Today's Equine Art - Greys

Here are a couple of individual portraits of the grey sparring studs I did the other day. These are oil pencil on 11 x 15" pastel board.

Today's Equine Art - Sport Morgan

Morgans are great sport horses, known for their versatility. Plus, they are pretty! Here's Silly, a dressage star. This is oil pencil with conte, 8 x 10" on green charcoal paper.

"Clifford of Drummond Island," Second Edition, Is Live!

Clifford is back again in a new edition with new art work! I'm so pleased with these copies. Image quality is great. Order today for Christmas and get a $2.00 discount with this code: AEVPU8V5



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Today's Equine Art - Morgan and Welsh Cob

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 24" on pastel board. A Christmas commission. Shhhhh........

Clifford at the Beach - Sept 2009

Clifford at the Beach from Nancy Bailey on Vimeo.

Clifford and Trudy spend a day romping at the beach on Drummond Island, with Rip and Aunt Vickie and me. Clifford enjoys the sun, sand and the beach grasses, but not nearly as much as he enjoys mugging for the camera!

Today's Dog Art - German Shepherd

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

Today's Equine Art

I was commissioned to do Paula's ancient Tennessee Walker, King. He is a black horse with a little star and snip, and a very kind, expressive face. It's always fun to watch the work progress, so I took photos as I went along. This is oil pencil on black, 11 x 15".



Here's the outline.



Blocking in some highlights.



Now adding some more color details and highlights.



The finished painting. You can really see the soul in this old man.

Clifford's Audition for "Late Night"

Clifford's Late Night Audition from Nancy Bailey on Vimeo.

On Nov 14, 2009, my horse Clifford auditioned for Late Night's "Stupid Pet Tricks" by painting a portrait of Dave. Clifford is an abstract artist specializing in watercolor. The casting agency did send the portrait to the the Late Night studio. If nothing else, we hope Dave was flattered by Clifford's vision of him... Even if Clifford doesn't think he is funny.

Cliffy's Audition on the News from Nancy Bailey on Vimeo.

Clifford auditioned for "Stupid Pet Tricks" and Channel 6 sent me the news clip. When I approached the casting agent after the audition, I held up the portrait Clifford had painted, and asked, "Do you think Dave would want this?" She said they would send it to his studio along with the tapes. The guy who chewed the top off of the aluminum can overheard this. He came over, held up the mangled can, and asked, "Do you think Dave would want this?" She said, "No, I don't think so."

Clifford's In the Lansing State Journal!

Cliffy and his "Late Night" audition made it into today's Lansing State Journal. They published this photo of us!