We have two Comtois cart horses. They are magnificent animals with their honey coloured skin and long flowing blonde manes.
Horse in watercolour.
Inktober 4,5,6.
The next three inktober contributions. I am still finding it difficult. It is as though my originality has dried up. I think a good idea would be to continue doing inktober drawings until the end of the year. By then I should at least have found some zing.
Inktober 4: Build. Ink and pen in stillman and birn sketchbook.
This wheelbarrow has seen better days, but it can still get the job done.
Inktober 5. Freeze. Ink and nib pen in stillman and birn sketchbook.
This is the African penguin, commonly known as the Jackass penguin.
Inktober 6. Husky.Ink and wash in Stillman and birn sketchbook.
I couldn’t come up with my own reference for a husky dog, so our German shepherd was the next best thing.
Two chickens and a dog in oil.
We have had rainy weather lately, not to mentions storms causing trees to fall and roofs to fly.I am eager to get outdoors to paint plein air, bu in the meantime I honed my skills a bit with animal painting. My chickens, Omelette and Rembrandt and our German shepherd Lindiwe.
Omelette
oil on board, 30x40cm
Blocking in shapes for Rembrandt
Rembrandt
oil on board, 30x40cm
Lindiwe
oil on board, 30x40cm
blocking in shapes for Lindiwe in oil
on the easel
Art in February: Tokala the cat.
Hard to believe that February is here. That actually suits me fne. The worst month, January, is over. Now I can start thinking of spring and the garden and planting…
But first I have to get my dried up art process going. February is a perfect month to do just that. I have done several sketches and these two turned out the best. It is Tokala, one of my two beautiful cats, who always remind me of the heather in Scotland.
Tokala
watercolour pencils and mini TWSBI pen in moleskine, 21X13cm
à bientôt
Ronell
EDM – art 26 & 27: A sign & something furry.
Two things I always have to do when I go up to Paris. I have to say hi to the Eiffel tower and I have to go visit the jardin de Luxembourg. It has become my two love affairs over the years. So what could be more appropriate than showing off the signs everywhere to be found in le jardin de Luxembourg.
..signs in le jardin de Luxembourg..
Pentel brush pen and watercolour in S&B sqketchbook, 14X21.6 cm
Cats have more than six senses, I am sure. As soon as I start sketching them, they become uncomfortable and move away. Just sometimes I can catch enough on paper to present a recognizable sketch.
..a sleeping Tokala..
coloured pilot pens in S&B sketchbook, 22.9×15.2 cm
EDM art 8: Handles.
I first considered sketching my seductive love handles in a mirror and I even started, but in fear of having my grotesque image become viral on internet, I thought the better of it. So I stuck to an ordinary door handle. On the stable door. Our 2 year old filly loves this handle and discovered that it is a great scratching tool for her nozzle and head and everything which can reach so far. She also discovered that she can open it. She fits her nose right under the latch and with a quick swift she lifts and pushes at the same time, making the door swing backwards. And then of course she just casually steps out as if this is normal everyday routine and hits the road. Fortunately the door has swollen now from all the rain and gets stuck at the bottom. She couldn’t yet figure that one out. To her utter dismay, I might add.
..Dumêla and the stable door handle..
watercolour and nib pen and J. Herbin inks in Stillman and Birn Alpha sketchbook, 22.9×15.2 cm
à demain avec “something with an interesting label”.
Ronelle
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