A Drawing and some Words.

  Here is a drawing I did a couple of weeks ago; finally took a photo of it today. I drew it with charcoal pencils on A3 paper. What do you think of the style? I have recently taken to charcoal and love the effects one can make with it. I have drawn a few more charcoal drawings to share, but before then I need to find a good method of photographing my drawings so that the background stays an even white. I'll do some experimentation with lighting, I think that is my main problem. Or perhaps scanning the smaller ones would work best. My brother has allowed me to use his camera which is much better than Dad's so I'll attempt to make a new speed drawing video this or next week, though it is hard without the tripod.

   I am going to begin a weekly post dedicated to sharing art (and/or horses) related pictures, links, and videos, which I have come across during the week and captured my imagination or inspired me. The first of them I will post tomorrow... I leave you with:

 'Cloud horse

 Dream horse

Mine forever 

Free horse.'

(-a little poem my Mum wrote for me once.)

courtesy of Google Images. :)

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.