Original artwork description:

I love painting the ballerina's performance, the seemingly effortless grace she is able to conjure, but mostly I'm interested in the athleticism, determination and brute strength it takes to create this illusion. This model is a very talented dancer called Gabriella Botha, pausing after a hard practice. Ballet shoes laid to the side she rests with her head on her arms, too exhausted to move. The tutu is spread around her waist, forcing her to hunch over it slightly, the shape framing her almost like a chair rest.
This is one of a series of painting based on ballerinas, painted in oils on canvas board.

The artwork is framed in solid wood, custom made frames by Frames Express, painted in dark blue/grey , 55 ml thick with mount and acrylic glass.

Materials used:

Artist quality oil paints on cotton canvas

Tags:

#ballet_print #young_girl #framed_ballet_dancer #traditional ballet #oil painting #ballerina #female form #ballet dancers #dark blue #dark painting #performing arts #ballerina shoes #ballet_painting #on pointe #ballet shoe #ballerina in shadow #ballet_artwork #classical_ballet #ballet_art #young_dancer #ballet_image