Castle Bolton Finished

'Castle Bolton'

Approx 18x28cm

Castle Bolton

Here is the top half of my next piece. This is Castle Bolton near Aysgarth (and also near my last drawing at West Burton).

I wanted to draw the castle from a different angle, so thought I would place it in the background of yet another stile drawing. This scene does actually exist, but if you were to stand at this stile, the castle would be much smaller in the distance...the joys of artistic licence!

Cauldron Force - West Burton Complete

"Cauldron Force"

Size 30x20cm

No it's not a dog!!

Here is the top third section of a new drawing. I thought i should take a short break from the dogs and try something a little different.

This is the beginnings of West Burton Falls in the Yorkshire Dales. I live just down the road from here, so have visited it often, but on this day it was really roaring (it was after quite a rain storm) and I thought it would make for an interesting drawing.

Greyhound complete!

Another 6 hours and the Greyhound is complete.

30x21cm

A little bit more Greyhound

Here is today's work. Having put in about 7 hours, I actually thought I may get a little further than this today, but I guess you can't rush a Greyhound!

The head is pretty much complete, with the exception of the mouth which needs more work.

A few more hours tomorrow should see this one finished.

Can't stop drawing dogs!!

I had decided that I would take a break from drawing things of the Canine variety, so here is something different... OK, so it isn't different at all, it's another dog, but I just couldn't resist!

Here we have the beginnings of a Greyhound. We are about 7 hours into this with quite a way to go yet.

Beagle completed

"Beagle"

Image size approx 20x30cm

Beagle

For a first post, this is a little further along than usual. This is the weekend's work whilst at the first show of the year (it's good to dust off the prints and get out there again), so today was my first chance to get a scan of the drawing so far.

The weekend was busier and more successful than was expected for this time of year and with all the doom and gloom that is going around. Who knows, it may all work out well for the starving artists and crafts people among us; people not being able to afford to go overseas so holidaying in the UK, whilst foreigners also holiday over here due to the weak pound agains pretty much every other currency.

If any of the afore mentioned people are reading this, I can highly recommend Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales (especially on weekends when I am at the Craft Fair!!)

Yorkshire Terrier Finished

Yorkshire Terrier is finished

Size: 30x20cm

Yorkie or Wookie?

My Bearded Collie was looking like a Yeti at one stage and this Yorkshire Terrier currently looks like a Wookie (or Ewok!). I'm sure the ears will rectify that (if not, i'll just retitle it!)

This is probably only another 3-4 hours today, but i'm still making quick progress of this one.

Yorkshire Terrier

Here's a very small start to a very small dog! I have been meaning to draw a Yorkshire Terrier for quite some time now. Living in North Yorkshire, whenever i'm asked if I have a Yorkie in my collection, there is a look of shock when I reply with a 'No'. So here we are...well here we will have!

Weimaraner finished!

Another 5 hours or so of work today and the Weimaraner is complete.

Size approx 20x30cm.

Total time approx 23 hours.

Bearded Collie Complete

This Beadie is done! Image size approx 22x30cm.

Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel Finished

As predicted, only a couple more hours were needed to complete this Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel.

Size 30x20cm. Approx 24 hours in total.

This will now be added to my Dog Print Collection.

Cairn Terrier

I came across this Cairn Terrier puppy at a recent fair. It was visiting another trader and I just had to draw it. As I had forgotten my camera, they managed to get a great reference photo for me to use and here is the resulting drawing.

This will be added to my (currently rapidly expanding) dog collection.

'Meeting Post'

'Meeting Post' is finished.

Another addition to the Stile Collection, here we have a gate stile within a dry stone wall. Who knows what the rabbits are meeting up to discuss - maybe how to get safely across the road!

The location is just west of Bainbridge in the Yorkshire Dales. Size 11"x8". Time approx 40 hours.

Stiles, rabbits, sheep...same old thing!!

Yet another stile drawing, similar to the Squeeze Stile drawn last year, but in a different setting (and from the gate side).



The scene in the background (that you can't see yet) caught my eye on the way to a fair in Hawes. I pulled over and noticed a stile on the opposite side of the road. Of course, I had to take the opportunity to add another stile drawing to the collection - although, I am running out of different styles of stiles to draw!!

As always, I have to get some animals in there somewhere, so this one is going to get the addition of a couple of rabbits and some grazing sheep.


Probably about 30 hours into this with maybe 10 to go.

Border Terrier

As promised, here is the next addition to the Open Edition Dog Collection, a Border Terrier. The wiry hair of a Border Terrier isn't quite as straight forward or as quick of that of a Border Collie, but it was a great subject to draw.

Back to the Stiles now...

Border Collie Head Study

A new addition to the ever-expanding dog collection, sees a Border Collie head study. As regular readers may be aware, I attend a lot of art and craft fairs and am always being asked for prints of dog breeds that I don't have. The Border Collie has been top of that list for quite a while, so I thought it was time I added one.

Watch this space for the next few on the list (coincidentally, all Terriers), a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier and Border Terrier.