tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post4307606760981296840..comments2024-01-21T08:26:58.528-08:00Comments on Art by Judith Farnworth: Horse PlayJudith Farnworth Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-76435101603500507692012-12-06T08:39:48.603-08:002012-12-06T08:39:48.603-08:00Thanks.....I get so mucky too Sue (am a poet as we...Thanks.....I get so mucky too Sue (am a poet as well!!)but I don't have the patience for graphite.... I like instant gratification lol !!! I also like the freedom of charcoal.... even thought the portraits are quite tight I still feel here is a spontaneity about them which I don't think I would achieve in pencil... so, nicely talked out of graphite there and will stick to the charcoal!!!Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-81914410882807026862012-12-06T01:45:15.161-08:002012-12-06T01:45:15.161-08:00Lovely horse portrait - more so as you're not ...Lovely horse portrait - more so as you're not familiar with them. <br />I get far too 'mucky' with charcoal ... so usually end up taking the slower option of graphite pencils.<br />Sue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-27102946178057162332012-12-04T10:17:41.266-08:002012-12-04T10:17:41.266-08:00I see your point Judith. Like we've said befo...I see your point Judith. Like we've said before if we know the subject we can paint or draw it and rely on instinct too. Lack of experience means lack of instinct whatever the medium. Hope you are OK these days btw. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709571152864645964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-79375470960517629152012-12-02T11:48:26.781-08:002012-12-02T11:48:26.781-08:00Thank you Danielle, appreciate your comments...Thank you Danielle, appreciate your comments...Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-56696398478460862132012-12-01T10:14:01.388-08:002012-12-01T10:14:01.388-08:00Ik vind het super getekend heel mooi lieve groetje...Ik vind het super getekend heel mooi lieve groetjes DanielleDanielle v/d Horsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181597430774925549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-33340291549763375652012-11-29T00:57:29.953-08:002012-11-29T00:57:29.953-08:00Thanks Laura, as you will have seen it did present...Thanks Laura, as you will have seen it did present a few problems but in the end drawing is all about shapes, line and light and dark so if you strip everything else out and just concentrate on that it shouldn't be any more difficult.....I think the issue is when you are starting on a new subject you don't know it as well and not being as familiar with horses as with faces am not as sure where to add the shadows or the little subtleties like the eye... in the faces, if they are not too obvious, I exaggerate them or even make them up as I know where they should be..... all a learning<br />curve!!Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-71284227752962059062012-11-29T00:47:44.457-08:002012-11-29T00:47:44.457-08:00Thanks Jane I really wasn't sure myself and ha...Thanks Jane I really wasn't sure myself and had a little help from some friends who really know what they're doing and helped me put the finishing touches!! I'd made the eye a bit too big...... apparently that is a common mistake people make with horses and had also mistaken the throat strap for a crease in the flesh, but got there in the end!! Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-30601225561405432022012-11-28T16:50:48.702-08:002012-11-28T16:50:48.702-08:00Funnily enough I've never done a horse but the...Funnily enough I've never done a horse but then I'm not a drawer either. I do think horses are probably more difficult than people for some reason and that's why I've never even tried painting one. Yours is great with lovely shading in the right places and the right tilt of the head too for a horse. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709571152864645964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-10097140467683175872012-11-28T13:16:08.759-08:002012-11-28T13:16:08.759-08:00I wouldn't know where to start doing a horse p...I wouldn't know where to start doing a horse portrait...this one is excellent !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-70865603369876707552012-11-27T00:51:22.363-08:002012-11-27T00:51:22.363-08:00Must admit I don't think I have the patience f...Must admit I don't think I have the patience for pencil although when I was a lot younger it is what I used to do... nothing fancy, I used to do portraits using just one pencil so not much finesse but I used to get a likeness. One day in the class I went to we did some charcoal and I just loved how I could use it, seemed so much more expressive to me.... then a friend of mine said she would love a charcoal portrait of her son ad have bee doing them ever since.Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-31363388234407407292012-11-27T00:34:30.724-08:002012-11-27T00:34:30.724-08:00Thanks Jane... I do most of my portraits on rough ...Thanks Jane... I do most of my portraits on rough paper as I quite like the effect but think this might have been better on smoother paper then I could have blended a bit more.Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-71017969375442630162012-11-27T00:32:30.241-08:002012-11-27T00:32:30.241-08:00Thanks you Renate..... yes I suppose I can draw bu...Thanks you Renate..... yes I suppose I can draw but some days am better than others and feel I need to "brush" up on my skills. I already paint a lot without sketching but find certain subjects quite difficult, especially profiles of faces so just wanted to improve the skill a bit!!Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-86913466928223148092012-11-27T00:29:32.442-08:002012-11-27T00:29:32.442-08:00Thank you Rita,yes I am interested in everything a...Thank you Rita,yes I am interested in everything and I tend to work through things with my art, having concentrated on colour, tone and now drawing.... my next big learning curve is composition which I have been avoiding though obviously we have to consider it with every piece we do. It is a big subject and I find I can only learn small bits at a time... do you think we will ever stop learning??? Judith Farnworth Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466625674796659185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-24625342478908628182012-11-26T14:58:43.472-08:002012-11-26T14:58:43.472-08:00I was asked to do a commission of a horse when I d...I was asked to do a commission of a horse when I did the wildlife event the other week - so need to get practice in my self on drawing horses, something I'm not at all confident in, have never used charcoal either, too used to graphite! Sharon Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403989834480218330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-37611663367399620192012-11-25T08:41:18.935-08:002012-11-25T08:41:18.935-08:00challenging to do a commission for a subject you&#...challenging to do a commission for a subject you've have never done before ..beautiful drawing judith .JANE MINTERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753128396478756721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-78476511168177889332012-11-24T15:16:09.904-08:002012-11-24T15:16:09.904-08:00Hello Judith:) Beautiful, you are def on the right...Hello Judith:) Beautiful, you are def on the right way. If you can draw like this, you must be talented. And you are!<br />Have a nice sunday:)renatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077172950772463081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2350562909222800870.post-37996542050200056522012-11-24T14:38:23.614-08:002012-11-24T14:38:23.614-08:00The horse is alive on the paper and full of energy...The horse is alive on the paper and full of energy. I love it.<br /><br />I also have the book you are talking about ... (I have all three books of Betty Edwards).<br /> I think , like me, you're interested in everything, then you take the best (for example, flip the image) and ...you do what you like!<br />Brava, Judith!Rita Vasellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647144861301178572noreply@blogger.com