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Its been awhile since I've uploaded one of my portraits so I thought I'd put this one up.
This is Schnitzel and I did not know him but one look in his eyes tells me all I need to know. He was one of those gentle honest horses.. intelligent.. companion. His owner had photos of him being ridden and driven he did it all. Sadly he got old like they all do and it was time for him to leave us... leaving his owner heart broken. I know it all too well. His eyes remind me so much of my best friend Lady I lost in 1994. I can tell they had similar personalities.
Schnitzel, please say hi to my Lady wherever you are! Tell her I miss her.
10 1/2 x 11 on Bristol Vellum paper. Mechanical pencils H, HB, 2B & 4B.
Music: "Beautiful" & "I don't know why" by Amy Grant. "Thankful" Kelly Clarkson.
43 Comments
Linn Österberg Larsson 08 May 2007
wonderful :D i want to learn how to draw horses, its the most beautiful animal :)George Wallis 17 Feb 2007
incredible details, great workVivian Gutierrez 04 Feb 2007
Beautiful!!!! ljamie winter 25 Jan 2007
Wow you captured this fine horses soul. Very Very good. jamiemary respecki 03 Jan 2007
very well done. i love the horses.Les Remmington-Allum 02 Jan 2007
Horses are not easy to capture brilliantly, but you have achieved this. I love your pencil detail. As you know, I'm a pencil fan.Bev Chudey 08 Dec 2006
Beautiful pencil work!!. Love horses!!!!Tahnja Wolter 25 Nov 2006
What a beauty!Marion Bubak 04 Nov 2006
Very nice rendering Laura.......I love my horses too.Leah Jaarveth 04 Nov 2006
WOW! Laura this is so wonderful! Your horses are perfect!!!jessica torrant 04 Nov 2006
Oh what a sweetheart! You captured his beautiful personality in this gorgeous portrait. Well done, Laura.Beth Thompson 03 Nov 2006
Beautiful drawing of a beautiful horse.kostas tsipos 03 Nov 2006
Beautiful art here .....Renata Cavanaugh 02 Nov 2006
Excellent pencil work LauraLeo Da 01 Nov 2006
Fantastic drawing, Laura!Terry Bullard 30 Oct 2006
Nice work, especially with the light color of the horse!Thom Roslan 29 Oct 2006
One word Laura..........AWESOME !!!Katerina Koukiotis 20 Oct 2006
beautiful work laura i love all the details he looks so realistic he seems very sweet!!K L Marsala 15 Oct 2006
laura this is so perfect. what incredible work you doOlga van Dijk 14 Oct 2006
Schnitzel is a wonderful personality.... It's a powerful portraiture of a lovely horse~~Charles Oliver 14 Oct 2006
Beautiful horse- beautifully rendered.Sheila Chambers 14 Oct 2006
What a sweetie Laura- p-o-t-d - um ya its that good!Thomas Broadfoot 11 Oct 2006
Wonderful workTabitha Borges 10 Oct 2006
nice horse portrait..it great..Oh love your picture with all the cute puppies,Brigitte Hintner 10 Oct 2006
What a great pencil portrait of a beautiful horse ! Oh, "Schnitzel "what a funny name he had LOL ...it means in German "scrap" or " escalope " ..........:)Steven Paul Carlson 09 Oct 2006
Hey, this is nice! Nice subtle work with the pencil.jennifer blenkinsopp 09 Oct 2006
He turned out fantastic Laura, great work.Mi MItchell 09 Oct 2006
Wow Laura you really did a great job on this one. The shading gives him such character. Glad you kept it simple too with no background it's really great!Charlotte Ottilo 09 Oct 2006
Fantastic work Laura!.. You have captured him perfectly!Armando Salas 09 Oct 2006
Still with several PC problems (not fixed in lab):-((( but I'm back to enjoy your splendid art, my friend:-)))Ana Tirolese 09 Oct 2006
Excellent work!Dawn Bigford 09 Oct 2006
What a beautyAnonymous Guest 09 Oct 2006
Beautiful work, Laura! The story was touching as well... :)William Boyer 09 Oct 2006
looks greatLouis Myers 09 Oct 2006
Incredible! Absolutely incredible! Great work!Terry Bassett 08 Oct 2006
Very nice Laura... beautiful horse..:-)Christine brand 08 Oct 2006
HOW SPLENDID! WHAT A WONDERUL WORK AND ENCHANTING FRIEND. AS SOON AS I LOOKED AT THIS I KNEW HE WAS SPIRIT AND SADLY MISSED AND I KNEW HE WAS THE GREAT LOVER OF HIS LIFE AND OWNER...SUCH A WORK BRINGS TEARS TO THE EYES...YES...AND THIS IS BEYOND GOOD...IT IS BEYOND GREAT...I SEE THE LOVE FOR THE GRAND CREATURE IS THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD AND THE CREATURE LOVES BACK...EXCELLENT, LAURA! SUPERB!Loredana 08 Oct 2006
FANTASTIC LAURA,Emily Reed 08 Oct 2006
Really beautiful!!!! So pretty!Joke Schotting 08 Oct 2006
Beautiful pencil work,Laura!!!!Esther Steele 08 Oct 2006
Such beautiful artwork, great deatailslupe rodriguez 08 Oct 2006
Great work!debbie collier 08 Oct 2006
Beautifully done!!! Really awesome pencil work!!