Yes I did recently watch "Black Swan" (which was a great film), and no, that's not really why I painted this.
She's a commission for a friend for her roommate (another friend) who used to do ballet.
Although, I can't say I wasn't inspired/influenced by the film, I also love this clip of "Amelia" (choreographer Edouard Lock's amazing film with Lalala Human Steps, the Canadian dance company). Such powerful music. When I saw this for the first time a few years ago, I loved the song almost as much as the dancing and went out and found it somewhere. Definitely played it a few times while painting this one...
eerie and beautiful.
-G
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