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You know I cant paint horses lol. Show off. Love them and lots of stars.

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About Me:

73 year old Londoner (11th Feb !937)
Self taught I began adding oil colour to my drawings in my late twenties. After some 43 years of the oil medium I switched to acrylic in 2008, mainly because they allowed me to satisfy my impatience to finish a work in one sitting. My finished oil paintings were very sporadic, my unfinished “put aside for later” paintings, many.
A brief period, 1989 to 1993, saw me dabble in watercolours, which I enjoyed, but the upheaval of a break up in my marriage ended that period and I have never returned to that medium.
This year, 2009, saw me try out various mediums, graphite, watercolour pencils and then, finally, in February, I discovered soft pastels and I suddenly became very prolific and, more importantly, happier with my art.
I realised, many years ago, that I would never be good enough to earn a living from art. If I wasn’t pleased with the results of my work why should others be? I had very few paintings that I could look back upon with any pride. Pastels put fun back in to my art, always a necessary ingredient to me, the need to smile. I started to produce paintings that I was not afraid to exhibit to others.
Since February 2,2009, I have produced nearly all the work on these pages in pastel.
But I am still very much in the learning process………….

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equine eyes

Here, finally, is the equine eye blog I promised. As before it is simply a basic for you to add your own
refinements and adjustment.

Figure 1
Basic shape.
The only comment needed here is that the eye slopes down the face slightly more than cats and dogs.

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Posted on October 3, 2009 at 10:34am — 2 Comments

Painting rocks in watercolour

For those watercolour artists who already know this method please bear with me. I was under the impression that all watercolorists knew of it but the response to a recent posting of mine showed differently.
Anyway, enough chat.

Firstly, the method works best on rough paper and applied with virtually no water.

As you probably know, I recently started trying out Wcs again after a long absence and I remembered this technique but not exactly how it worked.
I bought a couple of books, better tha… Continue

Posted on June 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 9 Comments

painting animal eyes

A very popular saying among those of us who paint portraits and animal pictures is “The eyes have it”
Successful pictures always find life through the eye, if that is right then the pic has a chance, if the eye is not correct and alive then neither is the painting.
I have no trouble at all with eyes, for the simple reason that I paint the eye first and if it doesn’t look right then I will not continue until I am satisfied with it. Like most animal artists, I like my animal looking back at me as… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 3:00pm — 9 Comments

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At 7:12pm on March 14, 2010, Tresses said…: That's it!! I didn't read the reminder you didn't send.....silly me!! Well I best be off or I won't get anything done today!! Speaks tomorrow
Love you oh so very and GIGANTICALISTICALLY TREMENDOUS HUGGIES
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LL (AKA HRH) ROFLMAO

At 6:45pm on March 14, 2010, Tresses said…: Afternoon 79.......somebody forgot to tell me to change my clocks!! The world went ahead without me! LOL!! Making my rounds and then I've got to get myself moving!! Still have a portrait to deliver!!!
Loves ya and HUGE SQUEEZE!!
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LL

At 2:25am on March 14, 2010, Robyn H said…: Thank you so so much dear friend, your help is priceless and very very much appreciated. Luvs ya.

At 1:19am on March 14, 2010, Tresses said…: Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much!!! I am so relieved that Chelsie loved it. The weight of it was driving me nuts!! I breathed the biggest sigh of relief after we all got done crying!!! Tomorrow will be a hard but I think gratifying day...when your work has that much emotional impact, then it's well worth doing!!
LOVES YA and GYNORMOUS HUGS!! Speaks tomorrow 79!!
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LL

At 8:28pm on March 13, 2010, June said…: Hi Ed, thanks for your lovely comment on my completed Wild Animals. Herd of zebra, mmmmmmmmm now let me see mmm!

At 6:45pm on March 13, 2010, Tresses said…: Good day 79! Well I do believe I have finished my portrait.......WHEW!!! Have to photograph it and of course it's cloudy and gray outside!! Well let me see what kind of lighting I can scare up in here and maybe I'll post it in a bit!!!
Gorgeous Wolf today........that fur.....tres bien!!!
Loves ya and BIG SQUEEZE!!!
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LL

At 3:35am on March 13, 2010, Robyn H said…: Hi ed, I am enjoying your experiments very much. The card you are talking about is it a type of cardboard used in posters? How did you apply the medium was it with a brush or something else? I am sorry to be nosy and pushy, but I am really into what you are doing. I have to travel a distance to get any art material and want to make sure of what I am looking for before I go on the hike lol. I love your horses and am getting frustrated trying to paint my fancy ones, this last one is trying me, all black and the reference pic is not that clear. Thank you for all your help and lots of luvs ya for it.

At 9:08pm on March 12, 2010, Dixie newkirk said…: Hi Ed, its always good to see you!! Warms up my day!! It is cold,windy and drizzly here. Have a wonderful day and weekend...LOL...Dixie

At 6:39pm on March 12, 2010, Larro said…: If I could draw like you I'd add a mule kickin' up it's heels in this old prospector picture I'm doing. The prospector was found a nugget the size of your fist !!!!! You know , a happy paintin' !!!!!

At 5:34pm on March 12, 2010, Tresses said…: YOU MEAN I DON'T KEEP THE CROWN???????? Oh dear...it looks so nice in the mirror!!
Yes don't sent the check to my new title.....that will work just fine!! Well I've got a drawing to finish so I best be off and get to it!!! Time's a wasting!! Speaks tomorrow 79 and you may kiss my feet if you can get past the smell ROFLMAO....Oh clean floors!!!! Thank you for that!!!
LOVES YA and EXTRA SPECIAL GYNORMONGOUS HUGGIES!!!
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LL

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