Dream Ballerina

                                                                  Dream Ballerina
                                                                       11"x14"
                                                                    Color Pencil
We all have people or things in our life that boss us around.  In my case it is paintings, some just demand to be done now and can't wait.  So you put the others aside and just do it so you can sleep at night.  I actually used this ballerina for Splash Ballerina and she had such a lovely pose and I wanted to try to get the translucence of her tutu.  For some reason trying to capture that see-thru look really fascinates me.    I wanted this to be a very soft piece both in image and colors.  The background is a bit of pastel and then the ballerina herself is in color pencil.  Haven't done much in pencil lately and just wanted to use it again.  There is a lot of color in this piece but again it reads relatively light from a distance.
Thanks much for stopping by and have a great week.

Comments

Jane said…
She is like a fairy in a dream, what a lovely painting. You totally succeeded in creating the transparency of the tutu, really really lovely !
November 13, 2015 at 3:14 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
So very soft and, yes, dreamy.
November 13, 2015 at 10:54 AM
hmuxo said…
A very beautiful and delicate piece Nelvia! You certainly captured the transparency of the tutu! Good work!!
November 13, 2015 at 4:11 PM
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