Buckskin Lusitano Stallion, pastel and charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

Buckskin Lusitano Stallion, pastel and charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

Monday, June 6, 2011

Winning Drive Two, pastel and charcoal on paper

Turning for Home, mixed media on paper

Working Cow Horse, charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

Top of the Stretch Two, watercolor and pastel on paper

Lusitano Stallion, pastel and charcoal on paper

Pinto Stallion at a Trot, pastel and charcoal on paper

Dressage Horse Two, charcoal drawing by Carol Engles, benefitting riders4helmets

Arabian in the Pasture, charcoal drawing on paper

Andalusian Stallion One, charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

Stretch Duel, pastel and watercolor on paper

Saddlebred Filly at a Canter, watercolor and pastel on paper

Pony at a Gallop, charcoal drawing

Galloping Stallion One, abstract charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

Down the Hill Side Course, mixed media on paper

Taking the Lead, pastel and watercolor on paper

Friesian Stallion Two, charcoal drawing

Galloping Stallion Four, charcoal and pastel drawing

Friesian Stallion One, charcoal drawing by Carol Engles

California Flag, abstract horse racing painting by Carol Engles

Spanish Stallion, abstract equine art by Carol Engles

11 x 16 pastel and charcoal on paper. I love this technique. I drew in charcoal and then smudged it and added pastel and more charcoal. I also drew in the horse's eye in a more realistic style, because I think the eye is a strong focal point on a horse. Whenever I draw abstract horses, I want the eye to be realistic and not so abstract that it doesn't look like a horse's eye.