I don’t really have a great story to tell about this graphite pencil drawing. I don’t even know this man’s name. He was a fisherman on his boat, and I loved the expression on his face ~ thoughtful, contemplative, perhaps worried. Capturing a mood in a drawing is so important to the success of a portrait. UPDATE: [...]
Ok, I confess. I haven’t done any graphite pencil drawing in a few days to post on here, but…….here’s why. I just happened by the paint recycling place late last week. It’s where you can get free paint that’s been turned in by others. Well, I came home with $600 worth of art paint, stuff [...]
Remember back awhile to the horrible Australia fires, and the story of the fireman who graciously shared his water bottle with an injured koala bear? That story inspired this graphite pencil drawing. I hope by now that little bear is able to relax and trust enough to look like the one in this drawing! UPDATE: [...]
This is a quick graphite pencil sketch of Blue, one of my neighbor’s Irish Setters. Like most Irish Setter dogs, he’s terrific, friendly, always waggin’ that big tail. He was staring at me for attention when I snapped his photo, and when I saw the photo I had to laugh right out loud. Blue has one of [...]
Oh sure, they’re darling! And…….what troublemakers. Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of some of the local wildlife in my neighborhood…. two juvenile raccoon siblings who camped out near the shed just waiting for the opportunity to raid the dog food dish! I knew they were there, watching, waiting patiently for the dogs to wander off. Eventually, I [...]
Years ago, I raised Arabian horses and traveled the west coast doing nothing but Arabian horse art. They are amazing, graceful, gorgeous animals and I admit, I was very partial to their elegant ways. I thought Quarter horses, on the other hand, were quite awkward and clumsy looking, not so attractive at all. That all [...]
There’s wildlife everywhere! Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of a tiny, motionless little white tail deer fawn we came across while hiking in the forest not far from my home. It didn’t move a muscle! I thought for certain it would scamper off into the woods, but nope. Mama obviously taught it well! I snapped [...]
This is a graphite pencil drawing of Josh, my friend’s son, while he was patiently waiting for that first nibble. Little boys and their fishing poles…and big hopes and dreams. I don’t even know if there were any fish in that shallow creek, but he was convinced, and sat for quite a long time before [...]
