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Original oil paintings

BallerinaPainting.com original oil paintings are created by professional artists in their studios. These artworks are designed by the artist not copies of other artists' work. You will have the only painting the artist created of this image and coloration. Be assured that these original oil paintings are not reproduced or mass produced. With proper care, these oil paintings will last for centuries. The same quality that you see in a museum.


Giclees (Prints on Canvas)

Giclee (pronounced gee-clay), is a highly sophisticated inkjet printing process that produces prints, which truly capture the artist's original intent. Museums have realized the vast potential of this technology and have made giclee editions a permanent part of their collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles) to name a few.

We use Epson Ultrachrome inks, exclusively, because of their archival quality and true colors. All of this guarantees you a museum quality work of art that can be enjoyed for generations.

Only 95 prints of each image will ever be produced and are available exclusively on BallerinaPainting.com. Every giclee is signed and numbered by the artist and is full of rich color and detail. The artist also brushes an acrylic finish on the canvas giclee that not only protects the image but gives the artwork brushstrokes so you will have the look and feel of the original. Because these are canvas prints no glass is required over the print so you will not have glare on the giclee. These giclees are produced using the highest standards.

Certificate of Authenticity

FOR GICLEES

The certificate includes edition size (95), title of work, artist's name, your number in the edition, and date of release. Each Certificate of Authenticity is hand signed by the artist and guarantees that the image is the property of the artist and that the image will only be reproduced 95 times and will ever be sold again.

FOR ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS

The certificate includes title of work, artist's name and date of painting. The certificate is also signed by the artist for your guarantee that this is an original oil painting painted by the artist named on the certificate.

Framed and unframed

There are several high quality frames for you to select from with each giclee; a dark, silver or gold choice. Unframed pieces are also available as an option so that you can have framing done as you wish. The original oil paintings are available with the frame chosen by the artist or unframed.

Giclee Image Sizes

Each giclee is available in a small, medium and large size with 20 large, 30 medium and 45 small pieces of each image available. Exact sizing of each image is on the detail page of each giclee. Sizes of giclees vary because the original painting sizes varied. Only 95 giclees of each image will ever be made; not 95 of each size.

Payment Methods

Ballerinapainting.com accepts the following credit cards:

  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • American Express
  • Discover
We take security of your purchases very seriously. Verisign, first in encryption security, protects your information.

Your order is authorized for payment when submitted online but your order will not be charged until your artwork ships. BallerinaPainting.com will not process orders with a credit card billing address outside of the United States.

Twenty-five percent of Purchase Donation

When you purchase an artwork from Ballerina Painting.com, at Checkout, you choose which U.S. qualified non-profit ballet company you would like us to donate twenty-five percent of your purchase. The donation will be made 30 days after your purchase because of our 30 day money back guarantee policy.

Over 360 ballet companies are listed. If by chance yours is not listed, there is a place right below the ballet company list for you to enter your favorite.

Look at ballet companies list!

> Qualified non-profit Ballet Companies are ones in which the company's primary function is to perform a classical repertoire.

You can enjoy your love of ballet in your home and support your favorite ballet company! What a great way to Share the Gift of Dance!

How BallerinaPainting.com began..

Hi! I'm Martha Sharp, the creator of BallerinaPainting.com.

BallerinaPainting.com began at an artist friend's figurative painting session in which the model was a ballet dancer. That was the first time I had met a ballet dancer and was so impressed by her beauty and strength. I loved painting her, so I continued my painting of ballet dancers by having a couple of the dancers from the local ballet company, Charleston Ballet Theatre, come to my studio. The dancers would come in the evening and pose while I painted them. During these painting sessions I learned about their passion for dance, about the years of study, dancers' injuries, the minimal salaries most dancers make, the challenges that ballet companies have for funding, etc.

From these experiences, I decided that I want to help the Charleston Ballet Theatre raise funds. I worked on several fundraising projects and then the thought crossed my mind one day that I would like to figure out a way to help all ballet companies.

Before I started painting, my former career was in the computer field. So after many days of thinking about this project, one morning I woke up with the answer! That's how this website, BallerinaPainting.com was born; combining by computer knowledge with my passion for painting ballerinas and desire to raise funds for ballet companies. My hope is that besides raising funds for ballet companies, I would like the ballet artwork in people's homes to be a constant reminder of the beauty of ballet. And to share this love of ballet with others to preserve this artform.

A Huge Thank You!

All of these paintings would not have been possible without the

generosity of the Charleston Ballet Theatre and Jill Bahr

for allowing Karen Hagan and myself to photograph backstage during their performances to gather reference material for this collection of paintings. By allowing us these opportunities, we are able to share with you our feelings and views of these wonderful dancers!