I was going to do oil (better for large groups), but the advert. said I was doing watercolour! So I did both. I pondered what would be meaningful; to encourage people to paint from the heart...

I thought about the questions raised with recent polygamy cults. I decided to paint an icon for a free woman responding to the spirit of life in dance; I decided to paint a flamenco dancer from a 30 sec. gestural sketch I did from the telly watching Riverdance. The oil was done on gold gesso-primed oil panel (30x 20), and the watercolour was from a similar sketch of the same woman. I am finishing them this week, and I'll load them up then. Those who attended, thank you for your warmth and graciousness.