'Bandit', colored pencil drawing

This colored pencil drawing is a picture of Bandit, who used to live in the animal shelter in Santorini, Greece. Bandit was lucky enough to find a home in Germany this summer, unlike alot of other Husky mixed breed dogs that still live at the shelter today.
I am making a 2014 calendar with drawings of the shelter dogs, which will be for sale though my Facebook page www.facebook.com/SusanBrinkmannArt. All earnings will go to the shelter.

Portrait in black & white (100x65cm), stage 1

This time I've started working on a large black & white portrait (this is stage 1). Usually, I use a regular pencil or graphite when I work in black & white, but this time I want to use black, white and several grey colored pencils to see if I can create a 'softer' effect.
I hope to have it ready before the end of June, because I would like to enter it for the Derwent Art Prize 2013 competition (closing date July 1st), together with the color portrait I drew recently.

Colored pencil portrait (100x65cm), stage 2

...stage 2; a large size for a pencil drawing (see cup at the bottom of the picture). Great fun!
Today, I got quite a bit of work done. I hope to have the picture finished within 2 weeks from now.
I intend to enter it for the Derwent Art prize contest 2013 www.derwent-artprize.com

'Generations'

This drawing (59 x 84 cm) was made with graphite pencils and is part of the 'Never ending' series.
It consists of two parts, like the other 'Never ending' pictures. Each picture is connected to the picture on ts left or right. The reason for this is, because the series is about the eternal circle of life and the balance in nature.

'Oia', Grafstone graphite crayons 6B

'Oia', Caran D'Ache Grafstone crayons 6B and pencil 3B.
Size 40 x 60cm.

For sale; € 900,-  excl. 6% VAT and including international shipping.

The next picture will be a portrait. Almost done!

'Never ending', conté on paper, 126x59 cm

This new work consists of 3 parts. It was made with Caran D'Ache Grafstone crayons (6B) on paper.
The total size is 126 x 59 cm.

'Boy 2', Caran D'Ache Grafstone on paper, 40x60 cm

Another portrait made with Caran D'Ache Grafstone 6B crayons.
Sized 40x60cm, on paper.

'Boy', Caran D'Ache Grafstone crayon 6B

I posted a study for this work earlier in my blog.
This is the final drawing made with Caran D'Ache Grafstone crayons (6B) on paper. Size: about 40x60 cm.
I actually bought the total supply of Grafstone 6B crayons at my regular art supply shop a few weeks ago. I'm crazy about this material. They were glad to sell it to me, as most customers apparently buy cheaper brands. I've tried them too but they're 'scratchy', while my Grafstone just rolls across the paper.

I am really pleased with this result. I still feel it needs to be part of a larger setting, or a series of drawings. After all....what is he looking at...? There must be something in front of him, maybe far away at the horizon...?

'Reflecting', colored pencils 20 x 30 cm

This picture (20 x 30 cm, colored pencils on paper), was created for the November issue of Colored Pencil Magazine (you can order a printed or digital copy online). In a 3-page article, I explain in 7 illustrated steps how I build up my portraits.

'Yiannis', 2012.

'Yiannis'.
Caran D'Ache Grafstone 6B crayon on paper, 42x42 cm.
Not for sale.