Dance in Motion - Blue Flight oil pastel

This is another painting in my series of dancers in motion.  The paintings are inspired by attending dance recitals that my great niece, Alysha, dances in.  Alysha loves dancing and has been learning many types of dance techniques at "Traditions Academy of Dance" in Whitby, On. r They have an annual recital that Alysha has the opportunity to perform on stage.

The dancers at the recitals and competitions are beautifully dressed, at many different levels, and all trying hard to show their best dance.  The colours are  bright, the motions are swift and flowing.  

I have been attempting to be more free and abstract with my paintings.  On these paintings I use Sennelier oil pastels and tried to capture the feelings, movements and flow of the dancers, instead of concentrating on details and photo realism.  I won a Special Merit - juror's award for this one.
There are more of these paintings shown on my blog further below on this blog.