Scent of Turquoise (2018) Original Pastel Drawing by Phyllis Mahon

A joyful image of two women raising their faces to inhale turquoise; their long hair cascading.
Into this palette of pale skin, warm yellow and turquoise, I have added just a few spots of pink in the heart-shaped lips and centres of the little turquoise flowers.

I've kept the colour light and bright because today had a spring-like feel. Birds were singing outside my studio window and the sun was trying to shine.

Drawn in chalk pastel on Somerset lightly textured 300gsm paper; signed bottom right.

Most of the photographs show the drawing unframed - in my studio and in my home, and there's one as a CGI of how it might appear framed in a room setting.

This pastel drawing is ...
Available unframed
Wrapped in acid-free tissue
Carefully packaged
Sent by Tracked Delivery with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Materials used:

chalk pastel

Details:

• Pastel drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 38 x 56 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 38 x 56cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Nudes and erotic

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