tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63258844916748027912024-03-13T02:19:44.000+00:00Animal Artistry by Bev LewisSharing my passion for art and animals.Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-8461185994275014962020-03-19T15:17:00.002+00:002020-03-19T15:17:24.927+00:00Pencil on toned paper<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-86731332957676759382019-10-11T10:17:00.002+01:002019-10-11T10:17:33.138+01:00Another Tiger<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An experiment using ballpoint pens for a portrait, I like the vibrant colours and the ink flows beautifully so will probably be using them again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Derwent Tinted Charcoal pencils as I really like the muted colours for wildlife, I did use a yellow and a terracotta Derwent Pastel pencil, in small areas of the fur, just to lift it a little. The paper is Canson sanded paper, which I wasn't that keen on, it's quite rough and has a very gritty feel to it, I much prefer Fisher 400 if I am going to use a sanded paper. The size is A4.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-77258231099769185612018-08-28T12:15:00.000+01:002018-08-28T12:15:11.810+01:00A couple of new drawings<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the urge to get back to my favourite subject of animals, and found it very satisfying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scan of the Owl is pretty grim, very grainy (not sure why) the original is much smoother looking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping to get some prints done of these little ones to sell online...we'll see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't often post here now, sadly I think almost everyone has moved to facebook, blogs seem to becoming a little redundant. Sometimes I think there is no-one out there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway this is my latest small drawing. 'The Old Breakwater-Porlock Weir' done on Fabriano Artistico HP paper (my favourite support for coloured pencils) using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. Size is 6"x6". I do quite enjoy doing these little ones as they don't take very long to do so I dont get fed up with them.</span></div>
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Size: 7" x 5". Pencils: Faber Castell Polychromos on Fabriano Artistico HP paper.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh dear, posts are getting further and further apart. I've not done much in the way of coloured pencil art recently, I have been trying out new mediums, but here is a small piece I have just completed of some poppy seed heads from my garden. I needed to chill out a little and coloured pencils let me zone out while I work on a drawing.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-72729054466295649442017-09-03T11:47:00.001+01:002017-09-03T11:47:35.373+01:00Dartmoor Magic<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so thrilled at the success of this picture, not only did it win Best in Show and Best Landscape awards at the 2017 UKCPS Annual exhibition, it has also got second runner up in the Ken Bromley Art Supplies catalogue cover competition and..... now it has sold at the Clevedon exhibition here in Somerset, so it has really paid me back for all the time and effort put in to it.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-29195795286943548122017-04-28T15:41:00.002+01:002017-04-28T15:41:57.863+01:00Best in Show UKCPS Annual exhibition 2017<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was hugely thrilled to have won Best in Show with my Landscape 'Dartmoor Magic'. This can be seen at The Menier Gallery in London until 6th May.</span><br />
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-76175937419658850542017-03-19T16:29:00.000+00:002017-03-19T16:29:55.102+00:00Simba - African Lion<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started this one along time ago and thought it deserved to be finished, so hear it is.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-51140753334079434502016-09-15T16:03:00.000+01:002016-09-15T16:05:54.383+01:00Old tree with moss and rocks.<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh dear, such a long time since the last post. This is one I have been working on and recently finished. I so love these old trees covered in moss. This was something of a challenge but I do like a challenge!</span></div>
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-6830405614290637852016-05-11T16:07:00.000+01:002016-05-11T16:07:02.750+01:00Pictures recently completed for an Exhibition<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the last one just completed for my Exhibition at the Ilminster Art Centre on 16th May. I have been working flat out to produce some new work to show and am now done. I think I will take a short break now and get on with some gardening which badly needs doing.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-35000146729762869572016-04-11T10:33:00.001+01:002016-04-11T10:33:36.545+01:00Spring Meadow - Fox<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is to go with the Spring Meadow - Hares. Thought the fox looked a little disappointed that the hares have sussed him in the grass. No breakfast for him then!</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-86281209119370579882015-12-20T11:20:00.000+00:002015-12-20T11:21:39.463+00:00The Stare - Tiger in graphite pencil<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just completed 'The Stare'. It was drawn on Mellotex paper and then mounted onto a cradled wooden panel. I used 3B 6B and 2H pencils and the background was done using a large graphite block (Derwent) Size: 50cms x 40cms.</span></div>
