"Performance of Power"

My lion drawing is finished. The title is "Performance of Power". I love titles, and I found this was appropiate with his attitude !

new album

I have added a new album in my Picasa-web gallery.
It contains simple whimsical, imagninative drawings - hope you enjoy it
A direct link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Le.Daugaard/WhimsicalImaginative

"Hidden Beauty" - colored pencils

Earlier I mentioned, that I would show my cp painting entered in FMP Annual member show. The competition has found its winners. Even I was not among the chosen, I find this piece to be an important step in my journey as an artist.

The painting is on Stonhenge paper, approx. 9 x 13 inches and took more that 40 hours to complete.

Even I am facinated by waterlilly-flowers; while painting this I actually found the most interesting to depict was the large leaves and the look of what is "under the water".

"Performance of Power" - Male Lion

I've started this drawing in colorpencils on Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper, another cp-artist recommended the paper. At first I found the paper felt quite thin (190 gr). But it turned out to be very fine to work on.
It'll take several layers of cp and is easy to erase with a battery operated eraser. The paper has a light yellow tone compared to many other white papers.

I am drawing the whole lion, size approx. 12 x 17 inches (29,7 x 42 cm). I use FaberCastell Polychromos and Derwent Artist' colorpencils. "Performance of Power" / Male Lion.

German Shephard - Pastel Finished WIP

The painting is now finished. I hope you have enjoyed the WIP, thanks

German Shephard - Pastels WIP 6

I have been working on the mouth. I'll soon be finished with this painting

German Shepard- pastels WIP 5

Todays update:

German Shephard - Pastel - WIP4

Todays update:

German Shephard - Pastels WIP3

Here is an update of my painting. Including a close-up of the eye

German Shephard - Pastels WIP-2

I been working more on the painting. You can see details from the ear, and the whole stage so far.

German Shephard - Pastels WIP

The cp-painting I mentioned in my last thread has to wait to be shown untill the competition deadline arrives...
I'll then show some steps of my pastelpainting of a German Shephard. It is on 21x30 cm Ingres paper. I took photos of this beautiful dog at a competition held by a Danish Dogmagazine, looking to find Denmarks most cute dog. I got several good photos that day as the weather was so fine. I had my own dog with me, but after standing in line a very long time, she was sooooo tired when we reached the judgdes. Still - my favorite of cause... I have included a photo of her too ;) - she is a norwegian buhund, 12 years old and named Björka.


For my painting I use both pastelpencils and hard pastels. I pay much attention to the eyes in a portrait. They have to look very lively. After this stage, I found I had to correct the left eye (our view).



I have applied some of the pastel with a brush, new technique for me.
This is how far I am now.

... working on cp-painting ...

I haven't posted recently - I am working on a cp-painting, that takes quite some time. It is my entry for the FMP Show (competition) (From My Perspective - online cp Magazine by Ann Kullberg), so I will not show it untill later. After this painting I have another in mind, also for a competition. But probably painted with watercolors.

New Blog in Danish / Ny Blog om Farveblyanter

For the Danish viewers/til de danske læsere:
Jeg har oprettet en dansk blog om farveblyanter. Hvis du har interesse i farveblyanter, så kig endelig her. Kom gerne med kommentarer, eller send mig forslag via mail
http://farveblyanten.blogspot.com/