Horse and Red Poppies

Title: Horse and Red Poppies
Digital Impression 20"x24" ©2009 Christine Pierce
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This week's Inspiration All Around Us challenge features a beautiful horse standing in a field. The horse is so magnificent, but the wire fence seemed too jarring, so I took it out. You can see the reference photo here.

Thanks for another great photo, Dana Marie!

Pug Sketch (Bamboo Stick & Watercolor Wash)

Purple Pug
(watercolor 5"x7"; bamboo stick and Lexington Gray Noodler's
Bulletproof ink; micon 02 pen; Arches 140# cp)

This little pug is another dog I met at the local dog park a few weeks ago. He looked tough and dear at the same time, ready to take on the world!

I drew him the same way I sketched yesterday's tulips. Here is a picture of my bamboo "pen" and Noodler's ink:

Bamboo Stick and Noodler's Ink

Sometimes it feels good to get back to the basics. And what could be more basic than a stick and some ink?!?

Here is the initial sketch of the pug:

Pug Sketch with bamboo stick and Noodler's Ink

Boston Terrier Sketch

Micron 02 pen, watercolor, sketchbook

This Boston Terrier is another frisky little fella I met at the dog park last week. His owner was a young woman who had a youngster in her backpack, a toddler by the hand, this dog on one leash and a wiggly pug on another leash. As they walked along, it was like a merry, mobile 3-ring circus!