Sketch Book Fun

Icelandic Pony Study in sketch book, Colored pencils.

I've been sick the past week, so I apologize for the lack of up-dates! There are several year long art challenges I have joined for 2010! And I am hoping this will help me further improve my drawing skills. Most of the challenges are bi-weekly, and I will certainly be posting the results of each project on here.

This sketch was a challenge from 2009 that was going to be studying a breed a week before it fizzled out mid July. I am really hoping the 2010 art challenges I joined will go strong through out the entire year! I only have 24 pages left in my sketch book! I'll have to go buy a new one to fit everything in it!

Happy Painting!

A New Year

The start of a New Year always excites me as the countless possibilities of what it could bring fills my head. First thing I did this morning was construct my 10 New Years Goals I want to accomplish for the year. That way I feel as if I have direction in the New Year rather than flailing around blindly and letting it take me.

The start of the New Year also means the start of new art projects! One of my main goals for the year is to do a daily painting. Now, this might get complicated as school starts again in full swing- but I think it's doable!

For the first painting of the New Year I did a lovely portrait of a thoroughbred mare named Lucy. This horse has such an adorable face I couldn't resist trying my hand at painting her. So, here is the cutie done in acrylic on 9 x 12 canvas paper. I've titled it "The Rail Walker".

New Years Eve

Hard to believe we are boiling down to the wire with 2009. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful New Year! And keep a look out for lots of art posts in 2010!