Artist Bernard loves to paint Ballerinas in a loose impressionist style akin to Edgar Degas!

“Weekly scheduled life drawing sessions with fellow artists over the past 30 years have provided a mastery of the human figure in life. My affiliation with dancers and ballet theaters has provided me with the color, movement and vitality necessary for the capture of the dancer.”

Capturing the human figure in motion or in life, as in the dance, allows me to portray this action with color, rhythm and fluidity of form. Note the hands, feet, gestures–the neck of the dancers, in motion or at rest. See how only one stroke of color or line defines the character of the person, or the nature of movement”.

Oil by Bernard Martin

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Come see his works in person at Gallery Andrea located in scottsdale, arizona in the fine arts district. Our fine arts district is rated as one of the top things to do in scottsdale! virtual tourist