Graphite Pencil Drawings of Houses

After the Christmas rush I was commissioned to draw two lovely houses. This was a first for me, I had never drawn any type of building before (or trees for that matter!) and to be honest I was a little nervous about it. One of the reasons I was nervous was because the portraits were only 5.25 inches square! I had never drawn anything so small, how would I capture all the detail???  I started with the house I was least looking forward to drawing ~ the house with the tree in front. I figured if I could get that one done, the second house would be a breeze.

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed drawing the houses in the end, and the house I was dreading the most turned out to be my favorite out of the two. I am looking forward to drawing more houses in the near future.

Australian Cattle Dog

Sadie
Head & Shoulders Color Pencil Portrait

This is a color pencil portrait of an Australian Cattle Dog called Sadie, and was given to her owner as a Christmas present. I think this is one of my best color portraits yet!

A couple of German Shepherds

I hadn't drawn a german shepherd before and I received 2 commissions within days of each other! Both were Christmas presents which is why I couldn't post pictures of them before now. The first was a close-up color pencil portrait of Sophie, and the second, a full body graphite pencil portrait of Pepper, a black lab/shepherd mix.

Pepper
Full body Graphite Pencil Portrait 

Sophie
Head & Shoulders Color Pencil Portrait

Northern Bluebird Pencil Portrait

Northern Bluebird

I spent a couple of weeks in September working on a color pencil portrait of a Northern Bluebird. You don't see very many of these beautiful birds but while my husband and I were down at his grandfathers cabin I was lucky enough to capture this photograph. As a child my husband would build and put up bluebird nesting boxes on his grandfathers land and to this day checks them every year. 

I completed the portrait in time for the Mill Art Centre Member Show and left it, along with a couple of other pieces, in the gallery for the month of October. When I went to collect the pieces at the end of the show I was told I was the only member to sell some artwork and yes, my original little bluebird had already found a home! 

Prints and note cards of Northern Bluebird can be purchased from my website. www.taratiberiofineart.com

Featured Artist for Arts Fartsy Tuesday!!

I am honored to be the featured artist for Artsy Fartsy Tuesday! Check out the link below :)

http://roxythetravelingdog.com/artsy-fartsy-tuesday-81611/

A Big Thank You!

I would like to thank Artizanns and The Cheshire Union for letting me have my artwork for sale in their lovely stores. I would also like to thank Honeoye Falls Vet for letting me decorate their corridor with some of my prints :) 


I have listed their websites below......


http://www.cugifts.com/
http://www.artizanns.com/
http://www.honeoyefallsvet.com/

Corn Hill Festival Photos

I had a great time at the Corn Hill Festival. Lots of people and lots of fun! Here are a few photos of my booth......

Booth at Corn Hill Festival

Table display 

Panel display

I would like to thank everyone that stopped by at my booth ~ you made it an awesome weekend :)