The dance of death. Oil painting (without frame, 2016). The Dance of death originates in mediaeval plays and folk rituals performed on the Feast of the Holy Innocents (28 December), and in funeral ...

Cartoon No. 175. BALL-PLAY DANCE (Choctaw).--This singular dance is performed at intervals during the night previous to the ball-play, by the players, who are, during the night, in their ball-play ...

Cartoon No. 158. SLAVES' DANCE (Saukie).--The Society of "Slaves," always existing in this tribe, is composed of eight or ten young men of the first families, who volunteer to be slaves to the chief, ...

I was greatly inspired by the communities you see in 17th and 18th century oil paintings – the range of different people and how expressive they are. The piece also has a lot to do with manipulation ...