Calves and more calves

Pen on cartridge paper

Bridget Hunter 2012

I'm not doing well with the EDM Challenges, not keeping up. And I don't sketch well with a pen unlike all the wonderful sketching bloggers I follow.  But here's a page of calves leading up to the postcard to Cathy done in pen. My personal challenges have become to draw more in pen and to get those animal legs looking more shapely!

Postcard to Cathy

 I did this card of an Ayrshire calf for Cathy    http://asketchintime.blogspot.co.uk/      who lives in South Africa as part of our Postcard From My Walk exchange. Cathy requested cards featuring animals but as I find it really tricky to get animals' legs anatomically correct I took the easy way and left them out !! 

Sketching Penguins

3B pencil on cartridge paper

Bridget Hunter 2012

It was like a Sunday School Trip yesterday to Blairdrummond Safari Park, Stirling except the sun shone. 5 adults, 3 children and 2 cars - all that was missing were the streamers out of the car windows! Managed to spend a bit of time sketching the penguins.

Ducks a ducking !

I'm trying to sketch animals on the move because, in reality,  they don't often pose unless asleep or stuffed. These are recent attempts at ducks ducking and diving in the local pond. Think I'd better take more bread next time.

Beauty is a Pot Belly PIg

The Blog "Postcard from my Walk" has restarted. This is my card sent to Robyn and Robyn's Post on the Blog. http://walk-postcard.blogspot.co.uk/

Beauty is a Pot Belly PIg

I've always wanted a Pot Belly Pig, so can you imagine my delight when this month's postcard arrived from Bridget...

Pencil, Gouache & Coloured Pencil - Bridget Hunter
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I've only seen black pot belly pigs before but this one would do Monet proud.  Bridget creates magic with her palette.

This little pig, she says, lives with her friends at Dean Castle Park in Kilmanock.  She (the pig) was a very good model, standing relatively still, snuffling in the mud, while an amorous boar was snuffling ..... well, use your imagination.

This sketch is particularly treasured having come right out of Bridget's sketchbook.  I was pretty pleased with the stamp too!

Thank you Bridget.  I'll treasure my pot belly pig.

Smudge relaxing!

2B pencil and Watercolour

Bridget Hunter 2010

Smudge had rearranged himself again - tried to quickly capture his complete relaxation. I'm not happy with the chair - I think I should have shown more of its form.

Smudge napping!

2B pencil and watercolour

Bridget Hunter 2010

Who can resist the curled up shape of a cat asleep in a comfy chair!

Fresh Eggs at Les Charrieres

Pencil, coloured pencils and watercolour

Bridget Hunter 2010