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Dayton, WA
$325.00
Title
She Danced By The Light Of The Moon
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
She Danced by the Light of the Moon.
Who is she? Who is this woman who flows through time and space in the cool light of an evening’s moon? Behind her, the great walls of the Grand Canyon in Arizona loom high and majestic, but she is in a world of her own – part of the canyon, yet not part of it, a nymph or canyon sprite who expresses her joy and exuberance through dance and song.
The young woman who posed for the painting, She Danced by the Light of the Moon, did indeed dance in such a manner, swirling and sworling with the fabric around her, as light as a breeze herself, and totally unselfconscious. It was simply she, and the movement, and the beauty, all combining and fusing into one grand dance that encompassed the dancer, and the moon, and the world around her.
Life in many ways is a dance like this, and it calls us to dance this dance with grace and unselfconsciousness, moving from one step to another without constantly checking to see if anyone is watching, or comparing our movements with that of the people around us. We are called to keep moving, keep stretching, keep swirling, keep looking for beauty and expressing it through our thoughts, our words, our actions, and our steps.
It is this metaphor of dance that is an encouragement to those of us who are not, in real life, actually very good dancers, and indeed feel that we are clumsy at best. Within the dance of life we are all on the floor, we all have unique steps suited to our lives and experience, and we all have a place within the ballroom – whether that ballroom is a formal affair or, like the surroundings of the dancer in She Danced by the Light of the Moon, the great outdoors.
Featured on 32 Fine Art America groups.
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December 12th, 2017
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Independence, KS - United States
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of The Artists Group, 9/05/2021! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
Dayton, WA - United States
To the buyer from Arizona who purchased the artworks "She Danced By The Light Of The Moon", "Mesa Walk", "Enchanted", "Jubilee" and "Cadence". Throughout these pieces there is a visible celebration of life and movement, grace and mystery. I am very gratified that these works connected with your heart and soul; may they instill in your life and home that joy and serenity found in the world around us and in us.
Kapolei, HI - United States
Worthy of Praise!....Knocking them out of yhe park are we Steve?...Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy! Carry On!
Coos Bay, OR - United States
Oh wow just enchanting and such a beautiful flow of this woman. Even your color combination represents her melting into the canyon and into her inner strength. Bravo to you Steve on this brilliant creation.
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you very much, Carolyn, for taking time to enter into this work and experience it.
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding capture and excellent artwork! F/L …voted on this piece in the Blues and Purples contest!
Sonoran Desert, AZ - United States
Promoting you in the discussion thread for Beauty Of Arizona and sharing your artwork on Facebook. You always do a lovely job with rendering flowing fabric in the wind. Not an easy thing to do. To add to the talent of this painting, the lady is dancing surrounded by the beauty and grandeur of the Grand Canyon, during a full moon. All the makings of beautiful artwork. Well done, Steve. LF FB
Montvale, VA - United States
this beautiful painting is just AWESOME! love the flowing fabric, this looks so majestic. L/F/Tw/Pin.
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-)
USA, Ut - United States
Congratulations Steve on your feature in the group OBSESSED Painters Paintings
Iola, WI - United States
Your excellence in your submission of this work is worthy of special recognition, and I am seeing to it, that this happens in the WFS group. I am so happy to have you as an active member of our family of friends and fine artists, who support one another by comments, likes, faves, sharing, etc. Thanks for all your efforts to make our group so special by having a fine artist like yourself among many other fine artists that make our group so special.
Dayton, WA - United States
A special thank you to the recent buyer from Tennessee: May the artwork "She Danced By The Light Of The Moon" bring you sense of joy and mystery and celebration.
Niceville, Fl - United States
Your work makes me believe it's possible. Voted your entry in the Dance Abstraction contest. LF
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