Long Way Down

                                                                Long Way Down
                                                                      9"x12"
                                                             Pastel/Sanded Paper
I love when a picture paints itself, not that it happens often, but when it does, it is magical.  That's is what this picture has done, in just a few hours I looked up and it was complete.  Oh yes, I will put it on the board and look at it and maybe tweak, but essentially I was looking to blow off steam and work on something without getting all tight about it.  My thanks goes to Margaret Stockdale who did a picture with a vivid background, that gave me the idea to try let and pull out all the color stops.  I went back to pastel on sanded paper, threw in the color and let it fall as it may.  I am happy with the result as I got my "red hot" sky, reflections that I am happy with and the giraffe pattern came through pretty well. 

Thanks much for stopping by and hope your week is off to a great start.

Comments

hmuxo said…
Amazing piece Nelvia! I love it! The background color is perfect with the color in the Giraffe!!
March 30, 2015 at 1:34 PM
Nancy Goldman said…
I love this Nelvia! I can't believe you painted it so quickly. It looks like it should have taken days. I agree that the background color was a great choice.
March 30, 2015 at 10:13 PM
Log Cabin Studio said…
Lovely,when a a painting just comes together,I love it.
March 30, 2015 at 11:38 PM
Nelvia said…
Thanks Hilda, hoping I learned to be bolder with backgrounds, it sure pops
March 31, 2015 at 1:19 PM
Nelvia said…
Hi Nancy, not sure why. It maybe just I was in comfort zone with pastels but it just went without a fight. Was at a loss on the ground and water but when I got away from it just works
March 31, 2015 at 1:22 PM
Nelvia said…
Boy I sure wish it would happen more, insteD I feel like I am waging war. This was just down right fun. Hmmm maybe it is a state of mind
March 31, 2015 at 1:23 PM
Nelvia said…
Thank you Val, never sure when you try something out of the box how it will turn out, but appears everyone likes it and doesn't think a red-orange sky is weird.
March 31, 2015 at 1:24 PM
Danielle v/d Horst said…
Ik hou me maar bij realistic schilderen was een probeersel de absract je giraffe is super mooi geworden Nelvia lieve groetjes Danielle
March 31, 2015 at 3:54 PM
Jane said…
It's a real stunner Nelvia , you should rightly feel proud ! I love the bold yet very harmonious coloring , but also the movement of the giraffe .
March 31, 2015 at 4:46 PM
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