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Not Done Enough

January 9th, 2009 | By Michelle Grant

So many hours into this one! And I’m still not done. My neck and back are *done*…stiff and sore. My massage therapist Sarah is going to kill me! My enthusiasm for working on it is *done* for today. I have been working hard to get this one finished in time for the Calgary Stampede art show deadline tomorrow. I am so tired I am incapable of making anymore marks on it or consider any changes. I’m going to have to block in the grass tomorrow and do a few required touchups to adjust some of the values. I won’t have time to actually *finish* the piece, but I will get the grass looking done, then I’ll photograph it for my submission for the jury process for the show. This piece is probably more *done* than most artists would have done. Once it is photographed, I’m putting it away for awhile before officially deeming it done.

©Copyright 2008 by Michelle Grant. See original post here.
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Young Buck - Deer Graphite-Colored Pencil

January 8th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood

I’ve been needing to grow my wildlife collection, so here is a young buck. This buck came to my inbox from Montana! Thank you Wendy! You can view Wendy’s Paint horse and Quarter horse website here: Spotted Fawn Paints Ranch. Wendy has been very generous over the years, with images of her horses and wildlife and the ranch life. You will find her and her horses in a few of my paintings on my website: http://www.debfloodart.com

She tells me she took this photo through her window, while the young buck was eating her flowers! Naughty little deer!

We wonder what must have happened to his ear. With a notch taken out. Maybe a quarrel with another buck? Maybe a run in with a Coyote, or Wolf….or maybe he is simply a clumsy buck and got it caught on barbed wire while trying to steal a meal. He seems to be good at the latter.

I started working this up with graphite, but it needed something more. So I hauled out the colored pencils. Just highlighting over the graphite with the color was just what it needed. This is a work in progress, but should be finished soon.

The paper is white, but we are having a snow & ice storm today, so lighting is a bit to be desired in the studio today. I had to shoot this with indoor artificial lighting. This makes the paper look blue. I worked with my white balance and the lighting settings, but this is as good as it got.

I’d better get the wood stove fired up, One child home with the flu and the other out of school for 1/2 a day (storm day). We always have to be ready for losing our power on days like this.
Batteries, oil lamps, flashlights and lots of water drawn off….and the cozy wood stove.

Deb

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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Criers Lynx update Graphite

January 6th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood


I worked on Crier today. It was brought to my attention that his blaze wasn’t correct and with examining my photos…..Gee whiz….It wasn’t right! Sometimes photos can play tricks on our eyes. I thought the area above his left eye was sunlight drenched in the photo. But found out that it was actually white hairs from his blaze! I’m so glad my client spoke up! Having input from the people who live with these animals everyday and love them, is most important in rendering a good quality likeness in a portrait.
I’m not sure if I am done with this or not. I have sent a larger file to Criers’ mom, of this painting. And I think I will live with it for a day or so to see if I notice anything unusual.

You know, an artist could pick at a painting forever. Not really feeling it is complete. We are such perfectionists, that we sometimes kill our own paintings and creations with too much work! It’s a delicate balance of knowing when to stop and when to keep going.
Thanks for checking in and reading.

Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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Pony Club, Line up. Graphite

January 6th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood

‘Pony club line up’. Graphite on white 11 x 13 Strathmore acid free paper, $95.00. Send inquiries to debflood@debfloodart.com

I took this photo at a local horse show I attend in the Summers. This was actually October and the sun was low. I loved how it was so bright on the face of the ponies and horses and across their chests. I was able to say what I wanted to say with this within a couple of days of work.

~Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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Friesian run Graphite painting

January 6th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood

Well, now that Christmas is over and the surprises have been unveiled, I can show you this Graphite painting commission I did of a galloping Friesian Colt. This is Zefiros Van Der WilsonBrook. You can view his home here: http://www.wilsonbrookfarm.com and the lady who commissioned me to paint this is a certified riding instructor here in Maine. You can view her Blog here: http://trainerwendy.blogspot.com And thank you Wendy for commissioning me to paint him! It was a true joy!!

For those of you who like to follow your favorite blogs, I have updated this blog a bit and I now have a ‘Follow this Blog’ link on the sidebar to the right. Easy to sign up and follow along on my studio journey.

