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Cheery Cheers

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Gently putting my pencils down for this year but not without a wee cheerio, a heap of seasonal greetings and great big THANK-YOU. So many of you have visited my studio blog and showed support throughout another fascinating year.  Looking forward to sharing more of my art world in 2013! Cheery cheers!

The dissimilarities between professional and amateur

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A couple of days ago I mentioned, in passing, being a professional graphite artist and a amateur photographer.  This led to: how do I draw the distinction between being a professional artist and an amateur photographer? Now this turns out be a question laden with serious food for thought (and a rather long blog post)! A pro is paid an amateur is not. Rubbish answer. After another quick head rummage, it became clear that this question had a mass of tangents to get lost down and that no straight forward answer would be possible. Let’s go back to the question: how do I draw the distinction between being a professional and an amateur? Let’s see. ·         As a professional artist I draw for money as well as enjoyment.  As an amateur photographer for enjoyment alone. ·       Success, customer satisfaction and results are how I judge my graphite work whereas when I photograph participating is more important than the actual result. ·       I dra

Absent blogger - busy artist

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Still a blogger and still drawing! (If anything I've been scribbling my wee friends blunt!) Been an absolute age and so it is with a "shy hi" that I return to my wee blog. Many drawings have been started (and finished) and until THE  Christmas Present act of secrecy is lifted in January 2013 my posts will have to remain well... limited. However, there is one "on the go" and unaffected by any secrecy act . A drawing all about contrasts, lines and trust. A drawing that big & delicate. A drawing built around memories. "Untitled and still in progress" Pencil on Paper to be continued ...

This is Finntje: small, bubbly and immortalised

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Some wee dogs are so much bigger than the mother nature intended. They ooze personality and their character is boundless . Finntjebelongs to that clan. She's the size of "thruppence a-penny" but only for the initial minute after which her presence takes over and size becomes "so last season!" (yep there's a tween in the house and it's having quite an impact on my outlook on life ;D) I am very happy to have more wonderful pics of her and will no doubt find her back on my drawing board. Finntje Pencil on Paper SOLD Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved. Back to mummy duties... I believe they involve the use of beautiful smelling green liquids, colour sorting and programming a digitalized screen...

Last week-end, signed!

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Limited, numbered and signed ... double! Met up at the  NRW Landgestüt  with Georg Frerich alias Georg August Schulte Quaterkamp   where we both   carefully signed all 99 of the newly produced Limited Prints of " Dicke Tour ." In between a few jokes and even more laughs, concentration was the name of the game...

How my latest drawing of stallion Hurricane, "Dicke Tour", was drawn.

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Dicke Tour Pencil on Paper, 50x46 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved. Limited Edition  Prints available. ( Run of 99) This tutorial is dedicated to all of you who have asked so very nicely and waited so very patiently all these very long months for an answer to the question “how do you do it?” So without further ado and with great rejoicing (include sharp drum roll here*) I present  the various steps that led me to my latest commissioned drawing  “Dicke Tour .“ THE COMMISSION: Produce a drawing for and of the North Rhine Westphalian Stud’s annual stallion show. Third image in a series of five. To be produced as a Limited Edition Print. Run of 99 quality Fine Art Prints. TOOLS CHOSEN: Mellotex paper (large sheet) Staedler pencil 2B & HB Staedler Clutch F & 6B Blue Tack Derwent SuperPoint pencil sharpener SIZE OF IMAGE: Large (for added impact) 50x46 cm THE PROCESS : Stage 1 Work out draw