This is a rather quick graphite pencil drawing/sketch of my friend’s running white Arabian stallion, who was either very thrilled to have been turned out to the pasture, or…..he was just showing off for us. Beautiful creature!
It won’t be long now before the roses are blooming for the season. Can hardly wait! Here’s another graphite pencil drawing of the beauties! Roses really are on of my favorite subjects to draw.
If you like my graphite pencil drawings, you might enjoy seeing lots of my paintings and even order some framed canvas prints at http://suzanne-schaefer.artistwebsites.com
Graphite Pencil Drawing: Blooming Roses
Here’s a rather quick graphite pencil sketch of two ballet dancers at the end of their performance, which, by the by, was breathtaking. I took some photos and may do more drawings in the future. Very powerful scenes providing lots of rich subject matter.
Ballet is Exhausting
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.
A Fisherman's Face
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 I was totally unfamiliar with prior to my visit. It’s wonderful, fun stuff and here’s just a sampling of the many pieces I created over the long week-end. Have no clue what I’ll do with all these creations now, and… I’ll get back to drawing soon.
The item on the left was an empty Altoids box! Recycling is a very good thing. Now it could hold earrings or pins or whatever. Cute, huh? The other one, on the right, is done on a 5 x 7 canvas board using a stencil for the leaf.
New creations
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!
Relaxing, Trusting Koala Bear
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 those noses that looks all sunbleached and pink, and it just stood out like an enormous Rudolf nose. This sketch is an attempt to capture that nose, which is, afterall, one of the breed’s finest features.
Blue, the Irish Setter with a pink nose
I know this website is all about graphite pencil drawings, but….I also did an acrylic painting of this particular drawing of an Arabain horse. I do that a lot. Thought you might enjoy seeing the bright and bold version, which is available as a giclee print, on paper or canvas, in a variety of sizes, at http://www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/suzanne-schaefer.html. Please check it out!
Arabian Horse Art
I was recently commissioned to do a graphite pencil portrait of a couple of cute brothers as a gift for Grandma. I thought you might like to see how well I did (or didn’t…lol) do. If you’d like a portrait of your house, your horse or your honey, please feel free to contact me for information. I strive to accommodate most all budgets, so please don’t let pricing scare you away!
Graphite Pencil Portrait
I’m having such fun with this Zazzle website! Using one of my Arabian horse graphite pencil drawings, I created another t-shirt for all the Arabian horse lovers out there. Below is the image, and here’s the link: http://www.zazzle.com/i_love_arabian_horses_t_shirt-235913909408959375 I hope you like it. I’ll be adding more and more items to the Zazzle store as time passes. What fun. Enjoy!
Arabian Horse T-shirt design
