It’s still too early for any iris to be blooming, but I am so ready for this winter to be over and all the flowers to appear! Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of the blooms from last year’s crop. Too bad they don’t last any longer than they do. UPDATE: May, 2011 My graphite images [...]
Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of three donkeys who met me at the fenceline of my friend’s ranch. She told me they are brothers, and quite the characters, each having a very unique and distinct personality. I tried to capture that in this drawing. UPDATE: May, 2011 My graphite images are now available as signed [...]
Here’s a graphite pencil sketch of an Arabian horse that I did earlier. I intentionally left it rather loose because I want to experiment with my photo enhancing program to see how dramatic I can make this drawing. I’ll post the doctored up version and a comparison of the two after I play around for awhile. UPDATE: May, 2011 [...]
This graphite pencil drawing/sketch is of Loki, a Siberian Husky who adopted us! We lived in the country at the time, and he simply showed up one day. We put signs all around the small town saying we’d found him, but got no response, so…….about a month went by and I did the responsible pet-owner thing, I [...]
I did this graphite pencil drawing from a photograph of a little chipmunk I snapped last fall when I was out picking blackberries. The tiny little creature moved so rapidly among the thorny bushes, it was amazing to watch. I was thrilled to have gotten the photos I did get.
It’s still too early to plant the garden, but I’m sure eager to do so. This is a graphite pencil drawing of some of the veggies from last year’s crop. Well, I didn’t grow the mushrooms or avocados, those I purchased at the local produce stand. Only things missing to make a great salad are tomatoes and [...]
This old barn was shining in the sunlight after the massive yet fast moving thunder storm came through. It was a breathtaking scene and I felt as if everything had been suddenly renewed. I hope you can smell the freshness with this graphite pencil drawing. UPDATE: May, 2011 My graphite images are now available as [...]
My goal in this graphite pencil drawing was to draw “fluffy”. The polar bear’s fur, the snow, the atmosphere…it all had to be soft looking. Most of my drawings are done on Bristol Vellum paper, which has a tooth or slight texture to it. I did this drawing on plain old card stock you can [...]
There is a river north of here that is a wonderful spring refuge for bald eagles. Every year I go with camera in hand to photograph them perched in the trees, swooping for salmon and gliding on the winds. This graphite pencil drawing is of an adult eagle. The juvenile ones are all brown in [...]
There’s nothing like getting your first puppy to love! This graphite pencil drawing is of a little girl who has just claimed her first love at the local animal shelter. Can’t you hear her saying “He’s mine!”. UPDATE: May, 2011 My graphite images are now available as signed art prints at my etsy store! http://www.etsy.com/shop/nolimitsart [...]
