Studio A ballet practice on Saturday

Studio A Saturday morning ballet practice sketches

Ballet practice, pi day, circumference and circle figure in the round

Back to Studio A for more ballet practice and sketching time...

Back to Studio A for more ballet practice and sketching time...

Studio A ballet practice sketches

Saturday morning ballet practice is a treat for me as well...

Saturday morning ballet class sketching time

Studio A in Pleasant Hill, CA, ballet classes and time for drawing young ballerinas...

Saturday morning ballet lessons ... First time ...

A first time for me.  My daughter took her first ballet lesson on a Saturday morning.  I tried to watch and capture some of the many scenes...

Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said something about the human condition. He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into. Dance offered him a display in which he could find, after much searching, certain human secrets.

John Berger

People call me the painter of dancers, but I really wish to capture movement itself.

 (Edgar Degas)

Meeting in Houston, Texas...Gensler

Once a year, the Principals of Gensler gather for one big super meeting.  This year the event took place in Houston, Texas, and the drawing above captures the events, locations, food, drinks and people over the three days...this was created in adobe ideas, ipad version...