I was working on
Scavenger Hunt 117 this evening. (After watching "24", yes we are still hooked on that dingy TV show) I looked at the list and there was "dog". Jennie hasn't been here with the grand-dogs so I thought about stuffed animals and then I remembered "Mack". A bronze that our friend, Charlie Force, did. My sketch is not great at all. When you see the real sculpture from the back it looks like the dog is just starting to get up. You can see it in his muscles. It is an amazing piece of art and of course, it looks just like Mack looked. I just realized that I put 93 in the signature. It had to be 63, that is, 1963. I wasn't thinking, I was sketching. A different side of my brain was in gear and I didn't switch gears.
And no, Mack was not a hunting dog, he was an Airedale. I am told that Airedales can be trained to do anything so why not hunting? After we met Mack we decided we would get and Airedale one day. We did, in the eighties when we were in Peru. Ali Ben was a great dog, but that is another story.
Number 9, dog - bronze sculpture, done with a Pilot ball point pen in my sketchbook that is almost full! Yea. It is fun/satisfying to fill a book. About 10 minutes taken for this sketch.
We went into Austin today and came back down Highway 969. It winds through the country and the sky and cattle were a lovely sight, don't you think?
Number 9, dog - bronze sculpture, done with a Pilot ball point pen in my sketchbook that is almost full! Yea. It is fun/satisfying to fill a book. About 10 minutes taken for this sketch.
We went into Austin today and came back down Highway 969. It winds through the country and the sky and cattle were a lovely sight, don't you think?
6 comments:
That is a lovely sight Jo, it should find it's way into a painting.
My hubby still watches 24! You are not alone.
Great Texas sky!!! My husband and I are still hooked on "24" too. We make sure to tape it if we're not going to be home. I like you sketch of the bronze dog!
I remember when Charlie made the bronze sculptures so it was not 1963. Maybe '73. Nice sketch.
Rose, thank you, I'll have to try your technique on it.
Joan, pretty skies again today. We tape 24 even when we are home in case we miss something. Ha.
Joanna, you are right, of course! It was '73. I should have had my thinking side of the brain in gear. :)
Jo: Neat clouds and sky over the cattle field, nicely done.
fishing guy, thank you so much. Skies are so fascinating.
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