Homage to Botticelli’s Primavera

I have always loved Botticelli’s work especially “Primavera” which means “spring” in english.  I made the frame a few years ago and started 2 paintings within the frame.  Nothing worked.  I would sand off the surface and start again and again.  I let it sit and collect dust until the idea came.  The motivation came about 2 weeks ago on a lovely sunny day. I thought of “spring” and “Primavera”.  Primavera, yes.  I decided to interpret the figures in a cubistic style to emphasize the movement of the dancing figures.  I documented the process and things moved swiftly.  I used acrylic at first and some surfaces required a more opaque paint. I then painted with oil on top of the underpainting.  Gold leaf was the perfect cover for this piece.  Hope you enjoy the step by step photos.