Claybord Cardinal
It seems my art time is all wrapped up with Ampersand Claybord, but it’s such fun that I’ve been very content. It’s very wintery and Christmasy, so I went all out with this cardinal.
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Pete and Banner on Claybord
I designed these two Claybord pieces as a diptych. Pete is on the left, Banner on the right.
Horses on Claybord
I switched from acrylic paint for my backgrounds to Ampersand ink and I love the change. I can water down the ink without any issues, and they’re lightfast and archival. With this 6″x8″ piece, however, I went overboard with green and then spent most of my time either toning it down with colored pencil or sanding it off with a fiberglass brush. The beauty of Claybord is that I can use scratchboard techniques for detail and highlights, but using steel wool or a fiberglass brush can erase any mistake nearly down to the white surface. 
And here are some pictures of Pete having a good roll and then hightailing it back to me.
Birds on Claybord
I followed the same process as my other Claybords by using an acrylic background, colored pencils for all the drawing, and scratchboard techniques for highlights and details for these two 6″x6″ pieces.
I’ve become fascinated with sketching birds, so I’m making an effort to learn more about them. Artist and naturalist John Muir Laws has numerous lectures on nature journaling, and I’d recommend them to anyone who wants to improve drawing animals, trees, insects, etc.
Some very, very fast equines (and goats).
