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Laura Hardie : Horse

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An Art Journal to showcase new work and talk about life in general behind the easel. Monday, February 10, 2014. 12' x 10' , Pencil on Strathmore Bristol Smooth. Please do not use without permission. So here it is, the commission that has kept me busy, amongst other things, for the past couple of weeks. I have just finished carefully packing him up ready for posting to Canada tomorrow . will miss seeing this one on my drawing board! Beautiful work Laura - lovely deep blacks. Your works are super amazing!

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Laura Hardie : LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

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An Art Journal to showcase new work and talk about life in general behind the easel. All Limited Edition prints are printed on specialist fine art paper using inks of archival quality to ensure long lasting colour quality. Each print is hand signed and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each edition is limited to 100 prints and will never be reprinted. Prices include a mount/matt so prints are ready to frame. Be sure to visit this page often as new prints will be added when available. Pet Portrait...

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The Artful Horse Studio: August 2014

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Fine Art and Photography by Renee Forth-Fukumoto. Thursday, 28 August 2014. I recently received a commission to paint a portrait of a beloved, nearly 40 year old horse. I was given "free rein" to choose which media to use and since I've been hankering to play with my new tubes of watercolour paint. Here's a peek at the process:. New skill to learn: start as you mean to finish! At least with colour values ;) Next time I use an Ampersand "bord" for watercolour it will be their Aquabord. And have played wit...

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Wandermuse: Are You "In" or are You "Out"?

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Trying to live a creative life with grace, grit, gratitude.and a border collie. Or perhaps I should say: greys, grit and gratitude). Are You "In" or are You "Out"? Today hundreds of artists are turning on their computers and checking email with a mix of anticipation and dread. The jury results for the Leigh Yawkey Museum's "Birds in Art" are in and the email notifications have been sent out. It is important for artists to remember that art is subjective. Though it is tempting to try to fit into the niche...

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The Artful Horse Studio: November 2014

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Fine Art and Photography by Renee Forth-Fukumoto. Friday, 21 November 2014. Mixed Media and Inspiration. I had a canvas that had previously been scribbled on a bit with Caran D'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble wax crayons and then washed off, leaving colourful translucent stains. I wasn't sure what I'd end up doing with it until I started playing with the Derwent Inktense pencils the other day. So, I decided to use the Inktense pencils over the staining, you know, just to see what would happen. Play time ag...

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Wandermuse: The Yin and Yang of Duende

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Trying to live a creative life with grace, grit, gratitude.and a border collie. Or perhaps I should say: greys, grit and gratitude). The Yin and Yang of Duende. We have all heard artists refer to the "muse". The muse is inspiration from outside. Creating with passion also means listening to and acting on something deep inside. It often means defying logic and sometimes pushing ourselves in directions we don't consciously want to go. In his "Theory and Play of the Duende", Lorca wrote:. The best work come...

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Wandermuse: The Mother of Creativity

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Trying to live a creative life with grace, grit, gratitude.and a border collie. Or perhaps I should say: greys, grit and gratitude). The Mother of Creativity. Many people see my name and they assume that my Dad, Dean StClair, taught me to paint…but that isn't true. When it comes to my “style” of painting, I am entirely self taught. When it comes to the parent who took time to teach me in my youth…the credit goes to my one and only Mom, Betty StClair Horton. Mom and Dad.before me. And "Tony", Dad's Morgan.

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Wandermuse: 08/01/2015 - 09/01/2015

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Trying to live a creative life with grace, grit, gratitude.and a border collie. Or perhaps I should say: greys, grit and gratitude). Last Spring, after returning home from an art show/gallery/reference trip that lasted over a month and spanned nearly 6000 miles, I started working…on the old wood floors of my house. For many years, I have cleaned my floors on my knees with a rag (whether wood, tile or even linoleum). 8220;Oh my gosh, WHY! 8221; you might ask. For many reasons…. Then there were the Christm...