The Making of a Chief Cont'd

Back again! Getting close to the final stretch with this 53 study. The fine details are coming out now specifically throughout the jacket and horse hair.  A few more hours of strategic darkening and lightening should have it completed.  I will post the completed piece once I have it professionally shot in about a week.  This will definitely show you the detail close to looking at it in person.  Thanks for watching so far!

Image Size: 17 x 20 inches

The Making of a Chief Continued

Hello everyone.  Here is study number 52, about 69 hours into this piece leaving about 15 to go.  The tones are really bring the depth into this composition now as we get closer to the finished rendition.
The photography was done under my studio light hence the yellow tint, the previous photo was at the gallery under natural light.  Kind of an interesting hue.

The Making of a Chief



17 x 20 inches


This is a graphite drawing of Kris Nahrgang, an Ojibway Chief and world renown sculptor in Southern Ontario.  We happen to be business partners in Canada's first mobile art gallery, visit http://www.roadhousegallery.ca/ I have created a sequential series of this drawing and have posted the 42nd study.  At this point I have accumulated approximately 40 hours on the board.  I expect to finish this piece in a week or so and will publish 4 studies in total through the rest of the process, the forth will be the finished composition.  This is a very intricate and dedicated drawing for me and I can't wait to have it done, too excited!!!

Red Tail

Beautiful Image Doug! Just Beautiful.
Erin Hobbs

13 .5 x 25 inches

 Here is a good example of a graphite and colored pencil composition of a Red Tailed Hawk.  I first completed the hawk in graphite with all the tone levels.  Once completed I tinted the whole image with a series of colored pencils from blues, browns, yellows and finally greens.  Although a time consuming project it ended up being a very gratifying endevour.

Sunset Stroll


 


22 x 30 inches

 
Sunset Stroll is one of the largest graphite drawings I’ve created to date. Contrasting tones, combined with extremely smooth and even shading, bring this cowgirl portrait to life. The slightly textured rag board accents the softness of the composition while deep shadowing and highlighting combine for stunning depth.