Dignity

Another small piece done- just a little 7"x5" work that I titled "Dignity."  She may go off to a couple equine shows too... who knows??  She is from one of my own reference photos and the size she is when you click on the thumbnail is close to the actual size.

Are you getting tired of horses?  I am a bit, but it seems to be what my galleries want, and who doesn't love a beautiful horse?  So more horses it is, though I do have plans for other critters too.

More on Graphite piece

I have made more progress on "A Kind Eye"

Back from the Framers

I just got some work back from the framers.  One of them was "Roping Box Readiness", which I am thinking about sending to the first ever Rocky Mountain Equine Expo Art show, which I was invited to participate in.  I think it came out quite nice.  They did ask for scratchbaord though... soooo I'll see.

I also have a new graphite horse I have been working on.  Size is 12"x17"  Right now he is kind of headless, but should be fixing that soon!

Results are up for Art Show at the Dog Show... and you could say I cleaned up :)  Awarded the following prizes-

"Moment of Reflection" (scratchboard border collie eyes)- Purina Award of Merit; 1st Place Other Media; Best Entry Depicting a Dog from the Herding Group

"Charisma" (scratchboard brindle great dane)- 2nd Place Other Media, Best Entry Depicting a Great Dane

"Soulful" (photograph black lab)- 3rd Place Photography; Best Entry Depicting a Dog from the Sporting Group

You can see my entered images at http://aphelionart.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-show-at-dog-show-entries-accepted.html

Scratchboard Workshop April 24

My next Introduction to scratchboard workshop will be April 24, 2010  in Aurora. CO.  Space is limited to 10 people.  Classes usually run from about 10 AM to 5 PM.  No experience in either scratchboard or even art is required.  Cost is $55.

Please e-mail me if you would like more information or to reserve a spot.

Finishing up an oldie

Well I finished off "A Distant Gaze", who is a quarter horse

As well as pulling out an old piece that was like 80% done, but I lost interest in when working on it (over a year ago).  Anyways I decided to finish it off- probably the most abstract piece I have ever done.  Does it work?  Reference photo by Madeleine Biancon used with permission.

"Facing the Dark" - 16" x 20"

A Distant Gaze

Sorry for the lapse in posting.  I have been working on a few different projects that are not art related (hard to believe) but I have also been working on this piece on and off for the past couple of weeks or so too.  I still have to finish the far right side off.

Roper Finished

After tweaking the background to get rid of the dark halo I had going on I am calling him done.  I see things I would do differently in the future, but I have to give myself a wee bit of a break since it has been so long since I have done pencil :)  All and all I think it came out alright and it is off to the framers today.

Actual size is 15.5"x24"

98% Done

With my graphite roping horse that is- just need to touch up some values and edges.  A few minor adjustments and I will able to put him away.

Leftovers

I taught a workshop last Saturday and for my workshops I like to cut small boards that students can try marking on before they start working on their actual piece.  I also have them try out a new tool on the sample board to get a feel for the edge/tip.  Anyways- after cutting the boards from an 11"x14" board I had a random 5"x14" piece left over.  I am a big fan of pano pieces, so decided to not let it go to waste and did this little close up on a wolves eyes.  It is colored with inks.

I need to start thinking about my entry for this years Birds In Art... what to do, what to do :)

where does the time go?

I always feel like I should be able to get so much more done in each day than actually happens!  I taught a workshop on Saturday and it went great despite some technical difficulties (me bringing the wrong power cord for my laptop, so no computer!)  Several 'non-artists' in the group of 6 and every one of them did really well.

I got a little more time on my roping box horse graphite (background on left side lighter than IRL, as photogrpahed near a window on that side).  Hopefully I will be able to finish it this week, though working/grooming the next 3 days and then have a dog show this weekend.

Roping Box Readiness

more progress

Art Show At the Dog Show entries accepted

all four of my entries for Art Show at the Dog Show were juried in this year (a first for me).  They are the following images:

Photograph- "Soulful"

Photograph - "Flying High"

Scratchboard - "Moment of Reflection"

Scratchboard - "Charisma"

I haven't given up ;)

You may (or may not) remember the graphite horse I started at the beginning of the year.  I have not given up on it and am still plugging away slowly in between scratching.  The mane has me a bit worried on how to do it... so why not save it for last... LOL

Here is a recent update.

And I finished off the front paw on the cougar, though will still mess around making minor changes. Now onto the background... fun, fun!

"Simple Pleasures"

I needed a break after working all weekend (grooming) and also feeling a little bit of burn out on the Couger because it is such a massive project.  I decided a small simple piece would be a nice break and had this image in my references for quite a while.

So this little piece is just 8"x10" and I am calling it "Simple Pleasures"

I decided to color it with ink