"Rocky" Pet Portraits in Charcoal
Hello Friends and welcome to my Pet portraits by Cy blog! I will be periodically sharing charcoal sketches of pets which I will be drawing either from life or from photos which I shoot. I will Accompany these pet portrait sketches with a number of possible stories or useful pieces of pet information. Sometimes I will write about the animal portrayed and or the sketching process and under what circumstances the sketch was produced.
Rocky is my first installment, Rocky is a very fun golden retriever who is owned by the owner of the Hitching Post here in Niwot Colorado. I was the featured artist at the first Friday art walk in Niwot on November 4th. Rocky is the shop dog and spends all day visiting the shops customers. The Hitching post sells all sorts of items that a horse owner or enthusiast would love, from saddles, riding gear and clothing to fine art.
I set my easel up and sketched Rocky from both a photo and from life, he was at my feet for most of the process. Many people ventured into the store and enjoyed watching me sketch the dog that would jump up for affection shortly after their arrival. I have two paintings for sale at the hitching post, both can be seen on http://www.petportraitsbycy.com/ on the horse section of my fine art prints and cards page. There are many fine artists who have horse paintings and prints for sale at the store.
Niwot is a fun and thriving little art community located between Boulder and Longmont Colorado. There are nice art galleries, coffee shops clothing stores and of course the Niwot market, owned by my good friend Bert Steele. In Niwot you can also see beautiful murals both outside and in. Our latest is a 180 foot long mural on the west side of the excel energy building. It was painted by my good friend and fellow muralist Denise Chamberlain. I have painted a number of murals in town as well. you can see some on my mural site, http://muralsbycy.com/. For a fun art, dining and gathering experience, check out our little town on the first Friday night of the month!
Please check back to see more of my charcoal pet portrait sketches. I will be potentially adding charcoal as a pet portrait medium to compliment my Acrylic on canvas work. More on this later, but please feel free to inquire if interested. Thank you for reading my Pet portraits By Cy blog!!
Dont forget about my 2011 free wildlife print Holiday Promotion! Check out my Blog archives for September and view the “Pet Portraits By Cy Fall/ Holiday Promotion” post !!!
