http://blog.sherigordon.com Artist Sheri Gordon Wed, 28 May 2008 22:22:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last couple of tweaks that I’d been doing weren’t really noticable on a small scale digital, so I haven’t bothered posting them, but here is the panel as of today. I think it’s done, or darn near close to it. It needs to sit and dry a ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/28/storm-chaser-done/ Last night I spent more time developing the horse, it’s slowly getting there. His outside eye and side of face are still bothering me, so don’t worry, it will be corrected before I’m done. The paint got too wet to work with on it though (below that part that ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/22/storm-chaser-continues/ Because I’m working in oils on this one, I can add as much or as little paint as I like to a layer, as long as it’s meant to be blended together. Seeing as I didn’t want the purple background paint to mix with the black horse’s paint, I ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/21/storm-chaser-another-layer/ I have the beginnings of the horse now painted onto the panel. It took a few days for the purkle underpainting to dry, and now I’m ready to work on the horse! I’m working in oils for this project, a medium I haven’t worked in a whole lot yet, ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/21/storm-chaser-beginnings-of-the-horse/ I’ve been messin around with this panel in acrylics, and getting more and more frustrated at not being able to get a decent blend for the clouds, so said “screw it” and dug out the oils. LOL So I’ve painted over the whole surface now, in the ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/16/storm-chaser-panel-progress/ I am honored to be a participating artist in the upcoming “Le Cadeau Du Cheval - The Horse Gift” Mural Mosaic. To quote from their website: “Mural Mosaic is thrilled to have assembled some of the world’s finest equine artists together for this stunning mural project. Many ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2008/05/02/storm-chaser-my-part-in-the-le-cadeau-du-cheval-the-horse-gift-mural-mosaic/ Our annual Reflections of Nature wildlife art show is coming up next month and I thought I’d try my hand at preparing a piece that I hope to enter in the special purchase award competition featuring pronghorn big game animals. Being that I was in Yellowstone last fall taking ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2007/09/01/pronghorn-painting-in-progress/ “Tundra Queen” is a portrait painting of Dharma WindSong of A Wolf Adventure. Beginning with a large sheet of Crescent Moorman suede board, I worked this piece in soft pastels including Rembrandts and a few Unisons. My Palette included (but might not be limited to) these colors: Burnt umber (background), white ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2007/05/21/how-to-paint-an-arctic-wolf-in-pastels/ At long last, a new black stallion painting for you all to enjoy! This piece is done in acrylics on gessoed gallery wrap canvas, measuring 16″ x 20″. It can be hung as is or with a fine ornate frame to finish the look. The model for this ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2007/05/21/a-new-black-stallion-my-best-friend/ After working on this piece gradually over the past few months, I am happy to present to you the Tundra Queen, modeled after A Wolf Adventure’s arctic wolf, Dharma. Dharma is a sweet alpha female arctic wolf belonging to Skylar Breton of Wolf Echo Valley, A Wolf Adventure. This large pastel ... http://blog.sherigordon.com/2007/05/08/introducing-dharma-the-arctic-wolf/