Norwegian Fjord Horses

Norwegian Fjord Horses

15" X 7" pen and ink

2009

Left Detail

Right Detail

I finally got to my Norwegian Fjord Horses. These hardy fellows are from Darthia Farm. There are only two of them at the farm but I cloned them. Artists can do that. I meant to make the drawing just long enough to fit on my scanner (14"). As you can see, I'm an inch off. Artists can do that, too, unfortunately. Thus, the horse on the far left has been cropped in the picture at the top. Check him out in the Left Detail. These beauties will go in my show at the Deer Island Artists Association later this summer.

Blue Hill Fair

The Blue Hill Fair is in town this weekend – scene of Charlotte’s triumph and Wilbur’s fame in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. Remember that “TERRIFIC,” “RADIANT,” and finally “HUMBLE” pig? There were plenty of descendants of Wilbur there this year as well as a diverse cast of furry and feathered characters. I was there, too, snapping photos of everything on four feet – 110 shots on my little Nikon CoolPix! Here is a sneak preview of what you may see in pen-and-ink or woodblock prints down the line.

Piglets

Boar

Alpacas

Horses

Donkey

Highland Calf

Llama