"My, oh, my how the kiddies do love the carousel! Round and round they go on horses that might terrify them if they were anywhere but at the circus. But, even as dark as the Cirque Du Nuit may be, it's all in fun, isn't it? Isn't it? Oh how the carousel loves the kiddies in return.... Horses with manes built of night and ghosts race out to find those sleeping tots who rode them round and round all day and evening, bringing them the stuff of nightmares. They breathe in those shrieks of terror with glee and race home before dawn to feed us all. Oh, how we love the carousel... and how it loves us...." I've been away from pastels for a very long time (since some time in the 80's... YIKES!). In spite of that, I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. It's the second in a seies of dark circus/carnival based images. I'm not sure how many there will eventually be, but I have ideas for several backstocked and work on them as the mood strikes. Tools: Conte a Paris pastels (10 pack) and Colourfix paper (black) Time taken: I'm guestimating about 5 hours; I didn't really track it