Long hairy legs really do make for nice viewing…who would have thought? (insider tip: make sure they are from the animal kingdom.)
Another Christmas commission finished and a few more hours spent on the dashing Hurricane.
Wanted to share a detail of the progress. A few more hours still needed tweaking here and there but overall looking OK and then it will be on to the chest and right shoulder muscle.
May well be a few more days before the next update.
The week end is approaching fast and I’m already tucking down taking on tackling position…
Cheery waves to all of you wherever you are!
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Calle is now finished and the portrait approved by his owner.(Yippee!)
So, he’s off to the framers before making his end journey to Germany .
As with all 2xbridled head portraits, I get my “knickers in a twist” when it comes to all the cheek pieces, throat lashes and nose band. After a while tough, managed to straightened out knickers and crossed eyes, followed the lines of logic and completed the bridle.
Interestingly enough most of the drawing was done using a 2B (layered). A few parts were done on the nose using an F.
Here you can see the blank space waiting for some attention. The head piece and the nose band are rendered. Really left the bridle to the bitter end!
Calle
Pencil on Paper. 23×27 cm.
Sheona Hamilton-Grant. 2009
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Another week-end is just round the corner.
Once again loads of quality familly time on the agenda here.
Wishing you the very same wherever you are.
Cheerio
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09-09-09
Visually pleasing.
A post today is a must even if it means not posting the finished portrait.
Here it is nearing completion.
Bridle still to do and all sorts of fun fiddly bits
Will tackle all that tomorrow.
Off to mow the lawn while the girls play and the sun lasts!
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School’s back, dust’s off the drawing board, pencils are sharpened and work has begun.
Here are the first steps in my new equine portrait. This chap is a lovely dressage gelding. I met him this summer in Germany where he posed very nicely for a few reference pics. He his known affectionately as “Calle” .
The usual gear has been pulled out.
Hahnemuehle Nostalgie Paper, love the off-white colour and not-so-toothy surface. Works well for portraits.
Derwent 6B and I filled my mechanical clutch pencil with koh-i-noor 2B (never tried them and they seem to be good.)
Below, steps one and two, here I have established the eye and expression with the 2B as well as establishing the darks with the Derwent 6B.
Tomorrow will yield (I have no doubt) further progress.
Today’s was good, the new found “freedom” and extra hours worked wonders on getting this portrait off to a good start.
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“Lilly”
26×22.5 cm, graphite on paper
Sheona Hamilton-Grant. 2009.
Finished.
This portrait has been a long time in the making.
Many external influence kept dragging me away from the drawing board and because it took my wee brain way too long to figure out how to render all the intricacies and in’s and out’s of the tartan without going O.T.T.
After much deliberation I opted for a looser effect.
Her wee face is in the spotlight (and very detailed) by over working the tartan the piece would have become too rigid.
I’m really chuffed by all the lessons learned and the result.
The icing on the cake: the client is over the moon and cannot wait to have her hanging on their wall.
Before saying cheerio for my Easter break I would like to extent a big cheery wave to ALL my followers.
Sadly time has not allowed me to personally welcome you all, but please believe I am so excited to have you all follow my wee tribulations as an artist.
Will be back in 10 days.
Very best Easter cheers from me here to you wherever you are!
May the Easter bunny leave you all an extra portion of joy and a serious mount of choc eggs…:)
©Copyright 2009 by Sheona Hamilton-Grant. See original post here.
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