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Blue Weimaraner named Ida

June 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Sheona Hamilton-Grant
Detail of portrait study

Yeah!

At last I can show you one of the drawings that kept me scribbling for most of May. Long days and long nights were on the menu as I scrounged hours,minutes and seconds wherever I could find them.
Big thank-you to my friend and fellow artist Linda Shantz for her precious musical tips. She introduced me to Biffy Clyro (the best Scottisch band of the moment) & Mumford & Sons. These guys got me through the hours and dead-line stress with a good rythm in my stroke :D

The result is “Ida”. Ida is just gorgeous: a blue Weimaraner with the most amazing light eyes I have ever seen.

The colour and texture of her coat were brilliant to draw, I guess simply because it is so out of the ordinary.(Miles away from curls and long hair)
Smooth shades of grey that transcend into darker values subtly but quite radically.

Ida
Pencil on Paper. 38x55cm
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Ida’s portrait is now hanging in Germany up North where, hopefully, summer is swinging a wee bit more than down here in the south of Belgium!

©Copyright 2010 by Sheona Hamilton-Grant. See original post here.
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Pencil Drawing of “Ben” – Pet Memorial Portrait

June 29th, 2009 | Posted in Kelli Swan


My latest pet portrait is a pencil drawing of a dog known as “Ben.” Big Ben crossed over the Rainbow Bridge this year, and his owner’s kind friend decided that a pencil portrait would make a lovely memorial. Ben was a delightful subject, and I can tell he will surely be greatly missed.Pencil Drawings by Kelli Swan.
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Finishing stages of portrait drawing of black labrador

June 9th, 2009 | Posted in Sheona Hamilton-Grant
Untitled Black Lab
Graphite on Paper, 17×22 cm
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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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A few more steps into my Ridgeback drawing

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Sheona Hamilton-Grant



The rain came and stayed and really dampened any urge I may have had to peek outside.

Instead, like a turtle, I have stayed curled up in my studio and spent some quality time with Anton.

Here for you viewing are a few more steps into our new relationship.

I am using Hahnemuehler Nostalgie paper and my clutch pencil filled with 2B and 3B Staedler.

The three steps above show how I am working out the lay of the hair on the side of his nose as well as trying to achieve depth. I have still a detail layer to add to his nose. I will do this after establishing the rest of his face and eye.

Cheerio for now, I’m back up to the studio for another session with my new gorgeous friend…

©Copyright 2008 by Sheona Hamilton Grant. See original post here.
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Pet Portraits, work in progress

October 14th, 2008 | Posted in Sue Steiner

I started this today. It will be someone’s Christmas present. What a treat to be able to do this for another person. :) This is a portrait of a beloved family pet that passed away a few years ago. As you can see she was quite the sweetheart. I hope I can do her justice in this drawing. :)
Pet portraits by Sue Steiner, http://www.suesteiner.com/

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Sep 2 – Dog Commission Finished

September 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Elin Pendleton

Here’s the finished commission of the two dogs, and the collector loved it! I delivered it still wet in places, and he said I captured the personalities of the pooches with perfection of paintbrush (well, that’s my interpretation!). The dog on the right is reserved in nature, and the one on the left is constantly happy and a bit goofy.

Getting that inherent personality is very essential to doing commissions, and I try my best to get it. The location is important for the client, too–the front porch is where they spend time and the positions are also characteristic, down to the twisted paws on the shy dog.

It was fun going from the cools of the area near the front door into the warms as the foreground came toward the viewer. And painting the tongue with alizarin and white seems to break the rules, but if you recall the lessons about human skin, dog’s tongues follow the same rule. The learning never ends, does it?

I had a question from one of my friends who receives my blog, about how I handle messy cleanup in the studio, and thought you might enjoy seeing my solution. I purchased from SimpleHuman, a covered trash bin that uses plastic grocery bags. The cover keeps any brush cleaning solvent odors in check, and the bags are ubiquitous, so I never run out. I have two of these trash bins, one at either end of my taboret. Light weight, they hang from the end, and it is a simple matter to toss in the soiled towels and other debris.

