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World of Dogs - update

Here is an update, worked several more hours on it.

The digi-photo is taken in late evening making the colors not quite true to RL.

World of Dogs - new update

Here is a close-up of the first pug. I've used 8 colors on this.

World of Dogs - update

I finally got a shot in daylight making the colors look much more true to RL - but you will have to accept the distortion then.

I've given the wall more color and started the first doggie

World of dogs - update

Here is an update - I do have a hard time scanning the colors to look like in RL. The reeds are to pink here

So far my cadillac-drawing is still in the garage.

Instead I have started a drawing in a series that has also been on my mind for a long time. The themetitle is "World of dogs".
I've made several thumbnails, with different breeds.
This one is titled: World of Dogs "Good companion" - Pugs.

You can see I did alter the thumbnail composition a bit, like leaving out the dog at far left.

This is pure colored pencils on Hähnemühle Nostalgie paper. Size approx. 10 x 17.9 inches.

Story behind the picture:
This is a constructed composition, but I want to tell a story about these cute dogs; They are placed inside a livingroom, as they are not a breed that really have a job for humans, but instead another important role as being a wonderful companionship.

Eyes of the Wildernes I - Wolf

As I've changed the banner to this wolf drawing I better show you a small wip.
The drawing has an underpainting with inktense pencils. They are to be used as watersoluble colored pencils, and are very saturated in colors. But they are ink and therefor permanent.
Here you can first see my underpainting with inktense and then the finished drawing with colored pencils added. The paper is Artspectrum Colorfix, original a pastel paper with a lot of tooth, but I liked it for colored pencils as well.
Story behind the picture:
This wolf with his glowing eyes and diverse fur (due to shedding) really caught my attention and it is my intention to show the viewer a look of the wild beast within this magnificent animal.

A bit silent

I haven't been updating my blog lately - I know it. But the reason is I've put my Cadillac drawing on hold - it began to get a bit on my nerves. I do intend to return to it later on, but for now I need a break from it ! And at the same time a new idea demanded to be tested. Well, I tested - and it just didn't work out as I imagined. That just happens sometimes. I am not the kind of person who can work on more drawings/paintings at the same time. It just makes me less concentrated. So - I've started out a new drawing - so far an outline. It has taken me quite a while - gathering photoreferences, setting up a composition in thumbnail (the easy part), making it look fine also in scaled size -, but the lines are on the good paper now. I really hope this will work out: I feel I have used quite a lot of time not getting anywhere, especially due to the failed idea before this one.
I'll put something on the blog later, when I get the feeling this one is gonna work out.

Artblog Award

I am proud to have recieved this award from Teresa. Take a look at her beautiful artblog.

I am asked to name 7 things I love and pass it on to 7 other bloggers:

1. My family: humans as well as animals ;)

2. My own arttime

3. Looking at other artists artwork

4. Artbooks

5. Walks in nature

6. Travelling to see other countries

7. Italian icecream

I will send the art award to these wonderful artblogs:

Pencilwizards blog
Laura Hardies blog
Heather Page studio blog
Sally Lancasters blog
Sheona Hamilton-Grants blog
Mike Sibleys blog
Tracy Halls blog

American Dream - Cadillac - WIP

I've been working a while on this Cadillac coupe de Ville - a new drawing in my American Dream serie (so far only one other car: Black Chevy).

This one I have been painting with watercolors and a little inktense pens. I'll soon switch to colored pencils and work tighter.

It is 29x39 cm on Fabriano Academia coldpressed.

Sketchcrawl

I just discovered this site: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/

copy from the site:

"...having people from different corners of the world join in a day of sketching and journaling and then, thanks to the Internet, having everyone share the results on an online forum" .

So the great idea is on specific dates, people from all around the globe gather in smaller or larger groups and sketch, sketch, sketch. Then later share on sketchcrawl.com. So the idea reminds of Drawing Day (see previous thread) only this site urge it to be a live-group event. But you can participat as single too. The event has been going on since 2004.

I find it a brilliant idea. I didn't find any danes around there, so if you are danish; how about trying this out?

Next date of sketchcrawl are on saturday april 11.

Go for danish translation and more info on http://www.farveblyanten.blogspot.com/