Sunny Autumn

Greetings Readers,
       Another week has flown by and I really do not know where the time goes ! I have come to the conclusion that this must be a age thing, because in my younger days I never thought about it that much, but now it is a whole different ball game, the weeks all seem to roll into one and before I know it, I am at the weekend again !
       Forrest the Briard is finished now and I did do some tweaking and am happy that it came out as well as it did, gosh what a big hairy dog he is! I used quite a lot of different colours in his coat from blue greys to black grape and a mixture of browns, plus a few other shades. Having seem him in a few dog shows I have to say that he is a favourite with the judges and tends to come in the top three in his class.
        The weekend weather is looking good and I am off to another dog show, this one with a Halloween theme, so hope to come home with lots of doggies in spooky,scary,colourful, and pumpkin type outfits in the dressing up class.

Updates

Greetings Readers,
               A week has gone by since my last update, however that is because I have been super busy with pictures and a lot of other stuff too and at times something has got to give. Having said that I realise now that I am crap at managing my time which seems to be the case with a lot of artists so am thinking I need to set myself a little schedule and stick to it !
               In my previous post, I had put up two wips drawings of very different dogs and asked if anyone could guess what they breed are and I can now reveal one of them who is a Briard, a very large, hairy and beautiful boy. This has taken some doing as the size is 16 x 12 and I am using lots of different colours to depict his fur, however it is not finished yet and still needs quite a bit doing before I am fully happy with it. It has also been photographed as it is too big to fit on the scanner, and I do not take the best photos of my art so feel it does not do it the best justice.
              The other dog needs more work before I shall post an update on that and will reveal the breed next time round.
               Weather has changed quite a bit here in the UK and it seems that we are now fully into the Autunm as I notice the leave fall and turning of colours. The grass is heavily dewed or getting its first frosting so am having to put away my beloved trainer sandals that I live in constantly for as long as possible in favour of socks and a pair of boots. Roll on Spring 2012!

What Breeds are these ?

Greeting Readers,
   Firstly I would like to thank everyone for visiting, joining and making comments, they don't go unnoticed and are always appreciated....cannot believe that I now have 208 followers !
   On to my new recent drawings which you can see on the left,two very different breeds and can you guess what they are ? For those who follow me will probably know, so answers on a postcard pls ! The top one is 16 x 12 in CPs and a lot of work, where upon the second is not so much so being short haired, and smaller 12 x 10 inches.  I will reveal all in my next post plus a little bit of extra information concerning one of these.
 

Flat Coat Done

Greetings Readers,
         What a scorcher of a week it has been, and as much as I love the heat, it has been a little too uncomfortable for me at times, but as with all things it is not set to last so we are heading towards more normal temperatures for this time of year mid week.
        This is where I am at with this picture, which I am just about ready to call to done, but shall let it sit for a few days and then look at it again to see if it needs tweaking at all. Its is always good to do this, because after a few days of not seeing it, you view it again with fresh eyes, however knowing when to stop is just as important because too much fiddling could ruin it as well. I am really happy with this piece and think the combination of eyes in colour against the monochrome looks great.