or NOT AS THE CASE MAY BE !

Have been looking at this all day as I can see something is "off" and have just realised I have committed the cardinal sin of rendering what I think I see instead of what is actually there.

I had problems with the far front leg and now realise why, the near front foot is too big! so correction is in order.

BUSTER/FINISHED

Pretty much done, but Buster will be left upright on my drawing table for a couple of days in case there is anything that needs doing, then he will be placed in a mount ready to give to his owners. I am not sure why I can't seem to get a good clear pic, without the "foggyness"around the leg and foot, might be the poor light as once again it is raining.

Buster update

Thought I had better show that I have been doing some work, I have had a few problems with the far, front leg, due to my poor photography it doesn't really show well on photos , that will teach me to be more careful picking refs, I have just realised that the batch of photos I took of Maisie in the Apple tree make her look rather green too...... but will have to cross that when I get to it, maybe some more pics with a different background, I could just sketch her in the tree, IF she stayed still long enough!!!!

Buster is nearly finished, we have a wedding to attend tomorrow and sunday is "family/grandchildren" day so Hopefully will get to finish him off next week.

Buster update

still looking a bit rough but

the layers are going down well,

hoping to smooth out

and get some detail in tomorrow

BUSTER/TERRIER

After transferring my initial drawing

to mount board (cream), Buster has been blocked in
with soft pastels, this looks a bit odd to begin with as the colours tend to be rough and patchy.

Further layers are built up and refined, the top layers in pastel pencils to provide fineness of line and affording more control.

I normally work from top left to bottom right, covering the work with layout paper as I go to avoid smudging.

I have started to work on some of the head and neck detail, and will work down through the body, to legs and feet.

BANKSY EXHIBITION

Hubby and I spent a very interesting day at the Bristol museum, as Bristol is barely an hour away from us, we really felt that we could not miss the Banksy Exhibition, especially as we have seen and heard so much of the hype surrounding it!

After queuing for over two hours, we decided to have some lunch before browsing the museum (I am ashamed to say it is the first time we have visited it) and enjoyed many of the exhibits that are on display in addition to Banksy. Some very beautiful traditional paintings including some pre-Raphaelite work (my favorite along with art Nouveau/Deco) Paintings by local artists, as well as Ceramics, pottery, glass, Egyptian carvings, sarcophagus's, Dinosaur fossils, wildlife etc

August 1 09

Another wet summer day! Maisie our Bengal cat is driving us nuts with her too-ing and fro-ing from back door to front door, hoping that the weather has improved between each journey I presume! Her favorite spot is an old Bramley down the bottom of the garden, not so inviting when dripping with rain!

Joey has been delivered and well received, and now resides on the graphite page of my website.