MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Balletic Sentiment
Megan Ashman
150
PUBLISHED
SIZE
5x5
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
Elements & Seasons, People & Portraits, Emotion & Themes, Spirit & Dreams, Abstract & Concepts
SUBCOLLECTION
Air, Portraits, Women, People, Ghosts & Death, Ethereal & Divine, Objects, Abstract
YEAR
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
Multiple female figures in flowing classical dress seem to float across the small square—arms extended in balletic grace, bodies caught mid-movement in ethereal dance.
The composition suggests vintage dance photography, possibly from early 20th century theatrical productions or dance education documentation.
Surrounding these ghostly dancers, abstract color fields of lavender, deep purple, turquoise, and weathered cream create atmospheric space.
Metallic gold accents highlight certain figures as if they're catching stage lights or divine radiance.
The dancers overlap and layer, creating sense of movement through time—one dance performed across decades, or many dances collapsed into single moment.
The small scale creates intimacy, as if we're holding a portal to another era, when dance was considered spiritual practice and female bodies in motion were thought to channel divine energy.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
This delicate piece honors the history of women's dance as spiritual and artistic practice. It might reference specific historical figures like Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, or other pioneers of modern dance who saw movement as sacred. The vintage quality suggests these dancers are now ghosts, yet the vibrant colors and metallic accents insist they still live through their art. The small scale makes this piece feel like a precious relic, a devotional object honoring the female body in sacred motion.
They danced themselves into perpetual present; time stopped watching.
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
Classical dance represents discipline, grace, the body as instrument of beauty and meaning. The flowing dresses and extended arms suggest offering, openness, vulnerability, and surrender to movement. Multiple overlapping figures could represent the way art preserves motion eternally, or how each dancer contains all dancers who came before. The ethereal quality suggests ghosts, spirits, or the way performance exists in eternal present tense—never past despite being captured decades ago.
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
PRIVATE COLLECTOR SUPPORT
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