Passionate Flamenco 2

Wet Pastels on Printmaking Paper

29" x 22"

$ 400

I hear her heels on the wooden floor, skirt flowing, her posture very commanding.......... all that makes Flamenco dance such a passionate display of body language.

Passionate Flamenco 1

Wet Pastels on Printmaking Paper

19" x 22"

$ 400

Having watched my first ever live Flamenco performance on stage a couple of months ago here in Kelwona, I just had to paint. Did a couple as the holiday season is not keeping me busy with my art classes.

Palette for both is the same as both were painted simultaneously. I had my hands full due to the limited time one has with this technique. The test runs prior to starting the painting is such a great help as colours appear significantly dark on wet paper. For both these paintings I used my favourite Stonehenge Printmaking paper, this time beige in colour. As I use my fingers to blend the creamy paste of dissolving pastels, needless to say, finger nails looked terrible, but it was all worth it. Cleaning pastels off hands is relatively easy.....only takes soap and water