Showing posts with label pastel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pastel. Show all posts
Friday, May 20, 2011

Today's Project - Elephants

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Wouldn't it be nice if all families cared for and honored each other like this? "Family Columns" a pastel on charcoal paper, ...
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Today's Equine Art - Zenyatta

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When I started researching Zenyatta I was struck by the length and beauty of her neck. I decided to portray her with neck arched as if durin...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Today's Project - Weimeraner

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Beau is a sweet rescued Weimeraner who lives in Tennessee. His mom Dana is a wonderful mosaic artist. I was lucky enough to trade one of h...
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Today's Equine Art

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Here's an Andalusian concentrating hard on what is probably a sidepass. I like the colors in this; subtle shades of blue, yellow and ru...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Today's Project - Dolphins

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More victims of the Gulf oil spill -- I think this is my subconscious attempt to make them okay. This piece is oil pencil and pastel on grey...
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Today's Project - Raven

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This was a commission for someone's dad who likes to feed eggs to a raven friend. She asked for a collage and I wanted to make it sort o...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Today's Project - Palomino

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Here's a Palomino who's just a tetch excitable. This piece is listed on eBay.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Today's Equine Art - Morgan Horses

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I sometimes wonder if Clifford and Trudy know they are brother and sister. They are best buddies. Here they pause in a brief moment of mut...
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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Today's Equine Art

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This piece will be framed and sold tonight (hopefully) at the Michigan Morgan Futurity Gala. If it no-sales tonight, it will go up on eBay ...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Old Kitty Art

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Last night while looking for some charcoal paper I came across a pad that still had this drawing in it -- from 1995 ! It's a portrait o...
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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Today's Equine Art - The Color Horse

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He started out as a Friesian, but just became more and more colorful the longer I worked on him. Now he resembles a sculpture or carousel h...
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Friday, January 29, 2010

Today's Equine Art - Colors

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Here is something a little different - a Friesian on black. I like the life and flow in this piece, with the soft mix of colors. On black ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Today's Dog Art - Newfoundland

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I still love painting Newfs after having lived with one for 11 years. From a distance this appears to be a black dog on black, but up close...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Today's Project - Barn Owl

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The "monkey face" is the most glamorous of owls, and always interesting subject matter. This piece is 9 x 12" on charcoal pa...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Today's Project - Barn Swallows

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My friend Vickie photographed this group of baby barn swallows last spring, and she kindly gave me permission to paint them. This is pastel...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Today's Equine Art - Morgan and Welsh Cob

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A couple of young bachelors square off in a friendly sparring match. This piece is a mix of oil pencil, pastel and conte crayon, size 18 x ...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Today's Dog Art - German Shepherd

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Here's a sable German shepherd in pastel, approximately 9 x 12". This was a Christmas commission.
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Today's Project - Keeshonden

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These lovely dogs were quite a pair. They belong to a friend of mine, Laurie, who also has Morgans. She wasn't sure about this photo a...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Today's Equine Art - Laddie the Morgan

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This is Laddie, a Morgan gelding with a fun personality. I took photos as this piece progressed so you can watch it grow.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Today's Dog Art

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Now I haven't done any dog art in awhile, since I ran my "heart horse" special. I am trying to catch up on some commissions b...