Saturday, September 10, 2011

Dancers at the Barre (after Degas)

Dancers at the Barre      Edgar Degas ca. 1900
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/arts/dance/degass-ballet-at-the-phillips-collection-and-royal-academy.html?pagewanted=2&ref=dance
Here is the original painting by Degas.

Dancers at the Barre     Al Doyle 2011

Done on the iPad, this "digital finger painting" mimics the loose handling and sketch-like application of paint of the original Degas painting.