Horseshoe Falls, Australia
A black and white pastel on black acid free paper of the beautiful, cascading Horseshoe Waterfalls, Australia. What delight we felt when we first discovered this. It was located at the end of our street where we used to live and was only a 5 minute walk, that took us to a peaceful place where we could forget the world for a while. It is still only a 10 minute drive away.
Waterfalls are usually geological formations resulting from water, often in the form of a stream flowing over an erosion-resistant rock that forms a nickpoint or sudden break in elevation.
Whatever the description waterfalls are a natural wonder and there are some breathtaking ones all over the world.
The waterfall drops its sparkling veil
covering its rock face leaving slippery trails
twinkling drops of water bursting in the light
its beauty never ending even at night!

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Miraart
wow Linda, you are really very talented using pastels! Compliments!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Mira..enjoyed doing this one as I like working on Black paper for some reason!
Virginia McGowan
magnificient art Linda! really superbly done in fact perfect !! [trying to do a body atm maybe you can come and help }?
Linda Callaghan replied
thanks heaps Ginny for that kind remark..ok will take the next plane..Gold Coast sounds great LOL…is it raining up there like it is here? terrible floods at Coffs..another disaster!
Dani Dreyer
Instant fav Linda, breathtaking art!! WOW!!
Soft/chalk pastels or oil pastels?
I also enjoy black paper or even a blackened canvas..
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Dani….I used soft chalk pastels with two prisma pencils black and white…oh blackened canvas have not tried that..would that be hard to use I wonder?
Gordon Beck
This is really beautiful and different, Linda. Such perfect composition, too. Great job.
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Gordon your feedback is valued and appreciated
Dani Dreyer
Linda, you have to put this in Back in Black Group. Link
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you Dani…yes I have but it is awaiting approval! thank you for the link.
Sensiworld
Great !
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you Sylvia
Lorna Gerard
Gorgeous, I love the choice of black paper,
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Lorna appreciated!
Tahnja
You really have painted this so magically dear friend. Amazing in black and white and such incredible flow with the water
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Tahnja for your kind comment…enjoyed doing this one!
Janis Zroback
Stunning job on this Linda…magical work in black and white….really well done…
Re comment above….there is black pastel paper available…I’ve used it in the past and it saves your using the black crayons….
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Janis…I did use black paper prob.should mention that in my description but I also did use some black pastel softened with the white (a shade of grey) to darken the rocks and add detail. Glad you like it!!
Virginia McGowan
The rain has arrived here now! I used b;ack pastel paper too and or blackboard paint ,
[Bunnings or paint shop ]is great to blacken paper or board /canvas ! cheap.I paint over work gone wrong paper with it.
Linda Callaghan replied
hi Ginny I just added to the description that I used black paper….but did use the black pastel as well for the grey colour. Would be interesting to paint over black on canvas will try that one day!
GEORGE SANDERSON
Awesome work, Linda !!!
Looks great in monochrome !
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much George!!
valzart
Aww this is just lovely sweetheART ;}x happy hippy hugglez
Linda Callaghan replied
thanks heaps Val!
sulaartist
Beautiful work !!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Sula appreciated
Susan Bergstrom
WOW!!! Has an Asian feel…very soothing…
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you dear Susan!
maria paterson
wonderful subject in black & white, love the way youve done the water falling, yes it does have an asian feel
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Maria for your comment appreciated!
Virginia McGowan
I meant to say you can buy black canvas too, I’ve never tried it ,it looks icky
Linda Callaghan replied
oh did not know that Ginny…have not seen that must look out for it – can’t imagine pastels on canvas? thanks again.
Keith Reesor
Wonderful work Linda!! :)
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Keith appreciated!
Karin Taylor
wow, that’s so beautiful, it has the feel of the orient about it…...
clever clever work…...... lovely Linda ;)
Linda Callaghan replied
what a lovely comment Karin…thank you so much…we used to enjoy our walks to this waterfall and so did our children when they were little- it was like being in a different world…it was always cool and running.
Helene Kippert
Amazing work linda
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Helene!
Antanas
great job
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Antanas
ANNETTE HAGGER
So creative….and such soft delicate work…..beautiful…...anna : )
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Annette for your lovely comment
lefty1
you possess a real and tremendous talent, this is marvelous!
Linda Callaghan replied
how lovely of you to say so…I do so appreciate your kind comment..thank you for looking at my art
Irene Burdell
Wow Linda this is outstanding work , I must have missed this on , congratulations and well deserved with the feature . x
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you for your kind comment Irene, enjoyed doing this pastel as I only had to blend the two colours :-) xx
Irene Burdell
Well you excelled yourself it is gorgeous work.x
Linda Callaghan replied
thanks so much Irene and for adding it to your favs. xx
kjgordon
this is terrific….........who would have thought B/W pastels….......
sorry I missed this first time around,.........RB has been messed up on my page…..
Linda Callaghan replied
no worries KJ…it is a lot harder now clicking back and for etc. yes easier than getting paints out sometimes and when feeling creative I just grab my pastels …this time I only used 2! thanks again KJ I did wonder if you had missed it as you normally comment but I miss things too :-D …
bevmorgan
I love this painting, Linda. The subject lends itself so well to the black and white pastel. Super execution, too, by the way. Sorry I am slow to comment these days. I must do some catching up.
Linda Callaghan replied
Hi Bev..thank you so very much I do appreciate your lovely supportive comments…I know bubble can be time consuming so no worries there! :-D
Scott d'Almeida
amazeing job indeed;cheers;
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Scott!
Lorraine Creagh
Gosh Linda, I missed this one when it was uploaded, Nice work. I recognise those falls. =D
Linda Callaghan replied
thanks so much Lorraine…they are in Hazelbrook…was a nice easy stroll from where we used to live! :-D…
Mike Paget
This is lovely Linda – I like the long flowing lines – the effect is very Japanese in style
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Mike…I am glad you like it…it is a lovely waterfall we used to visit
Sharon Davey
AWESOME creative Talent and imagery STUNNING Nature ART WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Sharon you are very generous with your comments! appreciate it!
jacquei
A perfect black and white work of art….the water tumbling down is so realistic….a photo would not do this scene justice ..whereas, this is just stunning…..I really love it…...jacquei:)
Linda Callaghan replied
why thank you so very much Jacquei for that wonderful comment and compliment I do so appreciate it! and for the fav. :-D
thepaintedsoul
Glad I got a chance to come over and look at some of your work. This pastel is delightful, Linda. Love the cascading composition. This piece has such a strong graphic feel to it, the way you’ve selected and stylized the details. Adds real POP to the image. Congrats on a satisfying bit of viewing. Good to come visit. Have a fab week. Good to hear from you. Cheers!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Michael…glad you like it…I really did enjoy working with just a few colours on the black it just flowed easily…just like the water :-D …always value your feedback and I appreciate you taking the time to give it! take care and good to hear from you too .
LorusMaver
Gorgeous work Linda, nice movement and a wonderful striking image.
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Lorus for your kind comment – it is very much appreciated!
John44
Very special to see this in Black / White !
Acid paper you wrote..You know Lindy years ago ( in the times of the Pahrao’s ) I was a member of the boy scouts .. and we even boiled water in special paper!!
True!!!!!!
Ciao
john
Linda Callaghan replied
thanks for that info. John my son actually made paper at school one day when he was a very young boy and I have not the heart ot use it so it is now 20 yrs old!!
Catherine Howell
Linda,
this is so beautiful!!!!!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Catherine!
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
I DIDN’T SEE THIS REALLY!!!!!!!!!!
i love it
it really looks like water falling the freshness of it blows out
amazing
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much Ismail!
Hannah Fenton-...
Linda Callaghan replied
oh wow made the top ten great news!! thank you…
Colleen Milburn
Beautiful work, Linda!
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so much Colleen! appreciated
Martin Dingli
perfect composition the movement is just right perfection
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much for your kind comment Martin
Pamela Jayne S...
lovely work….
Please add to the lakes and inland waterways group – as I would hate to remove it from our challenge – thank you :))
Linda Callaghan replied
oops sorry …have just added it …thank you so much!
owlspook
Linda Callaghan
thank you so very much Owlspook! :-D …..
Gail Bridger
Congrats, a well deserved feature…..
Linda Callaghan replied
thank you so very much for your lovely comment :-)
Anne-Marie Bok...
Linda Callaghan replied 7 days ago
thank you so very very much Anne-Marie! :-) wonderful news.
Patricia Howitt 7 days ago
This is so beautiful, Linda – a very striking image!
Linda Callaghan replied 7 days ago
thank you kindly Patricia!