April 22nd, 2009
First step of horse portraits
So I have been working with the colored pencil portrait of horses Albin and Nicke. This is a big drawing, in fact the biggest size available for commissioning from me. It will take some time to complete this drawing and I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished. Now I will continue working with Taisho and complete that drawing before I will continue with this colored pencil drawing. I have decided to start working with one painting or drawing at the time, otherwise it feels like noting is done at all and I need to concentrate mainly on one artwork at the time as I’m also working with design.
My drawings are very time-consuming; it really doesn’t pay off to draw them because at the end I’m working for pennies or ören here in Sweden even though my drawings aren’t really affordable for the customers. Well, it’s hard to have too expensive prices these days. But for me it’s more important to do what I love, it’s not about the money at all. My husband has a regular job so it’s easier for me.
Because the drawing is so big I don’t scan the steps, I don’t want to destroy the paper with moving it from the easel to the scanner to much.
Step 1 of horse portraits in colored pencil
