Ballerina Study #3

The third in a series of small ballerina studies, focusing on a limited range of grays.

This artwork is a painting of a ballerina. The ballerina is captured in mid-motion, standing en pointe with one arm gracefully raised above her head and the other extended outward. She is dressed in a light blue or white tutu adorned with delicate ribbons, reflecting the elegance and poise of a ballerina. The background is rendered in various shades of blue, enhancing the ethereal quality of the scene. The painter uses soft, impressionistic brushstrokes to create a sense of movement and grace, which complements the subject's dynamic pose.

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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.