Carrie L. Lewis | May 27, 2010
Eleven original colored pencil paintings are currently on auction at eBay. This is the first time in some time that so many small format and medium format original works have been offered through eBay.
The current listings represent almost the entire collection of non-ACEO horse paintings available directly from the studio.
I will also be listing original [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | May 15, 2010
Well, what can I say. Moms rule!
At least my mom rules.
Lookin’ at Lucky, wearing the number 7 saddle cloth, held off very determined charges by First Dude, Jackson Bend and Yawanna Twist to win the 135th Preakness Stakes. The favorite in the Derby, in which he finished sixth, Lookin’ at Lucky had no problems in [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | April 5, 2010
At the beginning of March, I confessed to all of you that my success rate in reaching studio goals has been abysmal this year.
That continued through March. I made many starts and did some good work, but the overall picture was less than ideal. Not even my trusty studio mascots (and supervisors) had much luck. [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | March 2, 2010
As of March 1, 2010, my Classical paintings blog was officially closed. If you have been following the Classical Paintings blog, thank you for your loyalty. I hope you will continue to keep up with studio happenings and art news through this blog.
If you have Classical Paintings bookmarked, you may want to consider changing your [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | March 1, 2010
Portraits
As I believe I mentioned in another post, some paintings and portraits are a test of wills. Lockkeeper is proving to be one of those.
I thought I had the problems solved at mid-month only to follow up a very good painting session or two with a session that set the portrait back slightly. The problem? [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | February 26, 2010
Christmas!
Come early (or maybe late).
Boxes to open and unpack. Oh boy!
An order from Dick Blick arrived today and seeing our mail carrier climbing the steps with a box in each hand lifted all the burdens of writing and painting.
One of the boxes contained class supplies, so I won’t even open those items. They’re already packaged [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | January 20, 2010
This is the second study of Lockkeeper’s flexed front hoof. The more I looked at the last one, the more I thought about doing a second one. When the thought appeared in my mind as I was going to sleep last night or coming awake this morning, I decided it had to be done.
ACEO Horse [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | November 11, 2009
As many of you know, I recently donated an original colored pencil painting, Park Pony, to a local benefit sale.
Park Pony, an original colored pencil painting, was chosen by a representative of The Kansas Christian Home Auxiliary for their 2009 holiday bazaar.
The Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale was November 6 & 7, 2009. The painting [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | October 26, 2009
Man.
What a day.
Mondays are usually housework day. That’s a carryover from my days of working outside the house, when Mondays were my regular day off. It’s a good way to get the week started off right and I can do those household chores while getting geared up for writing and painting.
That’s the way today began. [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | October 17, 2009
Color work began today as Buckles & Belts enters the final stage of the painting process.
Work began with a rubbing of Transparent Yellow Oxide over the parts of the horse that are more golden in color. Around the eye, over the jowl and the area adjacent to the poll. I used a small (about 1/4″) [...]
I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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