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Sneak peek behind the scenes of my art world. A world filled with constant change, discovery, learning, trials, tribulations and everything else a life full of life brings...!

Added on: Jun 7th, 2008
Country: Belgium
Language: English

Author: Sheona Hamilton-Grant
Listed in: Drawing Artists
Tags: pet portraits realism graphite dog art pencil art horses art

Recent Posts

Finished equine pencil portrait.Ingredients used.

Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 14:32 in pencil, hurricane, graphite, work in progress, draft horses, black and white art, insider info

"Hurricane" Graphite on Paper. 36x56 cm. Sheona Hamilton-Grant Finished. Hurricane is my first drawing this big. The result was well worth the extra hours. In this post I thought it would nice to share the set of instructions used for preparing an...
Hairy Legs can be ... nice?

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 13:48 in drawing, pencil, hurricane, graphite, work in progress, draught horses

Long hairy legs really do make for nice viewing...who would have thought? (insider tip: make sure they are from the animal kingdom.)Another Christmas commission finished and a few more hours spent on the dashing Hurricane.Wanted to share a detail of ...
Adolph von Menzel: pure genius

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 03:47 in sketch, masters, c, graphite, pencil drawing, draftmanship, adolf menzel

"Self Portrait"Adolph von Menzel1815-1905The week-ends always do this: knock me for six.I know they are coming. I know their speed.I brace myself, hunch down, tuck my elbows in ... tight and wait for impact!Never fails: the impact gets me wobbling of...
An new visual update: Hurricane

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 14:48 in hurricane, graphite, work in progress, pencil drawing, black and white art, draught horses

Here he is, the big chap with all sorts of strange feature problems.Notice how the eyes and the nose are wonky. Easy fix (phew!) and not a big worry at this stage as all is still in the "getting it just right" process.I will ask you however to forgiv...
One week gone...way too quickly.

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 13:11 in insider info

It is a certainty, when "no school" days come round, my days begin to turn in very strange circles indeed. (I'm sure all you working mums can totally relate)The result: weird working hours and very little time for my "puter" and all things cyberly co...
Winter cards made from "Snow"

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 13:28 in cards, winter, christmas, notecards, stationary, equine art, black and white art

Nothing like the present to think about the future, the not so distant future: winter and Christmas.Vision: create a card not too ornate with the whole Christmas theme but still totally at home under a Christmas tree..."Snow" was ideal.This is a dra...