Black on Grey on White

Curious to have a peek at some of the best pencil artwork out there? Excellent ;) The Pencil Art Society' s new 2017 online exhibition has just gone live and showcases a wide spectrum of pencil art. A nice range of work is on display: from monotone to colour, through still live to surrealistic animal art as well as beautiful black and white portraiture. One identical element, that of quality craftsmanship and execution runs through the entirety of the selected of artwork.  Stoked to be amoung such talent.   Well done to all the winners!!!! "Jumping" 2016 Graphite on Paper 50x37 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant

My "Bunte Monochrom" opening last Saturday went really well. The doors to the beautiful Bridgehouse were opened and the magic began. Million thank-yous to all for coming and making it such a great success.

Four drawings have arrived safely and on time in, no where other than,... the Big Apple! Laureus , Florestan , Rive Droite  - Rive Gauche and my  brand spanking new "Upright" have been crated and shipped across the waters to New York. They will be strutting their stuff at the Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery in Riverside New-York. Strength and Grace an Olympic Tribute opens on May 11th and runs through to August 12th 2012. The exhibit will feature Equestrian artwork by Ken Peloke - Arizona Mixed Media realist and Donna Bernstein - Expressionistic Idaho Artist, also featured are Carol Bennett - Swimmers of Hawaii Artist and Jeffrey Palladini -San Francisco Minimalist. Thrilling and humbling to have my work feature with such talent. The ultimate best would have been to be able to fit in the crate and make the journey with them! Upright Pencil on Paper 44x57 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved

Here he is: my champ, the chosen one. "Robert" pencil drawing, 91/2"x9", 2008 Copyright Sheona Hamilton-Grant This full frontal portrait of Robert ,the Scottish Greyhound, has been juried into the most excellent canine art show : Art Show at the Dog Show. He's been framed, in a great custom moulding and is looking very dandy. Today, his journey to America begins. He's being crated in a cosy, thick foam wooden-unbreakable under elephant weight- box . Tomorrow, he meets the Belgian customs, has his picture taken and is put on record as a temporary export . He will then be "delicately" placed into a muckle transport jet and fly across the seas... all the way to Kansas. Once on American soil, he will wave at the customs there who will take his picture and put him on records as a temporary export. After which, "Robert" will be finally exhibited at the 23rd Annual Art Show at the Dog Show . Yeah. This juried canine fine arts compet...

The fifth Canine Art Guild online exhibition is now live...! " Helping Paws 2008 " is now online! A wide and varied display of dog art can be viewed (and the best: all is for sale! Definately worth a visit!). Each and every artist entered has pledge to donate proceeds of their sales to a  shelter or charity of their choice. Well worth a visit. Here is one of my three entries " Close to Home " "Close to home" Mixed media (graphite/charcoal) on paper, 20x20 cm 200 Euros (20% donated to DCGR) This is the best place for any dog: out in the open, on a long lead, beside its loved ones (not only one pair of legs but two!) discovering new sights and sounds. This black lab is well surrounded and at peace with its life.  Through my art I would like to heighten the awareness of how these gorgeous, quiet and loyal canines are in dire need of a warm safe bed of a good home. The Dumfriesshire & Cumbria is a Scottish charity focused on re-homing retired or abandon...

Great week-end...just finishing catching up with everything! Thought I would highlight 3 important basics for exhibiting art before getting back to the drawing board.  These 3 points are SO easy to organise and SO crucial for any kind of success. Take good work clean and if possible framed Put a price tag on the work (this should include at least the  title, medium and price) Have printed business cards with all your contact information. You are now shaking your head in disbelief at me pointing out such obvious points. (Points that have been made over and over again I know!) You would be surprised... I came across 8 artists that were showing their work at the week-end without one of these basics....and to add to that they left their work unattended for the day... This is where I shake my head. Sunday was an eye opener... the irony of this lack of common sense is that people don't and can't show interest in the work displayed and that the artist then ends up taking it personally...

Beauty (illustrated above): the smallest hairiest equine I've ever drawn... The Equine Art Guild 's 4th virtual show has gone online and is well worth a visit.   It's a great show which has gathered a strong collection of equine art work in various mediums.  You love art, you love horses or are just curious to see what I'm referring to click on the following link and enjoy....  Here is The Best of 2007

The Canine Art Guilds' 4th online exhibition, "Canine Pot Luck," is now online at www.canineartguild.com/gallery . The show is essentially an artists' choice, and there is a beautiful selection of artwork by CAG members. There's also cash prizes for People's Choice, so please, stop by and cast your vote!! ( This is my very subtle hint for you to look out for my 3 entries...!) Seriously the work is great and picking any one piece to vote for is pretty darn tough. The CAG is made up of artists from around the world, artists who love to draw, paint, scultp, photograph and study canine subjects, artists of all levels, working in all mediums, producing work of all shape and sizes. It is quickly becoming the place to find quality canine art on the web. Have a wee look and see if I'm wrong...(I know you'll like the selection .!) Ciao for now

Drawing Day is a worldwide drawing event encouraging everyone to drop everything and draw for the sake of art. The internet is an open canvas. Help us create 1 million drawings online this day and boost online art communities . Official press release for Drawing Day08. Curiosity and excitement have gotten the better of me and I am spreading the word . Ironically this means dropping my pencil for a tick to get this news to you...! Cool news for all artists, scribblers, doodlers and/or pencil owners : the 7th of June 2008 is Drawing Day a brand new concept. The aim is to make a noise (in a modern silent way) for the sake of art worldwide. What ? A worldwide drawing event How ? by collecting a million drawings. Why ? So everyone worldwide can stop for one day and remember the joy of picking up a pencil and creating their first piece of art. Where ?Here is where (and some of the best ways) you can share your drawings with the world. Upload drawings to DeviantArt Upload drawings to Flick...