Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Waiting 11"x14" Graphite Pencil


So once again it's been a while: my apologies, life just keeps getting in the way. But no fear, I have two pieces to show for the past few months, although one is going to have to wait until the end of the month as it's a commission for a birthday present, and I wouldn't want to inadvertently ruin the surprise.
This piece is pretty cool because I took the photo I drew it from: Dad and I were out in Wellington for the Winter Equestrian Festival back in January and we spotted two Labrador retrievers sitting very nicely on this golf cart parked in the middle of the show grounds. I took a few photos and this old dog was gracious enough to get me the photo that I then started back in February but didn't finish until mid-July (you can't rush art).
I really love how this piece turned out, especially because getting the texture of fur is difficult, but I think I managed it pretty well. I'll definitely be making prints of this and hopefully finding some venues to sell my work in the following months. I'll keep you updated.
In the meantime, I think I'm going to start a landscape, as I haven't tried one of those and I'm on an oil pastel kick at the moment and have a photo that my brother took that's calling to me. I'll post the other piece I've completed this summer as soon as possible, so hold tight:)