Hazy Summer Day Pencil Drawing

Hazy Summer Day fine art graphite drawing of my neighbor’s Quarter Horse Mare is finished. The first and foremost purpose for doing this drawing was to study the muscular and angular facial structure of horses. It was a lot more work than I really wanted to spend but well worth the time invested in learning more about these wonderful animals.

The second purpose for this pencil sketch is to show it at the Booth Western Art Museum’s 6th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium in Cartersville, Georgia on October 25 and 26, 2008 in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

The day I took the reference photos was hot, dry and a little hazy. With a fly constantly pestering the mare and landing on its ears, it created more than a little action with her twitching her ears to rid herself of the pest. I hinted at the movement in the mare’s ears by blurring her right ear.

As with many horses, they were a little skittish at first with my camera and tripod so I just stood still quite a while letting them grow accustomed to me and the weird object I was trying to view them through.  Being gentle loving horses, they grew brave and let their curiosity get the better of them as they gradually approached me. This mare was the first to approach and made a great photo model!

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Comments

[laketrees]

well Boyd...I think this masterpiece will cause a sensation at the show !!!your technique is faultless and I like how you have captured the mare's personality :)your title is perfect too ...wishing you all the very best for your up and coming event...

[Mark]

Your attention to detail in this really paid off Boyd. Nice work.

[Artist Boyd Greene]

Thank you Kim and Mark.