Another Marble

This is drawn with colour pencils on
Stonehenge Paper.
Stonehenge paper has some marvelous
qualities for use with both graphite and colour
pencils!

Morrigan in Sunshine

This is my second rendering of the same
subject.........my little granddaughter, Morrigan,
standing in the sunshine near my pond in
the summer time. Don't worry, my
grandkids may only come to the pond
with me practically breathing down
their necks to make sure they don't
fall in!

Old Stone Mill

A pencil version of a mill I've often
depicted in paint.

Leaping Frog

Another image that is available for
download on several Stock Photo
Sites.

Tulip in Pencil

I'm not thinking Spring, but just decided
to draw this tulip as part of my portfolio
on www.shutterstock.com, a place where
businesses buy stock photos. It's a fun
place to sell my illustrations!

Rio Running, #2

Another drawing of Reuben and Karina's
stallion, Rio, running.
The photos of Rio that I use
(with permission) for
reference have been taken by
Amie Brown. She's a great
photographer!

Rio Running

This is Rio, a stallion owned by my son
and his wife (www.saddleridgestable.com).

Jack Russell Puppy

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This is another ACEO; it's listed on Ebay,
along with a number of others...

Goldfinch ACEO

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This is one of several bird drawings I
have been doing and posting on Ebay.
This is an ACEO, drawn with pencil
on Strathmore Bristol Smooth.

Horse Portrait

This drawing barely fit into my scanner, so
I had to do crop it closely. In reality it's
drawn on a large paper, with lots of white
area surrounding the portrait.

Winter Evening

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I got my oil pastels out again to create
this scene of horses outside on a snowy
evening. I've been creating some
Christmas cards using this scene.

Foal In Snow

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I was in the mood to create a scene with snow
in it, so I got out my colour pencils and
created this scene of a young foal standing
in a snowy pasture as late afternoon turns
to dusk.

ACEO: Horse, No. 5

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ACEO "Horse, No. 8

ACEO: Horse

I think this is the 7th ACEO of a horse
I've managed to complete in the last
week.....I'm having fun!

Cardinal

Another ACEO........guess I'm back to
creating these little guys again, at least
for now!

Little Black Shoes in Pencil

A pencil version of the the little black
shoes which I painted in oils a
while back...

ACEO: Horse

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I thought my ACEO stage was pretty much over
but got the urge again when I saw the cutest
little package of pre-cut drawing paper at
the art store yesterday! The package had
a miniature cover which was an exact
replica of the real drawing pad cover.
Of course I had to buy it!!

Blonde and Beautiful

I don't know if "blonde" is a word that
can describe a horse, but that's how
I think of this one!

Baby Long Legs

This little guy has a lot of leg to contend
with when he wants to lie down
and get comfortable!

Andre At Six

This is a portrait of my oldest grandchild, Andre,
when he was six years old. He's now a big lad
of fifteen and a half, and still has the gentle
personality evident here!

Cherry Duo

I always look twice when I see pictures of
cherries or find them in the store. I love
their shape and their rich color, and
it's fun to try and capture that even
with simple graphite...

At The Auction

Here is the finished drawing. Unfortunately,
it doesn't fit in my scanner, so both the top and the
bottom had to be cropped in this image!

Work In Progress

I don't usually post WIP's, but now that I'm planning
to spend more time working on detail in my pencil
drawings, I thought it might be fun to do that.
This one didn't fit in my scanner, so you don't
see that he actually has feet and will be standing on some
grass. I took this photo at a farm auction and plan
to call this one "At the Auction".

Morning Treat

Just a simple drawing of a mug with coffee.
I'm starting on a much more ambitious
drawing today and hope I'll be able to
post it before too long. I'm going for
the hyper-realism effect so I'll be needing
lots of patience!

Luke in Pencil

I'm striving for greater detail in my portraits; this is a first attempt at trying to obtain realistic
texture with the use of pencils alone and not
using any blending tools. Okay, so I cheated a
bit on this one, but I'll keep persevering.

Ostrich Head in Pencil

God must have enjoyed creating
these big birds with their adorable faces!
I have a neighbour who raises
ostriches on his farm.

Me and Mom

Horse: Front View

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Riding Bareback No. 4

For those who are interested in such
things, I used the Strathmore Bristol
vellum, and not the smooth this time.
I find I liked using it much more than I
thought I would.....

At The Fence

How many young girls haven't stood longingly
at a fence gazing at a beautiful horse?

Rooster in Pencil

A proud rooster struts his stuff. He used
to belong to my son, Luke, and his family, but
I'm not sure what became of him. I fear he
met a violent end....

Riding Bareback No. 3

Another horse/girl illustration.
I'm discovering that I love
drawing horses as much as I love
drawing people!

A second illustration of a girl on a
horse for my friend Martha who is writing
some awesome children's books!
Although granddaughter Nikki did
the posing, the girl in the drawing
ended up looking both shorter
and younger.

Nikki On A Horse

My granddaugher Nikki poses
on horseback for some
illustrations I'm creating for her
other grandmother.

Commissioned Work

This is a portrait of my dear friend Grace
and her husband Jerry. The drawing
was commissioned by their daughter
Marcee, in honour of their 35th
wedding anniversary.

Bright Red Tomato

This is a bright red tomato from my
daughter's garden. I drew it with
Colour Pencils on Colourfix Paper.
It measures 4.5" by 4.5".

Eggs Again

Guess I still haven't gotten drawing eggs
out of my system! These have been
created with colour pencil, but I had to
use some oil pastel on the yolks, since
I couldn't get the yellows I wanted with
the pencils.

Hamster With Marbles

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This guy looks a tad guilty at having been
caught playing with the marbles.....
Done with Colour Pencil on Colourfix
Paper.

Hamster With A Trumpet

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Thought it might be fun to do a series of
hamsters with different objects. This
little guy is about to head off to the
Christmas Concert to play his trumpet.

Hamster With An Apple

I'm creating a few more images of
hamsters; they're such cute little
critters and it's fun putting props
with them, like this big, shiny
apple.

Cherries

I bought some cherries last night, mostly
with a view to drawing them, but
ended up really enjoying the taste
of them when the sketch was done.
Brought back lots of memories
of my first summer job as a cherry
picker, at age 12.

Basic Drawing Workshop

There's still room if you'd like to
come to this workshop!

Leah On A Rock

My granddaughter Leah sits on a rock
in the St. Lawrence River during a weekend
of camping with our church.
I took many photos, so I hope
to follow up with lots of pencil
renditions of the subjects I
photographed!

Morrigan In Sunshine

This portrait of my granddaughter
Morrigan was done on Stonehenge Paper.
The paper was too large for my scanner, so
I couldn't get as good an image of it
as I would have liked to....

Cow

I used Stonehenge paper for this drawing
instead of my usual Strathmore Bristol
Smooth. I think I know now why so many
other pencil artists use this surface and I'll
probably run to the art store to get some
more!

The Stallion

I love drawing all the wondrous
shapes and textures that make
up a horse! This drawing is
based on a photograph taken
by Amie Brown.