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My Thoroughbred gelding provides me with endless amusement and artistic reference material. He was being a goofball (as usual), but his pose reminded me of the power within the horse that is ready to explode at any moment. Painting him with a stormy background was a perfect setting for “Sudden Thunder”.
Sudden Thunder by Michelle Wrighton © 2010
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Finally here is the last of the graphite pencil drawings I did before my daughters accident, its taken a while to post it I know, but better late than never;)
This image is a photograph of the drawing, I had quite a bit of trouble getting a suitable image of this one, my scanner made it look very scratching and textured and even the photograph (although better than the scan) looks to have more texture than the original drawing which actually has smooth blended pencil strokes and much smoother tonal transitions.
Cricket - Thoroughbred Horse Pet Portrait sketch © 2010 Michelle Wrighton
I have some new graphite horse drawings (Clydesdales in harness) and a freisian cow that I hope to start on next week – or at least as soon as I finish a couple of digital portraits that I am still working on that are just not coming together the way I want them too.
I’ve also started to throw some paint on canvas in order to learn some new painting techniques – I’ve lost enthusiasm for painting in thin glazes (layers) and taking weeks on end to finish a painting so I plan to develop my skills painting alla prima/wet in wet and also plein air landscapes. Suffice it to say that at the moment I think it was easier to paint photo-realistically (you just paint what you see) than it is to paint more…painterly with less detail and more textured brushstrokes while still creating an end result that looks like what its meant to look like (as opposed to looking like an abstract pile of mud!) I would love to follow in the footsteps of the Daily Painters and create a small painting every day as that is the best way to develop new skills and techniques, as well as see tangible development over time. I know that I can’t commit to a daily painting, but I do have a goal in mind of 100 small paintings in this new, less detailed , more painterly ‘loose’ style – not sure how long it will take to complete, but as they say its the journey thats important not the destination, so as long as I enjoy the process and learn something along the way then its time well spent.
x Michelle
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There is nothing better on a hot summer’s day than taking the ponies for a swim down the beach! Ok, well I didn’t take my horse, but I did take my camera and got some very lovely shots!
The Black Stallion - in miniature © 2009 South West Photography
Chestnut by the sea © 2009 South West Photography
Chestnut horse Portrait © 2009 South West Photography
What was that? © 2009 South West Photography
© 2009 South West Photography
© 2009 South West Photography
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I was down at Foxwood Farm and caught a bit of Lopin’ Along’s Western Clinic – couldn’t resist this shot of a gorgeous Leopard appy!
Leopard Appaloosa © Michelle Wrighton, South West Photography
I’ve managed to do the next two of the “In The Night” ACEO series, #2 is a chestnut stallion “Trojan In The Night” and #3 is another cat (yes I have a real big thing for cats at the moment:) “Boo In The Night”.
Here are a couple more, “Kaiser” A German Shepherd Dog. I’m really pleased how this turned out, especially as the eyes are only about 3mm in size!
A Pink and Grey Galah (a common Australian native bird). I tried a looser more painterly approach with this one, which was created as part of an International Artists swap.
And a Gibbon (a primate) – when I saw the reference photo for this one I couldn’t resist the priceless look on his face. I havn’t quite decided what to do with this one, but need to come up with a suitable title first.
As well as getting these ACEO’s done, I’ve also been able to get everything uploaded to the new gallery on my website, it looks much better now, and should be fairly easy for people to navigate.
And now its back to work:)