I am currently accepting commissions for Graphite paintings done on an 11 x 13 white Strathmore paper of your horse, pets or children. Prices start at $95.00 . You can send me an email with your favorite photo to debflood@debfloodart.com.

Thanks for looking and reading and sharing with your friends and family.

Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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Strange and unusual studio light and objects

January 6th, 2009 | By Sheona Hamilton-Grant

A warm welcome back and greetings to all my new followers: brilliant to have you aboard.

I hope you have enjoyed a cracking start to the New Year.

My new working year has begun meaning Black on Grey on White is “back in action”. Yeah!

As if to make the first day back that little more memorable there was a very distinct light filling my favorite room.

(To cut the descriptive rambling, here are 2 views taken from below.)

To all of you in the in the know about snow these are pretty “obvious” pics of a roof window covered in quite a large amount of the white stuff.  The snow’s here again. Belgium is at a standstill and not enjoying it one little bit, certainly not at as much as the girls and myself…

Here’s the other view, a much stranger studio view.

My blob of old, used & pierced BluTack (for those in the know about graphite tips & tricks a really efficient way of cleaning sharpened leads) was sitting quietly and so neatly begging for some kind of attention. The only attention I could give it today was a photo portrait of its strange and unique look.

BluTack blob remained untouched (and a wee bit sad): today was a marketing, organising, catching up on email and fellow bloggers day.

Tomorrow will be a working ” on the drawing board “studio day.

Eager to see where my inspiration will lead me and, who knows, catch a peak of BluTack blob’s happy dance…!

©Copyright 2008 by Sheona Hamilton Grant. See original post here.
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Criers Lynx Graphite in Progress

January 4th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood

I worked on Crier today. I focused on his hind legs, buttocks and his tail. I also worked on the shadows in the grass and the flowers a bit. After taking this photo, I did go in and darken the tail more and the legs.
I had a bugger, trying to photograph this today. So my paper looks a little darker than it should in this photo. For some reason, when I went to manually adjust my white balance, all I got was a totally white sheet of paper with no drawing on there at all ! I have never had that happen before. Something must have been stuck. I noticed that my battery was running low too. That could be the big culprit.

So the battery is charging and I’ve got supper in the oven and I cut my oldest boy’s hair today too! I feel as though I have accomplished something.
The boys are back in school tomorrow, after their Holiday vacation. I’m sure it will seem so quiet here, with no Xbox games clicking, clacking and growling!

~Deb

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

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Graphite Commission in Progress

January 4th, 2009 | By Debbie Flood

This is Criers Lynx. He is such a pretty red bay Quarter Horse. I took a ton of photos of him at a local horse show, while under Western tack and really looking gorgeous. But his owner sees the beauty of him, at liberty in his pasture. I agree with her, that he looks so peaceful and happy there. With the breeze blowing his mane and tail and the tall grasses. I still had a little difficulty with this photo, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed with a bit of tweaking.

The first big problem is the distortion of the head and front legs. Because it is that ever so challenging head on shot. His left front leg was too far under him (towards the back of him) that it made him look as though he was going to tip over. So I have pulled that leg forward and beefed it up so it doesn’t look so tiny. I left the head the size it is, because I still wanted him to have that outreached greeting to the viewer. I had to change the lighting a bit. In the reference photo the sun was on the backside of him and casting dark shadows against the side we are viewing.

So all in all, I’m pretty happy with this painting so far.
It is Graphite on 11 x 13 White Strathmore Paper.
Thanks for looking and following my blog!
Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

©Copyright 2008 by Debbie Flood. See original post here.
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BLACK ON WHITE Friesian graphite drawing

January 1st, 2009 | By Heather Anderson

I decided to start the new year with the elegance of Black On White. Many years ago, I worked exclusively in graphite, and despite the medium’s delicacy and unforgiving nature, I loved working in shades of grey. One of my art teachers told me that one day, I would discover colour and never look back, and he was right - for the most part. Eventually, I moved on to watercolour and loved it, but every so often, I still get the urge to get out the graphite pencils and work in a black and white world. I couldn’t resist drawing this Friesian, my first new Horse Drawing of the New Year, in graphite.
Heather Anderson

©Copyright 2008 by Heather Anderson. See original post here.
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New website design for Kelli’s Pencil Drawing site

December 30th, 2008 | By Kelli Swan

Pencilplace.com has been revamped, reworked and redesigned!