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-65882745874191089722015-11-03T10:07:00.000+00:002015-11-03T10:07:58.388+00:00Pat the greyhound<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pat crossed over the rainbow bridge recently and left his family very upset. This picture was commissioned for the husband as a Christmas present and for the family to remember him by.</span></div>
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Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-42888312216682752282015-08-12T11:38:00.000+01:002015-08-12T11:38:32.137+01:00Poacher's Delight. White Rhino cow and calf<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my contribution to the Strathmore Pass the Journal project. Starthmore the paper manufacturers, are sending a number of journals around the world to artists to fill in. Each artist has a double page to use for whatever subject or medium they choose. This is my contribution. Reference photo by Gary Jones with thanks.</span></div>
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-43875458597590364152015-05-07T10:51:00.001+01:002015-05-07T10:51:31.742+01:00Moon Shadow<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my most recent drawing. I wanted to achieve something with some dramatic lighting using graphite. The uneven background is not quite so obvious in the original, the scanner has accentuated some marks etc which you do not see.</span></div>
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-30102657362313866902014-12-29T15:42:00.000+00:002014-12-29T15:42:07.261+00:00Greyhound in coloured pencil<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meet Toby, a much loved greyhound who has sadly passed on. This was a Christmas present to his owner, so it should be safe to post up now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was done on Fabrianno Artistico HP using Faber Castell polychromos and measured A3 in size.</span><br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-21803660171019386112014-12-22T12:25:00.000+00:002014-12-22T12:25:16.661+00:00Still life in coloured pencils<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is my latest, just completed. I don't usually do still life's, but I enjoyed the challenge. I have titled it 'Red' for obvious reasons, The idea originally was to do 4 pictures, using all white, all blue, all green and this one, not sure that this idea will go forward. My history of following through with series has not been good up till now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Size: Approx. 20" x 9"</span></div>
Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-2842582624922709112014-11-19T10:25:00.002+00:002014-11-19T10:25:32.367+00:00Cat on Ampersand pastelbord<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ampersand pastelbord is a new support for me. I was given a small piece to try out, and decided to do this long haired cat just to see how much detailing I could get on it. I found it reasonably easy to use, but could definitely not get the level of detail that I can achieve on paper such as Fabrianno artistico HP. Still, I like the finished painting and might use it again. I found I really needed to keep sharpening the pencils as they became blunt very quickly as the surface is quite rough. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Support: Ampersand pastelbord (mid grey)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Size: 7" x 5"</span><br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-90333829461625406952014-08-18T12:39:00.001+01:002014-08-18T12:39:44.162+01:00Elephants at the Waterhole <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have just completed this small drawing, using animals taken from various reference photos and using Photoshop combined them into a pleasing composition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Size: 12.5 x 4.5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Support: Mellotex paper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pencils: Mechanicals: 3B 3MM and HB 0.5mm and a 6B woody for the darks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few stages in it's development, starting with the completed drawing.</span><br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-33430008880022294762014-07-30T10:05:00.001+01:002014-07-30T10:05:23.685+01:00Holly the Dalmatian<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Holly is a rescue Dalmatian and this is her portrait which I have just taken off the drawing board. She is the second Dalmatian I have done, I think I have done most breeds by now, certainly the more popular ones and I really enjoy the challenge of getting the different breed characteristics down on paper. </span></div>
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-88169721918992711592014-07-19T16:08:00.003+01:002014-07-19T16:10:03.505+01:00Clean Paws - Cat in coloured pencil<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a small one this time, done for a show I will be doing next year. I wanted to get some smaller stuff together to sell at a reasonable price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pencils: Faber Castell Polys</span><br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441506881445533589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325884491674802791.post-40195907781627763032014-07-17T14:38:00.000+01:002014-07-17T14:38:01.408+01:00Finished Birch Glade<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finaly got it finished. I will hang it on my wall before deciding if I like it. Still not sure...maybe it will grow on me. I think the sunlight and shadows on the ground has worked well. I think on reflection I might darken the leaves a little, I feel it needs a little more ooomph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pencils: Faber Castell Polycromos and Derwent watersoluble pencils used as an underwash</span><br />
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