Category: Dog

Here, there, & everywhere.

3/7/2016

Exhibiting in the Old Bank Studios Summer Exhibition.

It has been a busy time: two of the art courses that I have been tutoring concluded; I've run a workshop as part of the Harwich Festival of the Arts; I have had drawings being exhibited at Old Bank Studios (the exhibition closes today); and the garden project continues.

Info sheet I prepared for a class on line and wash. ‪

Finally, I have managed to do some sketching. This is the latest and the model was fantastic sitting very still.

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Brown Dog

11/6/2016

I was recently commissioned to paint someone's old dog. He is a real character and at 14 years old still loves a good roll in the grass and saying hello to his friends up the park. He is called Harley, but everyone calls him Brown Dog. I delivered the painting yesterday and right is him checking it out.

Below are the WIP stages. The eyes were tweeked after the last photo to create the final painting above.

©Sue Pownall 2016

Monthly challenges.

3/4/2016

Across the Road. ©Sue Pownall 2016

WIP: Bourne Mill in winter.

There's a new challenge over on twitter led by Anthony Greentree (@antsgreentree) called #buildapril, which is is all about buildings and structures in any media.

Above is my 1st April sketch of my across-th-road neighbours drawn with a Super5 pen with DeAtramentis ink and painted with Winsor & Newton watercolours in A Daler Ebony A5 sketchbook. Whilst right is a work in progress started yesterday of Bourne Mill.

Last month's challenge was #animalmarch, and I started well with daily sketches of my assistant, but then life got in the way. Here are a selection of them:

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Sketching poolside

6/3/2016

Week 1.

My assistant's left leg is giving her a lot of problems, so she is currently undergoing hydrotherapy. As she only paddles and doesn't swim, I was a little anxious, but after her second proper session, she is doing well... and the yellow head float has been removed.

The first week, I took some photos, but this week, as she was calmer I sketched a little. It was difficult as I couldn't wear my glasses due to the humidity. I think I managed to capture the idea, don't you?

Inktense pencils

Secrets

21/2/2016

My assistant playing in the mud whist I sketch.

I'm finding it hard to write a post, here's why:

I have a personal project, which is going well, but it is currently a secret except for those involved;
I have an illustration commission, which involves me traveling a little over the next couple of days, but I can't say anything about that at the moment = Another secret;
I am trying to set up a small arty business venture, but it's in the planning stages, so that's all I can say about that; and
On Wednesday, I was part of a group artist/poets meeting, as I am involved with an Ekphrasis project. Although it's not a secret, there is nothing to share yet;

so what to post is a dilemma.

I guess it's a good time to dip into the sketchbook and share a few recent sketches.

East Mersea, where, despite a cold, blustery wind, I managed a quick sketch.

A perfect excuse for a piece of cake, a new sketchbook to start.

Whilst waiting for Degas to have her check up at QVSH, I sketched this spaniel in the waiting room.

Have you any secrets to share? What have you been up to recently? Why not leave me a comment below, I love to read them!

New work

7/2/2016

Troll Bridge. From Solitary Wanders series. ©Sue Pownall 2016

Private commission. ©Sue Pownall 2016

Experimenting with infographics. ©Sue Pownall 2016

Inner dialogue. ©Sue Pownall 2016

It's been a busy few weeks! What have you been doing?

A Minibook

31/1/2016

pages 2 and 3 ©Sue Pownall

This year, as part of my personal development, I am taking Sketchbook Skool's Expressing class. Last week's lessons were with illustrator Jill Weber and our homework was to write and illustrate a min-book, which we had to make. Our books had to share something about ourselves, so I chose to tell Degas' story.

My book is still unfinished, the final drawing to complete and the type to ink in, as I've had to work on a couple of other things. This is something very different from what I would normally do, hence the reason to do the course. I enjoyed the whole process but it's frustrating to have life interfere with getting it finished.

What do you think? Have you done anything similar? Why not share the link to your work below so I can see it?

Drawing August

9/8/2015

Degas sunbathing in the garden.

Still struggling with a missing drawing mojo, amongst other things, I started #DrawAugust which is a twitter hashtag challenge.

Back in January, for Liz Steel's Sketching Foundation course, I sketched the fence which divides the house from the neighbours. Now, in summer I resketched it as part of a changing story and as a record of my parents' garden.

A very quick sketch of the birdbath on the 3rd.

Following that, I did another sketch from the garden. This time the ripening apples on the neighbour's overhanging apple tree.

A very quick sketch of the birdbath was done on the 3rd.

Whilst today I have sketched Degas sunbathing in it. I aim to do more garden drawings over the month, which I'll share here. What are you doing this week?

Ripening Apples.

Focusing on something different.

16/3/2015

Over the course of 2 cups of tea, I completed this sketch of my friend's greenhouse, finishing just in time for breakfast. (sorry the scan has lost some of the watercolour details and turned it pink too).

My assistant is feeling sorry for herself.

It's been a busy couple of weeks. I had a weekend away and my poor assistant has been in Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, Cambridge for surgery on her elbows. She now needs lots of love and cuddles to help her recover.

I have mainly been creative in a photographic way, apart from a couple of sketches. The above one was drawn at my friend's house in Cheltenham. We have had surprisingly clear blue skies, which has made the UK spring look prettier. Here's a few examples... and a fire as the nights are still cold.

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Digital drawings & a Dozy Dog.

15/2/2015

On Friday, I took Degas to the vets and sketched her as she fought the sedative she was given. She had xrays on her bad leg. There were no obvious fractures or other skeletal problem, but they are being sent for a second opinion. So the question remains, why is she still limping and not getting better?

Last weekend, I finally got a tab and having tried my first digital sketch at the last Urban Sketchers Symposium (click here to see it) downloaded a couple of apps. Thanks Omar Jaramillo for the app info. Check out his great watercolours here. These are my first digital doodles:

"Uprooted" 28x17cm Watersoluble ink. Available to purchase.

Final things from this week:

Although I'm only three quarters of the way through the Monologue A5 sketchbook, which I started 27th December at the Winter Wonderland sketchcrawl, I have abandoned it. The main reasons are the perferations and the wrinkling of the paper when water is applied. I tried 2 pages of a Canson but the ink smudges, so I will probably go back to my favourite Daler Ebony sketchbooks.

I started tutoring the mixed media course and will report on that at another time. The first course photo can be seen on my facebook page. and instagram @suepownallartist15

Lastly, I have a finished drawing, the first of the year, seen here. It's a bit of an experiment as I used watersoluble ink.

What have you done this week?

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Brown Dog

Monthly challenges.

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Sketching poolside

Secrets

New work

A Minibook

Drawing August

Focusing on something different.

What have you done this week?

Digital drawings & a Dozy Dog.

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