Art Work from 2009

Learning more and more.

Halflinger--Watercolor--4.5"x3"--Strathmore Cold Press paper

Arab--Watercolor--5"x3.5"--Strathmore Cold Press paper

Border Terrier, "Tater"--Watercolor--4.5"x3"--Strathmore Cold Press paper

I gave this painting to my cousin, Lesley, who raises Border Terriers.

Chihuahua--Watercolor--4.5"x3"--Strathmore Cold Press paper

Saw this little dog at a dog show and couldn't resist the wall-eyed face.

Australian Shepard, "Hannah"--Watercolor--9.5"x7.5"--Arches Cold Press paper

I painted this pretty girl for my neighbors, who helped me bury my little pony, Red, last year.

Jack Russell Terrier, "Monty"--Watercolor--5"x3.5"--Strathmore Cold Press paper

Monty is owned by a women who lives in a town near here. Jack Russells have such great attitudes and energy.

The next 3 images are different views of the "Trojan Horse" I made in ceramics class last year. He was about 15.5"x13". My style of building ceramics horses takes weeks to finish, but the effects are great. This one was stolen from the ceramics studio at school. I guess it would be called an underhanded compliment.

2008 Ceramics Projects

Spring of 2008, I took a class in ceramics. Started using horses as a motif. 

The reclaimed stoneware came out looking almost like granite in the first 4 images below. The pinch pot was perfect for cave art, something I have been fascinated by for years. The pinch pot is about 10.5" wide, and 7.5" tall.

The above 2 images I call "Rosanante" after Don Quixote's horse. She's about 8.5" tall and 12" long.

More from 2008

More sketches and watercolor paintings from 2008. These are taken from some of my stuff done from February through June. The first 3 were sketches from life which I did while Gayle and I were camping up in the Sierras.

Horses don't stand still for long. These are of Gayle's Arab, Shazam.

This is not a momma and baby horse. It is just a couple of horses which were waiting for breakfast.

This is a couple of studies of my pony, Red.

The two above are experiments which I tried. Watercolor-10"x14"-140lb cold press

Fjord-14"x10"-140lb cold press

Donkey-10"x14"-140lb cold press

Watercolor pencil sketch of little Red boy. 

Watercolor pencil sketch of little Red boy done during lunch stop on a trail ride.

Watercolor pencil sketch of Missy the mule. Done on a trail ride lunch break.

Watercolor pencil sketch of someone's horse. Done on a trail ride lunch break.

Watercolor pencil sketch of Little Red boy standing in his barn. 

Watercolor pencil study of little Red boy.

Sketches from January 2009

It was January of 2008 and I was practicing more on drawing and painting. The first 3 images were done on one of our trail riding excursions. During lunch, I like to pull out my watercolor pencils, waterbrush, and sketchbook. My riding buddy, Gayle, is patient and likes to relax while I play with the pencils, etc. 

The first sketch is always like a warmup.

Once I have looked things over, I can get more into what goes on with my subjects.

During the week long power outage in early January 2008, I had few distractions, so was able to play with my sketching and painting. The next 5 images were done using some of my photographs as sources. 

Little Red Boy was always a favorite source for me. He is gone now, but I still have those photos for inspiration.

The horses in the back field are also there for me to draw (g) from. 

Then there are my outdoor cats. I will be using them in future sketches from life. 

This is one of the lamps we use during power outages. Drawn from the source directly.

Dabbling in watercolor 2007

Here's my first watercolor of Pepper.

The second painting of Pepper.

Just had to add this one because Cindi owns Pepper. I gave her the two paintings of Pepper and this one of her for Christmas.

This was an experiment with watercolor pencils. It is from Leonardo daVinci's horse drawings.

Rainbow horses in watercolor.

Recent Equine Pen and Ink Drawings

Solo, a Gypsy Vanner-5"x3.5"-pen and ink pointillism

Drogan, a Gypsy Vanner-5"x3"-pen and ink

Arabian-4.5"x3"-pen and ink pointillism 

Drawings from years ago

From many years ago, these are some of my pen and ink drawings of canines. My eyes were better then; the ink dots are super-fine. These were a lot of fun to do, but the stippling was intense.

The great thing about pen and ink is its portability. A minimum amount of supplies is my favorite way to play with art. All that I need is a fine point pen, my drawing on bristol board, a clipboard and paper to support and protect the drawing. 

Canines:

Samoyed-pen and ink-8"x7.5"

Saluki-pen and ink-9"x11"

Rottweiler-pen and ink-11"x8"

Maltese-pen and ink-4.5"x3.5"

Great Dane-pen and ink and colored pencils-9"x10"

Basenji-pen and ink-4.5"x4"

Felines

Bobcat-pen and ink-5"x7.5"

Jaguar-pen and ink-11"x7.5"

White Cat-pen and ink-5.5"x4.5"

Other Critters

Swan-pen and ink-5.5"x4.5"

Black Bear-pen and ink_8.5"x8"