A Bailaora - the Spanish term for a female Flamenco dancer. Here's her portrait created at a live meetup. This painting which measures 20" tall by 16" wide was painted from life and inspired by my trip to Málaga, Spain. Brian found this exotically beautiful flamenco dancer for the meet-up that night. My color palette was influenced by the color blues of the Mediterranean. and warm Spanish sun. John, my framer, had made this frame and we both thought it echoed the Spanish felling and style. The frame is warm coppery red wood with a gold gilt and a warm green gray shadow tone. The frame's muted red enhances the red hat, flower, lipstick and flounce of the skirt. Classic, elegant, European presentation for the painting. The painting is signed on the lower right corner. Overall, the framed art work measures 22 inches tall by 18 inches wide. There is something about a portrait to enhance the mood of room, add mystery, drama and excitement. Don't you agree? Marina Movshina is an American artist known for landscape painting, and for her illustrations of children’s books, as well as her botanicals. Her paintings have been selected for the exhibition of distinguished alumni at Carnegie-Mellon’s Centennial Celebration of its College of Fine Art, the Logan Center at the University of Chicago and the Harlin Museum in West Plains, MO. An elected artist member of the American Artists’ Professional League, New York, NY, she is admired for her skill as a painter and draftsman in the handling of space, depiction of light, and expert use of color. She received a B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University and studied at the Art Students’ League, New York, NY, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Marina lives in St. Louis, MO. Purchase of original art is the direct, time honored way to support artists and the arts. I'm so grateful to the collectors, curators and gallerists who have added my art to their collections, exhibitions and shows. Thank you for your support, I greatly appreciate it