The ingenious device also has storage for extra bags below it. Here’s a link if you’d like more info. Thinking outside the box again, this was originally designed to go under the kitchen sink.

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©Copyright 2008 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
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Sep 1 – Dog Commission, First Lay In

September 1st, 2008 | Posted in Elin Pendleton

Here’s the big blocking in of major values when starting commissions… not my usual “make the background beautiful first”, and that’s because the dogs’ bodies constitute much of the background –look how MUCH there is of them. The noses, eyes, paws ‘n’ claws will be the focal points, so I really am working on the “background” at this point.

The client has seen this image and approves it, with the admonition that the left dog “always” has his mouth open.

Now, the client doesn’t understand the painting process, so a reaction like that is normal. They can only measure what’s in front of them against their internal vision of the desired product, so they usually will focus on some area that hasn’t been started yet.

I had a bit of fun and good news today. As part of my ongoing marketing plan, I get notified automatically when my web sites are linked and information about me is elsewhere than just my sites. This came through from widgetbox.com, telling me that my daily paintings widget is the “Most Popular” for people to add to their desktop! I’m so pleased! Here’s the way it came in:

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©Copyright 2008 by Elin Pendleton. See original post here.
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Pen and Ink with Watercolor, Cat Portrait

August 24th, 2008 | Posted in Sue Steiner

Blue-eyed cat portrait in pen and ink with a watercolor wash. Copyright Sue Steiner 2008, all rights reserved.

This is a new cat portrait in pen and ink with watercolor wash. He reminds me a little of my cat, Moses, who is a big cuddle bug of a cat! I am offering this style as an alternative to the more detailed pet portraits I do. This piece is $35.00 for a 5 x 7 or $45.00 for a 8 x 10. I am offering these in the smaller sizes and smaller prices for those of you wanting a portrait but not ready for a larger piece. The idea with the Pen and Ink w/watercolor washes is for the painting to be splashes of color and some fine detailing just about the face and expression. To see more of my work and to see the other types of portraits I do, including horse portraits, alpaca, portraits, farm animal art and more go to http://www.suesteiner.com
Thanks for stopping by!

©Copyright 2008 by Sue Steiner. See original post here.
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Dog days of summer, Canine Portraits.

August 18th, 2008 | Posted in Debbie Flood

Painting of a dog copyright Debbie Flood, all rights reserved. BAYER 6 x 8 Oil on Canvas

Painting of a dog copyright Debbie Flood, all rights reserved. KASEY 6 x 8 Oil on Canvas

Portrait of a dog copyright Debbie Flood, all rights reserved. BRADY 6 x 8 Oil on Canvas

On Thursday the 14th of August, I rendered these 3 oils on canvas. They are each 6 x 8 and are dogs from the Humane Society of Knox County in Thomaston, Maine. I have painted these three for an online exhibit coming up through the Canine Art Guild: Helping Paws, Making tails wag., To bring awareness of the shelters during October’s Shelter month. Proceeds from sales during this exhibit is to be donated to the Shelter of the Artists choice.
Please check out this exhibit in October and make a purchase of some great art and have a donation help a great shelter!

Deb

Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.

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Commissions List.

July 24th, 2008 | Posted in Kathy Lewis

Painting of two dogs copyright Kathy Lewis. All rights reserved.
Portrait painting of a Ragdoll cat copyright Kathy Lewis. All rights reserved.
My commissions list is going crazy! I have had lots of requests and am working extra hard at the moment, especially as the children have now broken up from school!

My commissions now include dogs, horses and cats. I will also accept commissions for other animals, but these are the most popular.

Here are some of the most recent and also some cat pics that I have for sale, produced to advertise that I am now taking commissions for cats.

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Finished portrait of giant schnauzers, new pencil drawing

July 16th, 2008 | Posted in Sheona Hamilton-Grant


Here they are Jack and Libby finished and framed.  The flip side to having worked so big was the difficulty I had in photographing the portrait.  The image is 39cm x 56 cm making it only possible to capture through digital photography.

