A Spanish Dancer (oil pastels) by Carole Kelly

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The glow on her dress is amazing Carole!!

Posted by Audrey Hynds on Thu 25 Nov 17:02:27

Beautiful, dear Carole, playing to your great strengths, with passion, colour, movement, vivacity; fabulous! Much love and God bless xxx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Thu 25 Nov 17:05:44

Wow very good Carole, lovely movement.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Thu 25 Nov 17:07:32

Very vibrant and energetic Carole, you can almost hear the music and the click of the castanets.

Posted by Andy Page on Thu 25 Nov 17:16:07

Superb! Love the swirl of the dress!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 25 Nov 17:24:21

It’s excellent Carole and it really well painted.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Thu 25 Nov 17:34:43

Very dramatic and vibrant, Carole.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 25 Nov 18:24:39

Ooh very striking.

Posted by Val-Irene Robertson on Thu 25 Nov 18:39:55

Beautiful image Carole

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Thu 25 Nov 19:08:49

Carole- this is stunning- 🥳

Posted by Rachel Wood on Thu 25 Nov 19:23:58

Love it Carole, gorgeous dress, lovely movement.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 25 Nov 19:26:59

Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments Audrey, Andrew, Gillian, Andy, David, Paul, Marjorie, Val-Irene, Sarah, Rachel and Denise. An exciting medium to explore but a lot of trial and error on the way. So appreciate your encouragement🌞🌞🌈

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 25 Nov 19:38:19

Beautiful ❤

Posted by Faye Patrick on Thu 25 Nov 20:31:25

Super Carole, pastels are great for getting an intensity of colour and you’ve done that here.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Thu 25 Nov 21:37:17

Your beautiful dancer jumps off the page! She is vibrant and exciting Carole…..fabulous rich colours.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 25 Nov 21:42:29

This is wonderful Carole, dramatic.

Posted by Anne Edwards on Thu 25 Nov 21:45:32

Beautiful swirl of her dress, so vibrant Carole.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 25 Nov 21:45:49

Beautiful movement in her dress and such a luscious red!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 25 Nov 21:48:23

Very striking image Carole and I love how you have painted those swirls in her dress.

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 25 Nov 22:00:01

Very many thanks to you lovely artists Frank, Fiona, Anne, Carole, Christine & Diane for such heart warming comments🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 25 Nov 22:52:37

Wow this powerful - full of movement and colour Carole.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Fri 26 Nov 06:39:41

Has a lovely sense of drama and movement

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 26 Nov 07:46:02

Beautiful, the pleats on the dress are just fantastic.

Posted by Carrie Flinte on Fri 26 Nov 09:01:14

A very dramatic image Carole with great movement in the dress.

Posted by Brian Ward on Fri 26 Nov 12:40:10

Thank you so much Shaun, Heather, Carrie and Brian for your ongoing support. Much appreciated.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 26 Nov 13:57:44

A very effective piece Carole, that red is delicious!

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 26 Nov 17:36:46

Luscious colour and a great pose, perfectly illustrating the passion of the dancer.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 26 Nov 18:28:37

Thank you for your generous comments Russell and Lewis. Very much appreciated.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 26 Nov 18:59:47

Beautiful, Carole, love the glowing colours.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sat 27 Nov 08:33:42

Stunning Carole, love the dress and the vibrant colours

Posted by Romila Datta on Sat 27 Nov 17:16:23

Hang on Studio Wall

25/11/2021

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I took the idea from an image on Pinterest and altered it to my liking. It was quite a challenge as I used paper primed with a pastel grit. Very uneven and lots of bumps on the paper. 12” x 16”.