Dimensions of Dance, Gary Welton

In this exhibit you will see how as an artist, he dreams of having the same instant connection between my feelings and expression that singers and dancers have. I have a keen interest in the figure and have drawn from it for the last twenty five years... In 1990, I began to have my model, a dancer, move as I painted. In doing so, I was forced to work faster, with less thought and more feeling and intuition. I have always valued the spontaneous gesture, and the beauty of the chance mark and line. Each dancer/model and I move in reaction to each other. Throughout my work, I seek to capture the connection between observing the rhythm, motion, and emotion of the event in the studio scene, while looking at the underlying reality below the surface