Lori Graydon Art

Tag: life

  • Jennifer’s Pony

    I used to have a close friend and one of the things we had in common was our love of horses. Over time we lost touch. Life has a habit of doing that.

    However I still have photos taken back in our day. This portrait is from one I intended on using as a reference for a painting. I changed it a little, making the halter red instead of the original blue in the photo.

    I hope she still has some connection to horses as I do with my art.  But then most of us never really outgrow horses do we?

    Watercolour painting on Arches 140 lb cold pressed paper.

  • Sam

    This is a portrait of Sam, a dog I haven’t met (yet). This often happens in animal portraiture. Sometimes it’s due to the location of the subject, other times because the animal is sadly no longer with us. In those situations I have no choice but to work from photographs. It’s actually easier on the animal working from a photo because they hate to pose, but it’s nice to meet them to get a sense of their personality. By doing this the portrait becomes more than just “my” interpretation gathered from a photo.

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