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Searching For My Soul

09 Tuesday May 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, dance, painting, Uncategorized

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abstract, abstract expressionist, art, artist, dance, dance art, dance painting, dancers, Emily Page Art, expressionism, oil painting, painter, painting, Raleigh artist

In my effort to not leave you totally hanging while I’m living the good life as the youngest person on a boat cruising down the Seine for the next couple weeks, I’m randomly posting some of my paintings for your viewing pleasure. Several years ago, I photographed a group of young dancers to paint from, and I let them all name the paintings. This little dancer had a flair for the dramatic. She chose to call hers “Searching for My Soul.”

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Searching For My Soul 36″ x 24″ oil on canvas

Original available here. Prints and other cool merchandise available here.

 

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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:

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Leaping A-Line Dress

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Crouch Clock

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Spark Throw Pillow

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Primal Drawstring Bag

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Crouch Laptop Skin

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Leaping Pouch

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Primal Spiral Notebook

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Spark Scarf

dance-tank

Arabesque Contrast Tank

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Balance Throw Pillow

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Balance Tote Bag

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Crouch Unisex T-Shirt

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Exuberance A-line Dress

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Balance Graphic T-Shirt Dress

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Arabesque Shower Curtain

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Leaping II A-line Dress

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Arabesque Onsie for your future dancer!

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If Muddy Could See Dance Now

01 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, culture, dance, death, family, MOndays with Muddy, music, Uncategorized

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art, artist, Beatrice Allen Page, contemporary dance, dance, dance art, dancer, dancers, grandmother, Jacob's Pillow, lyrical dance, modern dance, paint, Ruth St. Dennis, So You Think You Can Dance

Obviously, I’ve been watching So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) again this season. While I love it, it makes me miss my grandmother, Muddy, terribly. Before she met my grandfather, Muddy (Beatrice Allen) was a dancer. In fact, she met my grandfather while she was in Germany touring with Ruth St. Dennis. When she decided to settle down and get married at the ripe old age of 19, she gave up dancing professionally and got rid of all of her photos and other mementos from her dancing days. This, obviously, saddens me because I’d love to see that stuff. But what saddens me more, and what makes me miss her more acutely, is watching the dance shows on TV now, particularly SYTYCD. The variety of styles you get from the myriad of choreographers would, I think, overwhelm her, delight her, sharpen her. When you look at what these dancers are capable of now compared to what was asked of them in her early dance years, it reminds me of looking at footage of early gymnasts compared to now. Hell, to be a dancer now, you have to also have a pretty good arsenal of gymnastic tricks, too. If you don’t have a front aerial, you’re going to have a hard time working.

But I just wish that she were around now so that we could watch together and discuss what we were seeing. I would love to share that with her because I know her insight would be incredible. As you’ve seen on this blog from the Mondays With Muddy posts, you know what a thoughtful and thought-full person she was. I know she would have helped me see each dance, dancer, and choreographer from a different angle. I know it’s just a reality show, but there is real art happening there.

Having moved away from doing so many dancer paintings, I think maybe I’m feeling the gap between Muddy and myself more acutely than normal. So perhaps it’s time to figure out how to revisit that work in a new way. I’m thinking maybe I need to combine the realist work with dance imagery. Still trying to flesh out what that will look like, but definitely a direction I want to pursue.

As an aside, be sure to read next week’s Mondays With Muddy post. It’s my favorite from the whole manuscript, and, indirectly, talks about the first time people said she was a good dancer.

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Introducing “Aloft”

15 Friday Jan 2016

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art, artist, crowd sourced art, dance, dancers, oil on canvas, paint, painter, painting

It’s official, the crowd sourced painting has been named. We’re going with “Aloft,” which was actually first suggested by the person who has decided to buy the painting! Thank you to everyone for participating in my fun little experiment. I will definitely be doing it again!

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“Aloft” 14″ x 11″ oil on canvas, SOLD!

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Help Me Name The Crowd Sourced Painting

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, artistic experiment, crowd sourced art, dance, dancers, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, oil on canvas, oil painting, paint, painter, painting

Okay, I promised that you, dear readers who helped me crowd source some art, could choose the title for the finished painting below. My favorite 3 title suggestions were Aloft, Glory, and Free Spirit. Please vote either in the comments below of on Facebook if you follow me there.

Crowdsourced Art 1

14″ x 11″ oil on canvas

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Sweet Little Dancers

23 Wednesday Dec 2015

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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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Artistic Experiment Results

22 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by emilypageart in art, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, artistic experiment, crowd sourced art, dance, dancers, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, paint, painter, painting

Alright, the final votes have been tallied for our little artistic experiment. Now that each phase has been decided upon, I’ll start painting. I’ll post the finished painting once it’s done!!

To review, here is what you have chosen:

The background flecks of color peeking through will be:

Orange palette

The pose of the dancer will be:

Leap

The colors of the dancer will be:

Yellow palette

The colors surrounding and overlapping the dancer will be:

Aqua Teal palette

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Prelude To An Experiment, Part 7

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

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Tomorrow is the big day, when we’ll embark on a little social and artistic experiment together. Here is the last dancer I’ll be posting before we begin. Please come back tomorrow for your chance to participate!

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Vogue 16″ x 20″ oil on canvas

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Prelude To An Experiment, Part 6

07 Monday Dec 2015

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Almost there! On Wednesday, I’m going to try a little artistic experiment that you get to participate in, so please check back in. For now, here is another dancer painting to prep you:

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Tribute 12″ x 9″ oil on canvas

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Prelude To An Experiment, Part 5

06 Sunday Dec 2015

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Only a couple more days until we start on an artistic adventure together. In preparation for Wednesday (when we’ll begin), here is another dancer painting:

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Repetition 12″ x 36″ oil on canvas

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