Border Collie

On the Job

Border Collie watching sheep, taken from a public domain photo.

                                                  Sketches of border collies and sheep
                               
I love border collies, maybe it's their look, black and white and their wonderful expressions, not to mention that they are very hard workers. 

Practice sketches

These are sketches of a kit fox, a cat, and working border collies.  I am practicing movement in animals.  Sketches are done in rotring pen and pencil. 

Fuzzy

Sketch of Fuzzy done in watercolor pencil

Wolf done with Rotring pen

I am finally able to post after having many problems with  my computer.

Morning sketches

Panther and wolfpup

Bald Eagle

Bear

Bunny

I sketched  four mornings this week at 7 a.m.  What a great way to start the day!
Sketches done with Rotring pen, the bunny is done with goucache.

For the birds

Red breasted nuthatch

Titmice

Sparrow

With the arrival of spring, the birds have been so busy.  These sketches done in gouache and the Rotring Pen.

Pretty Wolf

Painting of wolf on watercolor paper in gouache from my photo taken at Lakota Wolf Campground.  The racoon sketched in Kuretake pens, and taken from free photo website recommended by Hilda.  Last, studies of wolf silhouettes for Red Moon Silhouette. 

This and that

A little of this and that, a fox I saw while driving on the road along the dunes, Lewes Beach. I stopped and made a quick thumbnail to remember it, and then painted using gouache.   Backyard feeding at my house using jet pens,  and Annie, relaxing in her favorite spot, the sofa. (graphite)

Red Moon Silhouette

Red Moon Silhouette

On my evening winter walks with my dogs, I am fascinated with the clarity of the moon and stars.  It's as if I could reach them and pull one down.  I recently read about the lunar eclipse whereby the earth comes between the moon and the sun giving it a red glow.  This painting done in acryllic, 11x14.

Chickadee

Chickadee

I have been trying to post for over a month now.  Finally, tonight for some unknown reason I was able to.  I am still having problems posting on other blogs. 

The chickadees are one of my favorite birds.  This painting done in pastel.

Sledding

Sledding

I did this pastel a few years back but thought it would be a good post for this time of year.  

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Remembering Mac

Mac

I did this drawing of cousin Joan's dog, Mac a few years ago.  I wanted to post it again since Mac passed away Dec. 6th.  He was a wonderful dog, truly a gentle giant and he will be missed.

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Polar bear done in gouache








Polar Bear

\Deer/Kuretake pens 

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sketch of a horse

graphite/wash 

Coco

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Coco painted in gouache, Satari, charcoal and gouache.  It's good to be posting again.

Wolf, a bear and a squirrel

Wolf/graphite

bear/kuretake pens 

squirrel/sketch&wash pencil

It has been too long since I posted.  Life's distractions getting in the way.

Animal studies

Lately my art time has been very limited, so I have taken to sketching during lunch hour break.  The deer and hare (kuretake pens) were done on lunch break, the heron and bluebird at home (gouache).

Coco

  Coco

This is an attempt at gouache using a photo I took of Coco at the Wolf people in Idaho.  She is such a pretty wolf I'll do it again using color.  It's a fun medium.                                              

Horse and wolf sketches

This sketch is taken from a photo of horses in a meadow on a trip to North Carolina.  The photo is much more detailed with mountains and trees in the background and is beautiful but I just simplified it for sketching.

Wolf sketch in pen from a photoI took at Lakota Wolf Campground.

Annie

Annie

This sketch is Annie waking up from a nap by sounds from the kitchen.  Dinner was being prepared.  Kuretake pens/wc

Teddy and Annie, E. Islip Beach, LI

Teddy my cat grooming Annie.  She didn't seem to mind it.  They are great pals.  Sketch is from a photo I took.   

East Islip Beach, LI.  This sketch is from a photo I took on a very cold day in January many years ago.  Both sketches done in wc and kuretake pens.