The Evolution of "Festival Sunset Dance", Part 3

These are the final two studies I painted as I planned my art for The Festival at Sandpoint. The sixth study in the series, at left, started to look more like what I wanted for the festive atmosphere of the concerts. But it was looking awfully busy with all the crowd in there too.

"Sunset Swing"
Original oil on canvas, 10"x8" 
©2011 Diana Moses Botkin 
 
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And one of the most fun aspects of the dancer references I had shot was the backlighting on the long hair of some of the girls. Plus, I wanted more focus on the dancers and less on the crowd. So, I made the dancers more in the foreground in this seventh study, at left, and used the moving hair catching the light. This was almost it!

"Twilight Delight" Original oil
8"x6" unframed
©2011 Diana Moses Botkin 
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Here again is the final art for The Festival!
 
"Festival Sunset Dance" Original oil
20"x16" in black and gold frame 
©2011 Diana Moses Botkin

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I added that fifth figure as a main focus for added foreground interest and to make an odd number of figures. The foursome was okay but a little bland. Someone at the unveiling commented about there being so many women dancers. Yes, those women make it interesting and fun, don't you think?