Pineapple

This is the final drawing. I know it - sunday I showed you a whole different picture, with the entire pineapple on paper!
Well, there are things I like a lot about this piece, and a couple of things I find did not go in the right direction.
As it is here, I can accept the outcome ;)

sorry that the paper looks shadowed. I have adjusted the pineapple to be true colors, but if I adjust the paper to white as it really is, I will loose the graphitelines, that are supposed to be a part of the drawing... scan looks even worse ;0

Pineapple

With a handfull of various colored pencils I apply color and wet afterwards.
I want 3 dimensionality, but at the same time I do not wanna get a lot of details in.

Pineapple

In this update of my Pineapple drawing, you can see the whole drawing.
The pineapple having such a complex structure, was a challenge to draw freehand.

I intend to keep the measuring lines in graphite, I like them, and they suit my intentions with the project.

Long way to go yet :) - the model is still holding on!

Weekly review

"Arctic Fox" - a coloristic watercolorpainting.
The arctic fox is painted soft, delicate colors. I like the way the blending of colors in layers gives a mix of soft and hard edges and interesting color mixes.
I love the interaction of crisp graphite strokes and watercolors.
The fox is painted on 300 gsm watercolorpaper, and I learned that when painting as wet as this, I better use 600 gsm + paper, as I have not managed to press this paper flat.
Even so, as a print it works :) - if interested, you can purchase it here

Original 39x49 cm

Do you like my animal artwork?

Do you like my animal artwork?
You may even have considered how it would look at the wall somewhere in your house.

Well, its quite easy and safe; Discover the reproductions of my artwork - take a look at the link "Print" above at this blog.


It's a fine opportunity to get to own your favorite animals in prints.
You are very welcome to just look, and if you find your favorite animal are missing, why not let me know.
 I could put it on my list, and it will proberly be available for you in the future... ;)  

Pineapple

I have just started with a new drawing.
A pineapple, drawn freehand looking at a pineapple, that hopefully will last some time :)

I am drawing with graphitepencil and painting with watersoluble colored pencils.
I want the mix to be seen; clear, crisp pencilstrokes together with the colors.
I did mix pencil/watercolorpaints in other pieces, and liked the result. I must see if this turns out fine, too.

In the red marking you can see a hard edge in the watersoluble colored pencil. I love these hard edges, that can easily be made with paints, I wasn't so sure with the pencils.

Aproxx.. 12x16.8 inches on coldpressed watercolorpaper.

Drawingtable with a view

After my drawingtable has been turned in all the other 3 directions, I now turned it as you see on the photo - with a view into my garden.
And I am happy with it. I do turn my back to the room (kitchen and this space is originally the dining-place), but its fine.
Having my view into the garden instead of into the room, gives me more peace to draw and paint :)

Competition at my facebook - win a print

Don't forget:

I really want to reach 30 + Likes at my Facebook page Doggyshop 

Would you like to help me?

As a thank you, I will draw lots for a fine A4-print (21x29,7 cm) of my drawing "Gentle Giants" -

irish wolfhounds.

The draw is for everybody that is on my Like-list, and will happen when I have 30-35 Likes :)

Hope to see you and good luck.

The winner will be announct on the FBpages: Doggyshop and Lene Daugaard Artwork, and on my blog: a-zoo.blogspot.com

I will then ask for the adress of the winner.

Weekly review

This weeks review includes the three paintings in the serie "Chameleons".
I think chameleons are facinating animals.
I wanted the artwork to be fairytale-like. I love the mix of delicate graphite lines and beautiful, transparent watercolors. The art was fun to do, also with the imaginative surroundings.

Original (1+2) 21 x 29,7 cm and (3) 29,7 x 42 cm

Oriental sisters

"Oriental sisters" are finished.
I think that my idea of a realistic, but also expressive piece succeeded. It has been a fun and quite liberating process - compared to pure realism.
Each flower/sister has her very own attitude :) - not to forget the small ones ;)
The complimentary hues are great against each other and adds a nice contrast. The mottled background is deliberate to create vitality in the piece.
I am satisfied with this.

Canineart guild

Take a look at the beautiful dog-art at http://www.canineartguild.com/gallery/
You can vote for your favorite dogart in the show!

Take a look at their blog too: Art with a Bark

I am not a participant in the show.
You can see some of my doggy art at my Facebook Doggyshop and in my dog-galleries:


Dogs Canine - realism

Oriental sisters

I am now working on the 3. flower. I really enjoy the process of this drawing. I also think that my idea of a realistic but especially expressive motif seems to work out.
With expressive I mean think that the motif does not have to follow the "rules" demanded of realism, but that I can work from my freehand drawing and be more free with the look.

Oriental sisters

Now poppy no. 2 are painted. Slightly less detailed than the flower in front.
I really like, how the flowers looks different and has different "attitudes".

Weekly review

"Shire and appletrees in blossum" was painted in colored pencils, in a new way for me. A method of using fewer layers and aiming for a more less-detailed drawing. I was very concerned to vizualise a mood.

I had some trouble deciding if I liked the drawing or not - being used to go more in details, and as time has passed, I actually like this drawing better now than I did earlier. Especially as I think my idea of the mood shows through.

Original 21,5 x 31,5 cm

Oriental sisters

An update on "Oriental Sisters", the first flower in close-up.

Oriental sisters

At the moment I am working on a colored pencil drawing I call "Oriental sisters".
The flowers are oriental poppies.
I used to have these in my garden and find them very beautiful.

The drawing are meant to be realistic, but more so an expressive image. Of cause the title implies a further layer to the image.

 I reduce layering as much as possible. The flowers will be added zest-it while the background will remain as it is.