In keeping with my philosophy that simpler and cleaner is better, I have re-designed my Pencil Drawings by Kelli Swan website. The new site sports a shorter, more concise index along with more direct navigation. There is also a scroll box on every page, so that users do not have to lose sight of the left index while navigating the site. Custom pencil art was created just for this site, and you will see that in the header design, the navigation buttons and the button rollover effects.

Stay tuned for more site updates soon. I plan to add more dynamic effects as soon as I become comfortable with the new Dreamweaver CS4 application!

©Copyright 2008 by Kelli Swan. See original post here.
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Preparations Graphite Painting

December 30th, 2008 | By Debbie Flood

Just before the week of Christmas I was able to squeeze out this Graphite Painting. Titled: Preparations.

I guess that’s what I was doing, preparing for the big day. This young lady was preparing for her own big day of Barrel Racing. They must do this so many times, they both could do it with their eyes closed.

This is a 10 x 9 Graphite and is $95.00.

Send inquiries to me at debflood@debfloodart.com.
Payments are billed through a paypal billing system in my email. Safe, fast and easy payment!

To see more of my Graphite work go to http://www.debfloodart.com
Thank you and please share with family and friends.

Happy New year!
Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

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Job well done

December 30th, 2008 | By Debbie Flood

The Holidays were busy! A whole week of cooking and hosting Christmas dinner. I enjoyed and had a great time, but it left me quite tired! & homesick for my studio and creating art. Over the last weekend, I managed to muster up some energy and time and made it to the studio to create this Graphite ‘Job well done’. I felt it fitting for the job that I had completed and that many around the globe had completed before that big day!

This Graphite is about 9 x 10 for an image size on 11 x 13 white paper. $95.00 plus shipping. Send inquiries to me at debflood@debfloodart.com .
I now have a billing system with Paypal through my email, so purchasing is very easy, simple and safe.

Pat yourself on the back too as we sail on through into the New Year!
More Graphites may be viewed at my website http://www.debfloodart.com

~Debbie

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
http://www.debfloodart.com

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Warm Christmas Greetings

December 22nd, 2008 | By Sheona Hamilton-Grant

©Copyright 2008 by Sheona Hamilton Grant. See original post here.
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Running Paints

December 21st, 2008 | By Michelle Grant

I find great comfort in returning to graphite! It is a painstaking medium with fewer financial returns for the efforts put into each piece, and that’s why I have shied from it that the last while. I suppose I could become looser, but I really enjoy building up the layers of tone, making the piece look photographic in appearance. Note I said photographic in *appearance* from a distance, but upon closer inspection, one can detect my mark making. Scribbles, dashes, strokes, cross hatching and the scumblings of a blending stub all make up the guts of one of my drawings.

This particular piece, like many others around here, makes it appearance onto the drawing table sporatically. Though I love the medium, it is really hard on my physical well being to draw for endless hours. Pain and numbness in my neck and fingers are the order of the day if I push it. In an effort to alleviate these problems I have tried drawing on an easel with lukewarm enthusiasm. Frustation sets in when I can’t get the marks I want when working in this position.

So, I bit the bullet, and said “F… it”, I’m going back to the way it works for me! I make concerted efforts to listen to my body though, and with the voice of my massage therapist’s harsh words ringing in my ears, I pace myself now. The concern for the monetary returns are gone…I just LOVE working in the medium! I am running with the enthusiasm built on the high of winning First Place in the Ex Arte Equinus drawing category. Runnin’ like the Paints in the piece!

©Copyright 2008 by Michelle Grant. See original post here.
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"Grandad’s Story" finished graphite drawing.

December 19th, 2008 | By Sheona Hamilton-Grant

“Grandad’s Story”
graphite on paper, 33×25cm

This is how my pencils render love.
Thank you for patience ( a whole three weeks of patience) have a lovely week-end.

©Copyright 2008 by Sheona Hamilton Grant. See original post here.
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