Dance With the Beast

I have a strict policy of not uploading old artwork. It's usually because I don't feel my old pieces represent my current skill level or I generally have changed as a person so much that they speak with a voice I don't recognize as my own anymore.

But there are always exceptions.

This was an album cover I did way back when I was still in art school.

I did this piece in black and white because I was requested to design something similar to "Ayla Classic" pieces.

When I stumbled upon this image today it still made me feel the dance within the image and that inspired me to post it finally online. I used dancing images as references and the whole thing was drawn in painter with a sumi-e brush.

I'm a huge fan of good dancing and I often cry like a baby when watching "so you think you can dance". (btw my favorite choreography is this [link] )

I can't dance even if my life depended on it. it sure doesn't stop me from doing this 24/7 though: