Five Glowing Hot Air Balloons In Pastel is an art print I created using a pastel chalk technique. The event is the annual Hot Air Balloon Festival in Avondale, Arizona (Phoenix metropolitan area). The balloon envelopes are inflated in the early morning hours for flights and races. After that series of events, the balloons are deflated until the evening hours when the envelopes are again inflated, but this time they stay on the ground. As evening turns into night with the darkening sky, the balloon operators shoot large flames up into the envelope of the balloon illuminating the brightly colored balloons. At this event the operators were synchronized to music, making the series of balloons rotate the glow to the beat of the tunes. This nighttime spectacular is referred to as The Desert Glow. It is a stunning scene to behold with the contrast of light and dark and the bright vivid colors of the balloon envelopes. (Click on the picture for a larger image)

This artwork is available in the following galleries on various sized prints/posters, custom framed prints, wrapped canvas or various products: Redbubble  Pixels  fineartamerica  TeePublic