Thursday, January 12, 2012

Small Equine Work-in-Progress

Well, the holidays are now well behind us (small sigh of relief), and Ellie seems to be behaving herself for the most part as well as developing a bit of much-needed maturity.  I am happy to report that despite my concerns the Christmas tree did remain upright, and she only destroyed one ornament.   : )))

I've recently resumed my work on this small piece, one of three I have in progress.  Using both Faber-Castell Polychromos and Caran D'ache Pablo pencils, I am laying in the final details of the leather bridle and the horse's eye.  After completing these and the silver fittings, I will finish building the values and detail in the horse's coat.

Thanks for reading, and a Happy New Year to you.

8 comments:

  1. wishing you all the best this year Lynda. You have already made a excellent start to the new year with this painting, it is beautiful!

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  2. Wonderful textures and values, can not wait to see the final pass over the silver with highlights, it will be powerful.

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  3. i actually thought that this was a picture of an actual horse, well done!

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  4. Happy New Year as well Lynda! I love the softness of this piece and the detail you have on the bridle is wonderful.

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  5. Thanks for such kind words, everyone --

    Jim, I will post a detail of that silver just for you!

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  6. Stunning work! Could easily be mistaken for a photograph!

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  7. Woo-hoo, I got through! Finally...good ol'blogger and its wonky ways. Beautiful work Lynda! Is this a detail shot or is this the way the work is cropped? Love it either way. :-)

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  8. Wellllll Teresa.......its not the exact crop, but its close -- because as I have worked on this piece, I have repeatedly changed my mind. Glad you made it through finally, and thanks!

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