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Author Archives: Carrie Lewis
Frankel Impressive in the JLT Lockinge
English Champion Thoroughbred Frankel’s 2012 debut in the JTL Lockinge at Newbury. Continue reading
ACEO Horse Painting in Colored Pencil, Step 4
ACEO Lockkeeper Portrait 3-1/2″ by 2-1/2″ Rising Stonehenge Drawing Paper, White In this session, I continued work with Verithin pencils, building as smooth and even a color layer as possible throughout the horse. The texture and softness of Rising Stonehenge … Continue reading
A Year in the Studio, Week of May 7, 2012
The small format colored pencil painting I’ve been working on, Zipper in Colored Pencil, is almost finished. The neck was completed by the end of the week and I was very close to finishing the head. Another hour or two … Continue reading
ACEO Horse Painting in Colored Pencil, Step 3
ACEO Lockkeeper Portrait 3-1/2″ by 2-1/2″ Rising Stonehenge Drawing Paper, White Work began with a few final layers of color on the background. I used many of the same colors used in previous sessions, but in the softer, thicker leaded … Continue reading
Using a Sandpaper Surface for a Colored Pencil Drawing
Explore colored pencil on sanded pastel paper in this demonstration. Continue reading
A Year in the Studio, Week of April 30, 2012
This was one of those weeks during which life took over, upending the best laid plans. I spent Tuesday so far under the weather that it was the end of the day before I did anything creative and that was … Continue reading
ACEO Horse Painting in Colored Pencil, Step 2
ACEO Lockkeeper Portrait 3-1/2″ by 2-1/2 Rising Stonehenge Drawing Paper, White Once the under painting was complete, I started adding colors. I am still using the Prismacolor Verithins in an effort to fill up as many of the paper “holes” … Continue reading
Please take a moment to complete our survey….
Complete our May survey and enter our drawing for an original ACEO. Continue reading
A Year in the Studio, Week of April 23, 2012
Studio attention was given entirely to two paintings this week. The highest priority painting is the oil painting of Muscle Hill, which is moving slowly through the dead layer. I applied a ‘rubbing’ of color to the oil painting on … Continue reading
ACEO Horse Painting in Colored Pencil, Step 1
ACEO Lockkeeper Portrait 3-1/2″ by 2-1/2″ Rising Stonehenge Drawing Paper, White This post begins a new project, an ACEO sized portrait in colored pencil. Some of you will recognize this project, which was first published in 2008. Because most of … Continue reading
