Electric Dancer

Again I used colored inks, for this piece, but this time we used rubber cement to preserve the white of the paper. This time however, we were asked to add conte crayon on top. This turned out to be my favorite project of that semester.

So where did the word “electric” come from? In the film “Fame,” from the 80s, there was a song called “I Sing The Body Electric.” A student at my high school sang the song at an assembly one time. Anyway, when I finished the piece I thought about the song.


mixed media on illustration board, 35" x 32"

Mystic Dancer

This was the next Freehand III project. We were shown how to work with colored inks using an airbrush over a stencil. So, I made a stencil version of the figure wrapped in music. Adding white ink to the work made this piece exciting for me. I love the mood created by layering the inks.


ink on illustration board, 14" x 16"

Ravin' Russel

mixed media on paper, 14.5" x 19"

Dancer Pieces at the Westwego Art Center

Three dancer pieces are now on exhibit at the Westwego Art Center. It has been a while since I've shown these. They were completed in late 2000 around the time of my foot surgery.

Ravin' Reba

mixed media on paper, 14.5" x 19"

Ravin' Raymond

mixed media on paper, 14.5" x 19"