Painting titled "Ballerinas #2 - Opt…" by Olga Beliaeva, Original Artwork, Watercolor

Ballerinas #2 - Optical Illusion Skull Portrait - Halloween (2021) Painting by Olga Beliaeva

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Watercolor on Paper

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One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 17.7in, Width 13.4in
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Paintings under $1,000 Conceptual Art Esotericism

I was always bewitched by optical illusions in works of art, especially in ancient engravings. The famous artists liked "to cipher" a mystical image of a skull in the works either; my favorite picture is "The Ambassadors" by Hans Holbein the Younger. In anticipation of Halloween I have given in to mysticism of this day too and have created this work where two young ballerinas, creating illusion of an ominous skull.

This graphic work will become a fine gift for Halloween and will add a mystical aura to your house.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Watercolor

Watercolor is a painting in which gum arabic binds transparent pigments revealing the support of the painting. The gouache, of identical composition, is opaque. A watercolor is a water-based painting on paper. We rarely speak of a painting for a work painted in watercolor. Watercolor paintings are considered to be a unique way to creatively represent dreams, illusions, emotions and luminous feelings using water soluble pigments. However, painting with watercolors can be difficult. It's a difficult medium to master, in large part because it can be ruthless and unpredictable. Mistakes are difficult to correct and its fluid nature makes it difficult to control. Yet it is these very qualities that give the medium its undeniable charm.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

Olga Beliaeva

Russia

I am painter inspired by nature's wonderful variety, detail, and color. Flowers, animals and landscapes are a few of my favorite subjects. I hope to find just a little more of life's beauty and joy in every[...]