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A Tango with Her

in illustration, mixed media, painting

Created in Procreate on iPad using digital brushes and layered photos of watercolor stains on paper. The two women are married and sharing a tango. I wanted to capture a powerful emotion. In a time when we are social distancing and wearing masks I find this imagery to be especially necessary. To observe faces intimately and witness the embrace.

Illustration: Nicole Roberts @nicolerobertsart
Tango dancers: Katerine Ricardo and Kim Ricardo
Source photo: Hernán Blanco

About the artist

Nicole Roberts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Art is a gift that many of us never allow ourselves to enjoy. It is a radical form of self love, a therapy, a spiritual practice, activism, a form of magic...and it won't stop whispering in my ear.
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