New Horse Drawing in Charcoal

  In case you are wondering I really am alive and kicking down here. In fact I'm beginning to kick harder than usual. I suddenly realized it is less than twelve weeks until the spring A&P Show at which I plan to have an art stall so I had better get cracking and make a heap more serious pictures.

   So I have been doing that, and have made a very full schedule for myself with a goal for the amount of art I wish to produce each week. I have begun well this week and this is what I worked on yesterday.

  The proportions aren't the best I know, but I was trying out a new technique for me with charcoal. It is very fun as I discovered so I plan to create a whole series of charcoal horses. I have done two more today, however I don't know how I can take photos of them for awhile as all the camera batteries have been taken by Dad and my brother for their model boats! I stole my other brothers camera for this one, and I should be able to borrow it again. I might even be able to make some drawing videos with it.

Lady Grey, New Project Horse

Here is my new project horse - meet Lady Grey. 

She is an arab/warmblood dappled grey horse, a very pretty one too. She is nine years old and hadn't been ridden for over two years as she was a brood mare and had a foal. But she had done pony club and a bit of endurance riding before that so I can train her up to be a nice riding horse. 

My friend, Micki, owns her and I'm riding and training her until she's good enough to find a good home for. She is such a sweetie and very friendly, we are going to have lots of fun. I could get allot of nice photos of her to make into drawings and paintings too.

She looks a bit skinny and shaggy here, but she has lots of grass now, and come summertime she will have a sleek summer coat.