Wave WIP 4

I was able to do a little more work on Wave today :-)

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Wave WIP 3

I'm still working on this honest.  I find my time is limited now for doing art.

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Wave WIP 2

Guess I forgot to post this update on here.  I'm getting really bad about keeping this up to date.
Sorry to all my followers.  Work is starting to interfere and I need to make more time for my art!
Not sure  you can even see a change but I spent quite a bit of time darkening his coat and mane and also spent a lot of time on his face.  Still have a ways to go but really liking how he's turning out.

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Pug Eyes

Still working on the pug painting. Put more time into it last night.
Was supposed to get this done before the end of the month because "technically" the class ended at the end of April but we are still able to continue and post....I wish I had the best of both worlds! All the time I want to spend riding my horse and doing my art as well as what my new job gives me 
Oh well, as the saying goes, you can't have everything! So, I work on my art when I can and ride my horse when I can :)
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Cat Eyes

On Wetcanvas there is a monthly challenge/class and this month it is animal eyes.
I decided to participate doing a watercolor of cat eyes.  This is approx 3 x 5 watercolor on mixed media 98lb Canson paper. Third water color painting.
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Wave - WIP

I think I've been neglecting my blog again....Sigh.....
Here is what I've been working on lately.
So I'm going to try and get you caught up all in one post.
This pose was very interesting and challenging to get accurately drawn but once I was happy with what I'd drawn on printer paper, then it was onto transferring it to the finished surface.  For this drawing, I'm using Strathmore Bristol Board Smooth.  I started out the shading with a 2H graphite pencil.  Then I switched to the 2B.  After that I used the 4B and also went back to the 2H and 2B.  Still have a ways to go but really happy with the results so far.
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Still Drawing

Wow I have seriously been neglecting my blog!
I'm now working full time so not as much time for art and such.  I am still drawing but it's mostly quick sketches now.
I watched a short video on how the impact of wolves in Yellowstone National Park was a positive one. There were such beautiful images on the video of the wolves, I just had to try and capture a couple of them.  These are the results of that inspiration.  I didn't spend a lot of time on them, just quickly sketched.
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Doodles

Today was doodling a little bit.  I doodled with graphite and then also pulled out my watercolor horse to play with it a little bit more.
Hope you like my doodling!

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Safar Final

Here is the signed final. Sorry for the bad photo, my scan is still a little washed out so I tried to adjust the contrast to be more accurate. I also cropped it so that you can see how it will look once framed.
Hope you like it!

Now what should I work on? If you want me to do something for you, post a photo and I'll see if I can work from it.
If I do choose your photo/photos, I'll give you the option to buy the finished portrait at a discount.

Safar WIP Update 7

Added just a little more to Safar and I'm calling him done.
I could probably just keep tweaking and that's when I know I just need to stop!
Safar was a joy to capture on paper as well as a challenge.
He's mostly white with chestnut freckles. He's known as a flea-bitten chestnut.
Anyways, I drew him to challenge myself to create the lighter colored animals with graphite.
I've found that both the extreme darks and the whites and light colored animals are the hardest for me to capture accurately.
For a dark colored animal, it's all about the highlights and of course for a light colored, it's all about the shadows.
Hope you like it and thanks for following along while I worked on him.

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Safar WIP Update 6

More progress on Safar
Approaching the finish line with this beautiful flea-bitten chestnut.
What a challenge to draw the lighter colored animals.
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Safar WIP Update 5

Have ya missed me? I started a new job last week and until I get my feet under me, my art is taking a backseat. I will work on it when I can. Either after work or on the weekends but it will be a slightly slower process. LOL Not that I'm all that fast to begin with!!
Anyways, I worked more on Safar and he's coming along now!
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Third watercolor painting

Just for fun I decided to start my third watercolor painting.
It's been an interesting exploration and so far I've only used, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow and Burnt Sienna for my watercolor palette.

The photo reference came from WetCanvas.
Hope you like it so far :-)

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