $2,200

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Mondays With Muddy

29 Monday Feb 2016

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ballet, Beatrice Allen Page, Beatrice Page, dance, exercise, journal, Landscape with Figures, unpublished manuscript, writing

Here is the next excerpt from Beatrice Allen Page’s unpublished manuscript, Landscape with Figures:

“Memo to myself: Things to do in a doorway after sitting still too long. First pick an inside doorway in line with a window that has a view if possible. It makes the exercises more enjoyable:

  1. Stand back about 10″ with the palms braced against the frame of the door at shoulder level, elbows bent at right angles. Keeping the torso and legs straight and the heels on the floor, lean forward so that the should blades are forced together. (Very good for tense shoulders and back.) Hold for a moment, then push back to starting position. Repeat several times.
  2. In the same position but with palms pressed lightly against frame instead of braced against it, raise alternate knees as high as possible, pointing toes down hard at same time. Don’t let torso cave in at waist; keep it firm and straight.
  3. Same position: twist head slowly from side to side. Drop head forward and let it swing gently, first to one side then to the other. Be sure to keep shoulders relaxed.
  4. Same position: swing right leg forward and back about 12 times. Keep leg straight and partially turned out from the hip with toe pointed. This allows the foot to pass along the floor smoothly in the middle of the swing. Repeat with left leg.
  5. Repeat 4 but this time do it with relaxed instead of straight legs.
  6. Instead of pressing palms against frame, clutch the farther edges of the frame with fingers. If there isn’t room for fingers to slip through the gap where the door is hinged, move to the other side of the doorway. Keeping the stomach and buttock muscles taut and the legs straight, pull backwards at the waist. The point of this exercise is to stretch and strengthen the lower back. Try to feel the vertebrae in that area of the spine stretching apart. Return slowly to starting position. Repeat several times.
  7. Combine 1 and 6 in a slow, easy, rhythmic forward-and-back, push-and-pull movement without pauses, changing position of the hands from brace to clutch in the middle of each movement.
  8. Return to position in which palms are resting lightly against frame. Rise up on balls of feet, stretching as tall as possible, keeping back straight and stomach pulled in. Lower heels. Repeat several times.
  9. With hands resting on door frame, turn feet and knees out (ballet 1st position); bend and straighten knees alternately, several times. Do not force; do it gently.
  10. In same ‘1st position’ rise on toes and bend knees alternately.
  11. Stand right in the middle of the doorway with arms lowered and the backs of the hands pressed as hard as possible against the door jambs. After a minute or two, when fatigue sets in, relax arms and walk out into the room. What happens then still surprises and delights me almost as much as when this little trick was first played on me as a child.”

 

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Sweet Little Dancers

23 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by emilypageart in art, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, ballet, dance, dancers, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, paint, painter, painting, tutu

Just finished up a commission of 2 sweet little paintings for 2 sweet little girls who take ballet. One loves pink, the other loves purple and blue, and I included elements of both so that they could be hung together:

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Port de Bras

12 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by emilypageart in culture, dance, humor

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ballet, Carla Gugino, dance, inspiration, Match, Matthew Lillard, movies, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Patrick Stewart, port de bras, second position

A couple nights ago, S and I were watching one of the X-men movies, and as Patrick Stewart stood up, I commented, “He is so graceful and elegant. He could be a dancer.” And then, because bourbon had come to visit, I made S stand up so that I could perfect his port de bras in second position. This, by the way, was hysterically funny to watch, as S, like most guys, isn’t exactly the most graceful fellow, and his shoulders were practically making out with his ears. Anyway, the next day, S, for no real reason, Googled Patrick Stewart* and discovered that he was in a movie called Match, which is in limited release in theatres now, and which was playing in Raleigh through today. Patrick Stewart plays an ex-ballet dancer. So we grabbed tickets for the second to last show, and I played hooky from work today and we went to see it. There are several scenes that revolve around standing in second position and letting life wash over you, including one where Patrick Stewart is showing a non-dancer how to hold her arms perfectly, basically reenacting the scene that S and I played out the other night. Yes, universe? I’m listening.

This movie was, what’s the word? Stunning. Riveting. Perfection. The acting was, what’s the word? Stunning. Riveting. Perfection. The script was, what’s the word? I think you already know the answer to that. This is the best movie I’ve seen in ages. Truly honest, and human, and funny, and heartbreaking. It embraced our flaws and hoped for more. It celebrated connection. It was art on a screen. And when my dad dies, I want Patrick Stewart to be my new dad. My Oscar winning new dad. Get thee to a theatre and see this movie. Now. I’ll wait.

* which reminds me, how fucked up is it that when you start typing Patrick Stewart into Google, Patrick Schwarzenegger is the first suggestion. Are more people really Googling him than Patrick Stewart, or hell, even Patrick Swayze? That’s wrong, people, just wrong. I’m adding Patrick Schwarzenegger to the tags of this post so that maybe some poor, lost soul will stumble across this blog and I can educate them on someone really worth knowing about.

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