While during a semester abroad in Italy, I was exposed to the practice of contact improvisation.  I was invited to observe and draw the practices, and I found it to be a most intriguing and unique experience.  The dancers provided an opportunity for me to work from live action, and their practice space was in a beautifully restored chapel, complete with wood floors and an old fresco on the wall.   These are some of my sketches and paintings that show renderings of some of their movements.  I explored a variety of materials, approaches, and subject matter while in Orvieto. I was able to observe my friend, Francesca Ragno and her group of contact improvisation dancers, and sketched and drew them while they were in motion. Thank you Francesca and all!