Wordless Wednesday

Read more...

Art Auction - Starting Price Half Off

* * * The auctions have ended with no bids on either item * * *
If you're interested in either piece, please contact me.

____________________________________________________________

Now's your chance to bid on a couple of my originals with low starting prices. I'm clearing out some inventory in preparation for setting up my studio.

I've started the auction for each item at just under half the original price of $95. The auction runs through 10pm PST on January 21st, 2012.

Bid by leaving a comment below - please bid in increments of $5 and include the name of the work.

Minimum Bid $45 - US bidders only, please. Shipping: $10

BUY NOW OPTION:
You can buy either piece instantly for $80 (you still save $15 off the original price) as long as no bids have been made. Simply write BUY NOW along with the item name in your comment and send a payment of $90 (shipping included) via Paypal using the email address annranlett [at] gmail.com

Winning bidders:
Make your payment of bid + $10 shipping to Paypal using email address annranlett [at] gmail.com.

As a bonus, I'll donate 10% of the final selling price to Auburn Area Animal Rescue Foundation (we got our dog, Arrow from them).
__________________________________________________

The first item is a scratchboard drawing of a horse in an English bridle. I used my palomino Quarter Horse mare, Bess as the reference, but I made her a brunette (bay). I created this drawing for use on a horse show poster many years ago.


The specs: Framed to 8" x 10", the drawing measures approximately 5" x 6". The mat is black and the frame is black, matte finish metal.

__________________________________________________
The second item is a watercolor on Yupo painting of a pug.


The specs: Framed to 8" x 10", the painting is 4" x 4". The mat is white and the frame is silver, matte finish metal. The image below isn't a photo of the framed, piece, but it shows the proportions.

Read more...

Catching Up . . .

Before I go further, I'd like to wish my readers a Happy New Year and extend my gratitude for your support. I wish you all the best for 2012 and hope that the new year brings you peace, happiness and prosperity.

And now down to business . . . I'll admit I'm not updating my blog as often as I'd like, but that's the way it goes sometimes. I'll catch up with today's post - featuring a number of portraits I've finished in the last month or two.

Some of them had to remain secret because they were Christmas gifts. The odds of the recipients seeing this blog are pretty slim, but it's a karma thing - I don't like to reveal a portrait to the public until the gift has been given or the client has approved the final.


Morgan - Golden Retriever, 8" x 9", ink and ink wash on scratchboard
When I first went out to take photos of puppy Morgan, he had been playing in the kiddie pool in the backyard. I took photos of wet puppy Morgan and then his mom and I decided when he matured I'd take more photos. The result is this two-part portrait.


Cohan - Maine Coon, 6" x 7", watercolor on Yupo


Cohan - Version 2, mixed media on Aquabord (ink, watercolor, color pencil)
My client wanted a Petzazz style portrait of Cohan, but her husband preferred my more realistic style, so I did both! I scanned in-progress stages of the realistic portrait; one of these days, I'll make a WIP (work in progress) video of it.


Brutus - English Mastiff, 7.5" x 5", watercolor on Yupo (with some color pencil)
This was a long-distance commission. My client is in New Jersey and this was a Christmas present for her husband. She provided a wonderful reference photo and we communicated via e-mail and one phone call.


Roxie - Tortoiseshell, 2.5" x 3.5", pencil/color pencil


Mouse - Tabby, 2.5" x 3.5", pencil w/color pencil eye & nose
Sadly, Mouse had already passed and the portrait was a Christmas gift for her owner. My client had a limited selection of photos for me to use as reference, but I was able to make it work with one of the photos. There's more detail in the white area of her fur, but my scanner just didn't pick up those light pencil marks.

The portraits of Roxie and Mouse are ACEOs - small format art that always measures 2.5" x 3.5". See more ACEO portraits here.

Read more...