Friday, April 30, 2010

Moving along

Not much to say . . .still working away =]


Nature's Lover
25x30cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Background all done

Well the background of my current work is all done. There might be a slight change to it as the piece nears completion, but at the moment I am calling it finished =]
Nature's Lover
25x30cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010

Lovely ARF girls

I have been trying to pull together some photos of the lovely rescue dogs at ARF before winter as the days get to short for taking photos and I travel a fair bit on the weekends.

Today as part of that I got to meet these three lovely girls. The first of these girls is Jess. Jess is one of the most lovely dogs I have met, super friendly and happy, with a gorgeous smile. Jess is pretty active and loves playing with her other doggy companions as well as checking out all the humans around to see if they want to play as well. More info on Jess is avalible here


The next two littlies are not available for adoption yet. They are both lovely friendly girls who I had a great time with. The first is KC, a lovely little staff type who is just recovering from a skin condition. The second is Tess, she has not been in foster care for long, but already she is settling in nicely.





Over the weekend I have been working on my current piece, I should have an update tomorrow!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Been busy ;p

Well the last two night have not been to great for my drawing as I have been pretty busy. I have managed to put some work into the background though and things are starting to come together.

Nature's Lover
25x30cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Larry on hold

I have bit Larry to one side for a bit as I work on something new. This little girl has been a real challenge and alot of fun so far!

There is alot of work still to be done before I can start the portrait of her sister, but that is ok, flowers are fun to draw as well =]

Hope you like her so far
Nature's Lover
25x30cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

What a Starr!

Today I had the pleasure of meeting a lovely little dog called Starr. Starr is currently in the excellent care of ARF (Act Rescue and Foster) and is looking for a forever home. I will be starting a portrait of Starr after I have finished Larry's portrait so I better get a wriggle on!

Starr is a gorgeous little dog, who has had a little bit of a tough start to life. When I arrived she started out a little shy, but it did not take long for her to come over and say hello. She was really well behaved for her photos, as she already has some training under her belt. Lovely and polite, she was a pleasure to work with.

Here are some photos of her, I am looking forward to starting a portrait soon.








If you want to know more about Starr then please check out her information over at ARF's website. If you are looking for dog to light up your life, then please consider rescue.

Friday, April 9, 2010

An Update on Larry

Well the last few days have been pretty busy, almost hectic and after coming home from dog training last night I was so tired I didn't feel like doing much of anything. I did get a bit more of Larry done so most of the major details are done, now just lots of fur and hair ;p


Larry
30x40cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A break from dogs

Well with Hamish finished it is now time to work on a new project. I thought I might add a horse to my collection of drawings, and decided it would be best to start with my own. Larry is a beautiful buckskin, who is currently living the free life out on my sisters farm. So far so good, only the rest of the piece to go =p


Larry WIP
30x40cm, Graphite Pencil
Copyright Kristy Chappell 2010