Dancing in Paint

This is the story of Ben & Jovana's finale moment at the Edinburgh Salsa Congress, where they performed in January 2020 and how it inspired a painting.

I performed in the same show and wanted to see if I could explore the feelings & mood of the experience using their wonderful pose as the starting point.

These shows are a powerful synergy of elements; connecting music, movement, you with your dance partner and the audience; not to mention the weeks of training and drills that go into these precious few minutes of amazing energy.

Needless to say it was a really lovely exercise visualising these ideas in a painting.

Following completion, I discussed display options with the lovely Ben @benchaiofficial, who opted for a framed printed canvas.

I then had the honour of presenting the finished artwork to Ben after an Incognito dance training session - a beautifully fitting context given the circumstances!

Dance and painting are two of my biggest joys in life and it was magical weaving them together for this project.

Like the idea of capturing a special moment in a painting? I have something exciting in the pipeline, launching in April, so keep an eye out!

In the meantime, check out my commission service [currently fully booked until March] and feel free to contact me with any questions!

Quick shout out to the fantastic Jeff of @incognito_dance & Valentina @valedq for putting together the dance choreography that got this creative ball rolling!