Sweet Dreams
Part of the Graceful Feminine Series
Medium: Pastels on Pastelmat
Size: 12″ x 15.5″ (unframed)
Artwork Availability: Available
“How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.” – Bram Stoker
Sweet dreams are made of this, Who am I do disagree? — remember that Annie Lennox song? But for me, sweet dreams are made of a world I escape to when I close my eyes and drift off into the abyss of my deepest desires.
What on Earth is a Pastel?
Pastel as an artistic medium is pure pigment dust held together by a transparent binder and formed in a stick or encased in a pencil. Pastel works age beautifully, their brilliant colour does not fade with the passing of time.
This artwork was created with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat®, a paper card specially created for pastel paintings. The pastel pigments bind greatly with the Pastelmat, and no fixative is needed to secure the applied layers. However, pastel works should never be directly touched. They are best kept under a matted, glass-protected frame and away from high humidity, direct sunlight, or extreme heat.
