"PINTO IN PENCIL"

~ "Pinto In Pencil" ~

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Hot off the drawing table

is a Pintabian horse complete with dapples.

This is a little 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" ACEO original,

created with graphite pencil on Bristol paper.

I'm back on Ebay for a bit 

and this little drawing is now available here.

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~ Wishing you a wonder whimsical day! ~

~ New De La Renaissance Webstore now Open ~

My new web store is now active and open!

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All of my items are not available quite yet,

but over the coming weeks I will be filling in more.

Thank you to my daughter for helping get this up and live!

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De LaRenaissance web store

https://www.freewebstore.org/de-la-renaissance

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~ Wishing you a wonderful whimsical day! ~

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This Farmall Heads to the Tractor Show ~

~ Our 1940 Farmall H ~

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Not quite art...but it did involve painting! LOL :0)

We bought this tractor years and years ago out of a local barn,

with very old pealing paint and in need of a few parts to replace or restore.

Over the years this tractor helped bale our hay in summer...

placed logs on our sawmill bed in fall...

and removed snow from the driveway in winter.

It was this tractor that became our project these past few weeks.

We removed 77 years of old grease and dirt...scraped off pealing paint...

restored worn or missing parts...wheels came off...then got an excellent bath...

and we painted...and painted...and painted.

The wheels went back on...new decals and hood emblem were applied...

And now this Farmall H tractor...parts manufactured and built in July of 1940...

is ready for the local antique tractor and steam show this coming weekend.

With it will be a for sale sign...for it is time this tractor helps

a new home with haying...or saw milling...snow removal...

maybe even to be enjoyed at shows or parades.

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~ Wishing you a wonderful whimsical day! ~

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~ Baby's Got Blue Eyes ~

~ Baby's Got Blue Eyes~

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This little fawn piece began as a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

ACEO. Here he is laying deep within the forest.

The original was created with Prismacolor pencil on

smooth Bristol paper, and in many areas it has over 9 layers of pencil color.

Over time, I thought I might like him laying on the edge of a field.

So....as many artists do...I reworked the art a little more.

Below is the second version of 

"Baby's Got Blue Eyes".

~ Baby's Got Blue Eyes ~

The field version.

Oh my...

Because I can't seem to choose one over the other,

I now use both of this little fawn with

two little field mice, nestled in among the wild strawberries,

white Sweet Violets, and Blue Eyed Grass, for ACEO and larger prints,

cards, mini cards, and bookmarks.

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~ Wishing you a wonderful whimsical day! ~

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~ Spring Unicorn Necklace Pendant ~

~ Spring Unicorn, Necklace Pendant ~

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This whimsical Unicorn necklace pendant was one of the first

equine style wood pendants I created.

This piece is a combination of Prismacolor pencil 

and Golden acrylics. It is sealed in multiple coats

of clear, non yellowing varnish to

help protect it while wearing on a necklace.

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~ Wishing you a wonderful, whimsical day! ~ 

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~ Dun / Buckskin Horse Pendant ~

~ Buckskin Horse Pendant ~

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This buckskin horse is another in my latest series of horse pendants

with Prismacolor pencil on wood.

My horse Belle was the inspiration for the color

chosen for this pendant. This horse does not have the

exact markings on her, but the body color is very close.

I've found I absolutely love creating these little 

wearable pieces of art!

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Wishing you a wonderful, whimsical day!

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~ Hand Painted Fleabitten Grey Arabian Horse Pendant ~

~ Fleabitten Grey Arabian Horse Pendant ~

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One of the things I have enjoyed creating these past few months 

are necklace pendants.

The above pendant was inspired by a beautiful Arab mare, Ganessa, I had long, long, ago.

Each pendant is created on a hard wood disc,

but each disc is too rough to "paint" on with my

Prismacolor pencils and get the results I would like.

So to prep them, I may spend upwards of 3 hours

hand sanding each, front, back, and sides, to obtain the smooth

surface I am looking for. After sanding, I then trace out

my line drawing, making sure the horse is well placed, giving room to

place the bail at the top through which the necklace chain will eventually suspend from.

Every now and then a line drawing may not transfer well.

With a little fine sandpaper I can "erase" and try again. It's then on to the

Prismacolors. I complete the horse first, as any colors I apply

for the background may "splatter" into the uncolored area of the horse, which is

very difficult to remove.

Every pendant is in full color, front, back, and sides, with layer upon layer

of blended Prismacolor pencils. I use the same technique on these beautiful pendants

as with art I created on paper. Each pendant will take upward of 3 days to complete, from

prep work of sanding, to it's final touches of color and my signature on back.

When my signature has been applied, one by one, each pendant is placed 

into the spray box, where I apply multiple layers of clear, non yellowing

protective semi gloss finish, to help preserve the art for gentle wearing.

After it's protective clear coats, the pendant will hang in a warm, dry

area to cure. A silver plated bail is then added, readying the pendant

to pair with a perfect chain to wear!

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~ Wishing you a wonderful, whimsical day! ~

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~ Sadly my Etsy Shop will be Closing ~

Because of a new policy change, my Etsy shop, De La Renaissance, will be closing on the 16th of May, 2017. With this closing my blog will then become more active, providing the area where announcements will be made of new and available items as I create them, and links as to where they may be purchased.

Thank you all!

I hope you had a beautiful Easter!

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~ I wish everyone a wonderful, whimsical day! ~