Black on Grey on White

The coffee shakes finally wore off (bad time management there!) and the finishing touches were finally drawn with a steady hand. Here's "Elbow Room". The wee story behind this drawing is the direct result of Albert Camus' fantastic quote " freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better ".  SO, I decided to take a (well needed) break from commission and exhibition work, let go of the various pressures and see what my mind would give me. I became deaf to "what might be nice to draw" and set myself instead a biggish technical challenge.  How do you or rather how would I give a vertical line energy ? "Elbow Room" is taken from reference photos I have had (stashed away in both my mind and studio) for over 7 years. This is the foreleg of a Rh.D. kaltblutt stallion stationed at the Warendorf National Stud (Landgestuet Warendorf) . I used pencil (2B & 6B) for the entire drawing. The shadow on the left leg is "glazed" over with l...

The week has ended quite ok despite a terrible start. Finished my first study of Gladiator. I fell in love with Gladiator the moment I set eyes on him.   He is a giant of a stallion with charisma and a heart to match.  Three words to describe him: big, bold and incredibly beautiful. "Goodwill and Harmony" is the title I opted for (after much debating). Why? On the day of the shoot, there was a real sense of serenity, trust and confidence. This guy is big: I mean gigantically big but showed only calmness and kindness. I am soooo happy to have a few more references I can use to show the world a great equine specimen. Any hoo that's all for now, new exhibition to get ready for. Cheers for now.