New Horse Painting Work in Progress
Welsh Ponies, Mare and Offspring
This is a large canvas 36 x 36 gallery wrapped canvas and will feature an elegant grey Welsh Pony mare and her 5 offspring.� What you see her is the initial drawings and the beginnings of an under painting.� I’ve chosen a warm sand as the base coat and have picked out a delicious palette of cool blue/greens and purples.� I’ll be painting some darker horses too so I wanted to pick up those beautiful burnt sienna browns and russets in their coats.�� I love the beautiful, expressive eyes on all of these horses and their chiseled, refined faces and necks.� I am really looking forward to painting these beautiful horses.�
Cocker Spaniels
I am at a resting point with the above buff and chocolate colored Cocker spaniel dogs.� I need to do some glazing to even out some of the tones (such as on the chocolate dogs tongue) and highlight some areas but need it to be good and dry.�
I have another�commission I will be beginning soon of a beloved black lab and an ornery but oh so lovable terrier.� This is a busy season but am enjoying the variety and opportunity to paint these beautiful animals!�
Take care and stop back to check on my progress!
Sue Steiner
equine and animal artist
pet portraits in oil
Sue Steiner, Animal and Equine artist
White Horse Studios
324 Cleveland Ave. NW
Canton, Ohio 44702
http://www.suesteiner.com
http;//www.secondapril.org
pet portraits, horses in art, studio or online sales, commissions
©Copyright 2009 by Sue Steiner. See original post here.
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Untitled Black Lab
Graphite on Paper, 17×22 cm
Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved.
Finished and awaiting approval (and a name).
Below: the vital steps that led me to the end result.
Following on from where I left off
last week here are steps 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Step 4
Here more work has been done on the bone structure and depth. This was done by refining the layer of 4B and adding to the nose and mouth. Remembering to follow the lay of the hair.Work has also begun on the longer hairs around the neck.
Step 5
More emphasis is brought to the jaw line and start given to the ear. Invisible on the scan: work was also refined around the eyes.
Step 6
This step was all about getting more hair blocked in and establishing movement and texture to the neck. The ear also takes on a little more shape and texture. At this stage I am only working with a 2B and varying the layers over the blocked darks.
Step 7
This step is were the nose and the lighter areas of the head get “covered” in hair.
After which I was unhappy. A niggling annoying feeling.
When this is the case, best to mirror the image. This showed (and as suspected) the nose and muzzle were not quite right nor was the mouth and the outer eye.
This is crucial step. The changes are minute (sometimes in can be only a stroke) but I feel make a massive change to the overall accuracy.
The finished portrait mirrored with small changes made.
A gorgeous chap: he was great company -
At last it felt right beating back memory demons! I lost
my Lambda 9 years ago and still feel the void.
If only he had a brother: I’d love to make his acquaintance…
©Copyright 2009 by Sheona Hamilton-Grant. See original post here.
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I love labs especially when they are that traditional wise black.
My own lab was black and lived by my side for over 16 years.
I am amazed at the speed this portrait is coming along.
Subject knowledge and memory lane are the paths I am following.
The pencils making the marks: my good & faithful Derwents in 4B and 2B.
Their marks are going down on Hanemuhle 200gr paper.
The only one thing truly bothering me: I don’t know this chap’s name…and will have to wait (not cool!) three whole weeks until the owners are back in reach of modern day communication…
Oh and tomorrows a pARTy …. a first for Black on Grey on White!!!!
©Copyright 2009 by Sheona Hamilton-Grant. See original post here.
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Here’s the black lab oil painting just a bit futher along. I am adding more color so that the ‘blacks’ don’t become flat. There are purples, blues and golds/oranges to brighten and bring some vibrant color and interest. Too bad none of that shows in this little painting with the wet paint! Sorry! LOL! I do like having fun with color. I want to continue to brighten the eyes but I need to wait for the paint to dry. I’ve softened some edges and brought in some sharp edges to keep the eye moving around and to creat interest. I like mixing realism with some abstract shapes and colors to bring more life to the painting and for a more ‘painterly’ effect. There are definite brushstrokes and big swipes of color along with little details. I will let this sit for a couple days or so and then add some glazes and details to key areas.
To see finished work go to http://www.suesteiner.com/ or
for any questions or comments regarding commissions. Today is
Shop Hop in Canton so I can’t paint as much as I’d like today. If you are in Canton stop by Studio #222 above Second April and Acradia Grille or go to
http://www.cantonshophop.com/ I am offering a discount on commissions scheduled during the Canton Shop Hops.
Thank you for following along!
Take care.
©Copyright 2008 by Sue Steiner. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Sue Steiner’s website.
Another dog from Rolex, a happy Lab just watching all the action and soaking it in. Trying to learn the formula for dog colors in watercolor with a limited palette-further research needed but results so far are promising.
©Copyright 2008 by Judy Johnson. See original post here.
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