I really enjoyed creating this drawing, mainly because I was faced with new difficutlies that needed attention.

The size: when working this big I find I have to be that extra organised and careful not to dirty or damaged the paper.  (I also found that I went through quite a few pencil sharpeners as well!)

The colour of the subject. I found the best way to get around the monotony the dark colour could bring was to focus on the folds and wave in the dogs coats. To focus on the way the coat shaped the dogs, their expression and facial shape. This did demanded a little more concentration and time but was well worth the effort. Srangely enough there is no such thing as pure black even when working in black and white.

The third difficulty I had to overcome was not really being familiar with the breed.  I researched the internet for information and images as well as asking the owner relevant questions.  This allowed me to understand both Jack and Libby much better and know what to look for.

Sadly Jack passed away a couple of weeks before the portrait begun.

I hope I have done his memory proud.

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

June 24th, 2008 | Posted in Kathi Peters

Painting of a black Lab. Copyright Kathi Peters.

This watercolor of a sweet Lab, called Jesse, was commissioned by the friend of the dog’s owner after Jesse past over the rainbow bridge. Working on the painting brought back memories of the Labrador Retrievers we have had over the years. We always had one or two in our home while our sons were growing up. I always called them our ‘doofy’ dogs……but oh, how those dogs loved. Labs are also so ready to please and share hugs and kisses.

I can tell this little lady was much loved too. I can see it in her eyes.



Painting of Corgi dogs. Copyright Kathi Peters.

And then there were Corgi’s!!
These Cardigan Corgis are part of a HERD of Corgis that belong to a family in Texas. Herd? [or is it a gaggle of Corgis???] The Bucks’ Cardigans actually herd their Beefmaster Cattle on their ranch. How cool is that?!! Corgis with real jobs to do! There will be more Buck Cardigan Welsh Corgi paintings in the works. I can’t get enough of looking at these wonderful dogs and the Buck’s beautiful farm.
In the meantime I need to get works out to Saratoga Springs for the summer show with Equidea Gallery….and do work for the invitational art show “Fertile Ground”, to be held at Skyline Farm in September.
And the gardens are growing!!! Roses coming open and veggies growing.
This is a good thing!

©Copyright 2008 by Kathi Peters. See original post here.
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Worth More Than Money

June 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Carrie Lewis

There are things in life that are worth more than mere money.

Faith.

Family.

Friends.

Faithful pets fall into that category, as well.

This spring, the faithful canine companion of Gene and Becky Newman, Katie, passed away after 13 years. I don’t know what breed of dog Katie was, but I do know she was much loved by the Newmans and by many of the other residents at Kansas Christian Home. The memorial held in her honor was very well attended.

Gene is a former Marine and past custodian at First Christian Church in Newton, where Neal and I attend. I first met Gene and later Becky during their visits to church and our visits to Kansas Christian Home while seeing other members and, early last year, Neal’s mom in her final weeks.

When I heard that Katie had died, my immediate thought was of my own canine companion, a ‘mixed breed’ (read ‘mutt’), the last of a litter of puppies that no one else wanted. Jessie was a boon companion for thirteen years. We walked together. We checked cattle together. She defended me fiercely when necessary. She died of congestive heart failure in 1996 and I have yet to be able to sketch her likeness, let alone paint her portrait.

But I could paint Katie’s portrait and offered to do so as a gift of service to Katie’s memory. The portrait is one of several featured demonstration paintings on this blog. (keyword search “Katie”). When the Newman’s agreed by providing a photograph, I set to work and the process is chronicled elsewhere.

Yesterday was Gene’s birthday and Becky had already decided the painting was to be a birthday surprise for him.

Today, he received his gift from Becky and me. It was quite moving to see tears well up in this ex-marine’s eyes at the portrait and at the happy memories it recalled. It put all the struggles over painting, technique, color mixing and all the rest in proper perspective.

Yes, some things are definitely worth more than mere money.

©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
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