Day 27 Splash Ballerina

Most of us don't have the perfect art space, but having been without for a week it sure makes me appreciate what I have.  It felt so good to be back in my creative space where I had things at my disposal.  I loved the flow of this piece but found it was difficult to make a wet splash effect with a dry pastel.  Think I will try this again with wet paint for the splash and figure.  Who knew I'd develop such a love for black paper?
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday.

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http://cagleyart.blogspot.com/ said…
Nelvia - Amazing effect with dry pastel! Lovely.
- Connie
September 27, 2015 at 12:39 PM
Nelvia said…
Thanks Connie, now that the challenge is almost complete I want to,spend some time in tiur blog, enjoyed the txt on several things and also really
Ike your abstracts. Trying these myself and got lots to,learn.
September 28, 2015 at 8:06 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
This is great Nelvia, I think the splash effect worked well with the pastels but it may look different in person. I have done the odd piece in acrylic and oil on black backgrounds and it is certainly different than white. It is always nice to find a new method.
September 28, 2015 at 12:12 PM
Nelvia said…
I am anxious to see how it could be in paint, but glad the effect came through as more than just dots strung together.
October 2, 2015 at 2:34 PM
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