Portrait of a Fancy Dancer by Arnold Isbister
Arnold Isbister

Portrait of a Fancy Dancer by

  • acrylic on canvas – 5ftx4ft (cropped)

Capturing a Native Pow-Wow Dancer in his movement and regalia. This is a Fancy Dance where they can improvise their ‘steps’ as long as they keep in time with the drums and end exactly when they do. These are huge competitions with thousands present and thousands at stake for the prize money.

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About Arnold Isbister

I am a Native – First Nations visual artist, writer and author from Saskatoon, Canada.

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acrylic, canada, wow, native, semi, pow, isbister, abstract

Comments

  • loramae
    loramaealmost 4 years ago

    Love your paint technique…=)

  • thanks Loramae

    – Arnold Isbister

  • frogster
    frogsteralmost 4 years ago

    Great work

  • Many thanks ‘Frogster’……:-)

    – Arnold Isbister

  • rubes
    rubesalmost 4 years ago

    Simply stunning! This is a gorgeous painting. Your brushwork is amazing, Arnold. You bring him and his sacred dance to life. This is magic – very, very special.

  • thank you Rubes….surprising what you can do with a minimum of brushwork

    – Arnold Isbister

  • a big thank you for the compliment Rubes

    – Arnold Isbister

  • Laura Redmond
    Laura Redmondalmost 4 years ago

    fantastic image, love the movement, i can almost hear the drums! :)

  • sorina
    sorinaalmost 4 years ago

    beautifully painted!

  • Aloramyst
    Aloramystalmost 4 years ago

    Great work!

  • Maureen Bloesch
    Maureen Bloeschalmost 4 years ago

    very nice work! :>))

  • thank you Maureen

    – Arnold Isbister

  • Marie Magnusson
    Marie Magnussonalmost 4 years ago

    a wonderful and vibrant painting, love the colours and the brushstrokes, very much alive

  • Arnold Isbister
    Arnold Isbisteralmost 4 years ago

    thanks Marie

  • shapiro
    shapiroalmost 4 years ago

    Wonderful work! One really senses the music and movement of this painting! Well done!S

  • thank you Sophie….it did turn out good with a minimum of paint.

    – Arnold Isbister