This is a 9 X 12 pastel of a Bearded Collie done for my sister’s birthday. She has had several and I can understand why. They may be in the herding group, but they have a very out-going, playful personality.
This is a 9 X 12 pastel of a Bearded Collie done for my sister’s birthday. She has had several and I can understand why. They may be in the herding group, but they have a very out-going, playful personality.
Tags: Animals, black & white, Color, dogs, pets
Don’t you just love them? Although we own two Shih Tzus, this happens to be a Bearded Collie (Beardie) done on 9 X 12 Wallis Sanded Board using various soft pastels. Enjoy!
Tags: Animals, black & white, Cats, dog, Flowers, pen & ink, pets
Just a couple of quick sketches to get back in the groove. Each was done on my Canson 3 X 5″ sketch pad. Hope you enjoy!
Tags: Animals, black & white, Flowers, pen & ink, Sketches
Yes, that’s right….a contest! The first person who can identify the cat in the 9 X 12 pastel painting wins the original work! You can either add a comment to this post, or send the name via email to: jan@clearmountaindesigns.com. Good Luck!
I’m working on several things at once, but have to stop occasionally and get some drawing in. These were drawn (quickly, I might add) on a 3 X 5 sketch pad using a brown Sharpie. As you can see almost anything catches my attention when I’m in the mood. If you can’t identify the flowers, don’t worry. I took artist’s license to improvise as I went along. Hope you enjoy
Sorry the film is so faint. I should have stopped and made sure I had more light on the easel, but then there you are.
Tags: Animals, black & white, dog, Flowers, pen & ink, pets, Sketches
Well, it’s finally time. Tomorrow the Lakewood Artists Guild will be accepting submissions for the 2010 Spring Art Show held at the Community Center at Mayfair Park. I have two pastels and two watercolors that you have already seen in previous posts, but I thought I’d show them framed and ready to go.
Tags: Animals, Color, dog, landscape, pastel, trees, Watercolor
I decided it was time to show another painting process. I plan on having some animal and children’s portraits in my booth at the Pan American Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show and will be soliciting commissioned portraits. It will be interesting to see what happens. You can never tell when you enter an outdoor show like this whether there are any buyers coming through or just lookers. I don’t mind lookers…..I do it too!
Above is the original photograph that I worked from. It was rather small, about 2″ high.
First, I lightly draw the subject (today I used a regular lead pencil, but usually I use a pastel pencil), then put in the basic color or colors. I like to get the eyes completed or close to complete at the beginning. If they aren’t right, it’s nearly impossible to catch a likeness.
Here you can see some of the layers of colors I used. It is easier to control pastel dust and smears by working from the top down at each stage. I see that the left ear is a little short, but that’s easily fixed. I think the eyes show the tilt of the head well. Now on to the finish.
All done and ready for framing. I’ve chosen a plain golden wood frame that picks up the colors in the dog’s coat. I’ve surrounded the drawing with white pastel both to pop the figure out of the background as well as cover any errant smears or marks around the figure and pull the top of the head down slightly. I usually like to use color for backgrounds, but I’m happy with white for this fellow. Unfortunately, this may not show as well in the photo, but you see the white strokes when your standing near the painting.
By the way, this is not one of my Shih Tzus, but it could be. He looks very much like my female, Bishi. Looks like I’ll be painting them soon…….they are very sensitive dogs, you know!
Here’s another group of small drawings done on a 3X5 spiral pad of Canson with a Stylist ink pen. I keep dreaming about color pastel paintings, but I’m still having fun with these. I hope you enjoy them!
This is an oriental poppy called “Coral Sea”. Guess the color?
Boots of Flowers
I saw this done somewhere, turning old boots into vase holders. I love people with a sense of humor!
Poodle Doodle
I just thought he was cute. It’s probably a poodle mix since that’s the thing these days.
Tags: Animals, black & white, dogs, Flowers, pen & ink, pets, poppies, Sketches
This is my female Shih Tzu, Bishi. Earlier in this blog, I have a line drawing of Bishi and Pango (male). They are such gentle, loving dogs, I don’t know why I haven’t painted them more. They are gold and white, so the next painting will have to be in color. This is 4-1/2 X 6 in my sketchbook, using my usual flair with water wash.
This is the photo I used for the sketch. I see in the photo that her head was tilted more and I like that. I learn a lot from my rushing the drawings and making mistakes….or rather not making the best choices! Now, I’ll definitely mark the tilt before drawing next time.
Tags: Animals, black & white, dogs, pen & ink, pets, Sketches