Felix
Here is the preliminary inking of Felix. He is a black horse (my nemesis in pet portraits as black is so hard) so the interplay between the ink and the watercolors will be interesting. I will have to be aware of the light reflections off of his coat so he doesn’t get overly dark. I also don’t necessarily want the watercolors to overwhelm the inking, but it may turn out that the inking is more of a guideline for the coloring than an accent feature.
He often has a slightly worried look on his face, indicated by a slight upward pucker in his eyebrows and it is so characteristic of him that I think it has to be there at some level. He really is a bit of a Nervous Nellie but a wonderful and kind horse to ride. I feel so fortunate to know him.
I will start the watercolors but then go back to add some more ink where I need to afterwards. This will definitely be a multi-session piece.
Jun 23, 2016 @ 18:17:03
Lovely horse head! He looks very sweet and inquisitive.
Jun 23, 2016 @ 20:50:27
Thanks, Cindy. He is a sweet guy. The watercoloring is going well so far.
Jul 11, 2016 @ 10:06:58
Great drawing.
Jul 11, 2016 @ 15:39:52
Thanks, Carol. I have only done a horse once before and it was mine, so this is almost new territory.