Black on Grey on White

Hot off the board and freshly signed. This is "Racing Ready" a wonderful moment captured by fellow artist and friend  Linda Shantz on one of her very early morning escapades in Keenland a few years ago. She gave me the green light allowing my pencils have a wee bash at rendering this amazing athlete (speaking of the horse of course!) I miss the horses, daily, and wanted to feel one near me. I figured putting down an extra layer of detail and sharpened the pencils that wee bit more might do the trick. "Racing Ready" Pencil on Paper 37x41 cm Reference courtesy of Linda Shantz Available

Going right is what you get when a powerful combination of precision, speed and strength fuse. This stunning equine athlete had to be drawn, highlighted, brought to paper. The harmony between horse, jockey and gravity eternalised. Pencils sculpted and moulded the graphite into shape. An amazing experience! Going Right Pencil on Paper 43x56 cm Reference courtesy of Juliette harrison Available p.s ( a very loud p.s!) Once again a million thank-yous go out to Juliette Harrison for the fabulous reference photograph which is at the source of "Going Right". Make sure to check out her black and white world . It's beautiful!

"Shooting Star" Pencil on Paper 44x29 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved As soon as I saw the reference sent by wonderful photographer and fellow artist Juliet Harrison , all I wanted to do was get tucked into portraying this exquisite running machine. Focus had to be given to the graceful lines, athletic long neck, beautifully defined shoulders and the ever alert inquisitive eye.  In order to pep-up and add a wee twist to the final composition, interesting elements, such as his elegant pride, apparent coolness in the spotlight, controlled presence when in the thick of things, were  had to feature. I adored drawing this athlete, all the memories of my days "in the business" came flooding back.  They had a strong magnetic pull on my pencils.   The hours spent on the drawing board one big long refreshing walk down memory lane. The icing on the cake: both Shooting Star and Up & Running are on their way to Austral...

Freeze! Hold! Observe and wonder... This is how the complex high-tech well oiled absolutely stunning machines that are race horses look in full and I mean full action. They are breathtakingly beautiful. "Up & Running" pencil on paper. 50x46 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved. The reference photograph for my new piece has been generously provided by friend, TB specialist and talented artist Linda Shantz .  Capturing this moment is down to her. Million thank yous Linda! Freeze frame a moment like this, at this angle, and you highlight just how much power, height and thrust is collected before sending the legs extended to pound the ground on their next stride. Drawing this has been a unforgettable journey of re-discovery and learning. Part of the journey involved: refreshing my knowledge and recollection of personal high speed gallops on various horses over various terrains and how they felt. discovering that a horse moves around 180...