Ballerina Study #2

The second in a series of small ballerina studies, focusing on a limited range of grays.
The artwork is an impressionistic painting depicting a ballet dancer. The dancer is in a dynamic pose with one arm extended overhead and the other arm gracefully stretched out. She is wearing a tutu, and her body language conveys the grace and fluidity characteristic of a ballerina. The color palette consists primarily of soft blues, purples, and subtle grays, creating a serene and expressive atmosphere. The brushstrokes are loose and textured, adding a sense of movement and emotion to the piece.

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Biography

Richard Kimball Jolley, American oil painter, b. 1954 –

R.K. Jolley graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Fine Art, and has been painting professionally for 38 years.

Jolley has a strong attraction to rich, tonal color, expressed in a variety of
styles, particularly, realism, tonalism, and impressionism.

He paints a wide range of subjects including, landscape, figurative, wildlife,
birds, and an occasional non-representative work.

His paintings can be found in collections throughout the United States and
abroad.

Artist’s Statement

What inspires me are, those fleeting moments of patterns of light.

I believe I am mainly influenced by tonalism and impressionism. For the most part, what concerns me the most when creating a work of art is, good color, believable light quality, and making strong, interesting value proportions. I apply these principles to all my subjects, whether they are realistic portrayals or non-representative works.