"All Ears" Colored pencil by Charlotte Yealey

8x10

colored pencil

New colored pencil on suede mat board. I never used this before with colored pencil and I think I really like it. Not satisfied with the background but I will work on it. 8x10 drawn from my own reference photo.

More commission work from 2013 by Amy Lindenberger

A regular customer of mine from Mechanicsburg, David Gabel, is an avid and skilled photographer who spends a great deal of time capturing "just the right shot" of reenactors at Civil War gatherings. He wanted to give the images more of a period-correct look and asked me to do renderings for him. These are all 5" x 7" graphite and colored pencil drawings on Claybord. The reenactors all gave their permission to use their images but only for David's own personal collection, so these cannot be reproduced for sale but I wanted to share them with you here.

Junco by colored pencil Charlotte Yealey

7x10

Colored Pencil

Just had to draw one of my Junco visitors even though I call them snowbirds. 7x10 Colored Pencil on Arches paper.

"Pink Tulips" 8x14 Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

8x14

Colored pencil on Bristol

My pink tulips bloomed! Not on my garden but in my studio. It was a nice change to work on something for spring.

Painted Stork - Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

7x11

colored pencil

This painted stork I met in Florida at Disney Animal Kingdom. So beautiful that I had to do a colored pencil portrait of him or her since there is no difference in feather coloring between the male and female.

Walt Whitman (completed) by Amy Lindenberger

Sometimes I lose track of what I've posted, where...

I just realized that I never posted the completed version of this drawing (French Gray colored pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper), and I don't like leaving things unfinished!

In keeping with my Civil War themed artwork, I wanted to include a montage featuring Walt Whitman, best known as an American poet, but who was also a Civil War Nurse. The primary image is one of my favorites of him (I think he has such an interesting face!); the lower left image is based on one of the last photos taken of him, shortly before his death, and the other images represent his time spent working in and around the military hospitals near Washington, D.C.

7th PA Cavalry commissioned work by Amy Lindenberger

Another interesting commission piece I did in the latter portion of 2013 was this monochrome drawing (French gray dolored pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper) featuring a portion of the bronze monument to the 7th PA Cavalry located at Chickamauga National Battlefield in Georgia. This piece was commissioned by Larry Fryer of Woodstock, MD, and also includes an inset portrait of his ancestor, Isaac Marks, who served in Co. I of the 7th PA Cavalry. While I've done numerous commissioned portraits over the years, and even portions of three-dimensional monuments, I'd never tried to capture the raised surface of a bronze relief panel as seen here. I discovered that the key was in precisely rendering the varying depths and crispness of the shadows and highlights. It really gave me a thorough appreciation of the skill level of the original sculptor!

"Price of Freedom" diorama installation at the Gettysburg College Library, Amy Lindenberger

My other BIG commission for last year:

 

In the late summer/early fall I was contacted by a client of mine from California; his son attends Gettysburg College and my client is a frequent donor to the school. He had the idea of creating a diorama which would become a permanent installation in the college library, depicting the college campus in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, focusing on "Old Dorm" and the surrounding grounds which became -- like so many other places -- a hospital.  My client hired an excellent diorama builder from Maryland, Don Griffin, to do the work.  It was decided that they would close one end of the diorama -- the end behind the recreation of "Old Dorm" -- and needed a backdrop of the sky and surrounding landscape.  In addition, they wanted the reverse side of that panel to contain a montage of significant players in that event, members of the college community, nurses, etc.  My client hired me to produce both of these panels -- "30 x 52" each -- to be completed in time for installation and unveiling to coincide with Dedication day events (week of November 19).

 

Below is the finished montage panel, along with two close-up views of the diorama itself, prior to the installation with the acrylic cover, and two more photos that show the back and front views (front views also show my scenic backdrop panel) of the diorama as it now appears, located just inside the main entrance to Musselman Library on the Gettysburg College campus. 

 

While I truly believe Mr. Griffin's diorama is by far the "star" of this installation, I was honored and thrilled to be asked to play a role and have my name on the plaque along with his, as co-creator.

 

#13 in the 30 paintings in 30 days - Gizmo by Charlotte Yealey

5x7

Colored Pencil on Bristol

SOLD
 

Painting #13 is Gizmo posted by Kaitlyn Philipsen. The Leslie Saete Art Blog challenge has been fun and I am still receiving photos from facebook followers to paint their pets. This one I decided to create in colored pencil which took me longer but love the detail.

"On the Outside Looking In" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

8x10

Colored Pencil on Pastel board

My second painting of the challenge was started before the end of 2013 but was finished today and framed and delivered to Hanover Art Guild as my entry into the members show"Through Any Window". The title is "On the Outside looking In" from my own photo of Deb Nell's sheltie, Riley.

Ride to Glory by Amy Lindenberger

This has really been a year of commissions, for me! Now, for my interests, this is a good thing, of course. But it can also mean that I'm not at liberty to post what I'm working on. Since this particular piece had its unveiling in late September, however, now I'm free to post it. This is a painting -- approximately 20" x 28", commissioned by the James Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio. They had always wanted a painting representing General Garfield's service at the Battle of Chickamauga (GA) during the Civil War -- most people think of Garfield as a president but aren't particularly aware that he was a general during that war. This was a challenge for me in many ways, because I don't generally paint battle scenes, per se; I tend to focus more on the "behind the scenes" people and events of the Civil War. Scott Longert, a ranger at the GNHS, did the bulk of the research for me, however, and served as my constant consultant as the development sketches and then the painting itself progressed. It is now on permanent display at their visitor center, and they have two different sizes of prints for sale. I was very pleased to be selected to create this piece for them!

Charlotte Yealey page in the CP Treasures

I am so excited and honored to have my art included in this book along with some of the most accomplished colored pencil artist. I received my hard copy in the mail today. What a great Christmas present.

Santa with a Pomeranian by Charlotte Yealey

10x12

Colored Pencil

I always wanted to try colored pencil on drafting film and this is my first attempt. I was asked by a customer for Christmas cards with a Pomeranian and a santa. She bought cards with this design on them and now she is buying the original.

"Lulu" Colored Pencil and Pastel Portrait by Charlotte Yealey

10x12

Colored Pencil/Pastel

This is one of my entries to the Colored Pencil Society of America annual Explore This-10 exhibit. I hope it is accepted.

"Rhodesian Ridgeback" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

11x12

Colored Pencil

The breed of this dog is a Rhodesian Ridgeback which I photographed at a sighthound event I attended with my sighthound.  Named for the ridge of hair on their back that grows in the opposite direction.

A Get Well Card

A past client of mine, who enjoys ordering Octapus images and for whom I have made a previous original card and a crafted gourd, asked for a get well card that features octapus art on the front. This handsome fellow (gal?) is the result. It's inktense watercolor pencils and prismacolor colored pencil. The inside reads "Somebody needs a hug."
My artwork can be viewed at South Mountain Sketchbook.

"Ibizan Hound Running" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

12x16

Colored Pencil

My dog, Halen the ibizan hound, loves to run. This colored pencil drawing was fun to do because of his happy expression when gets a chance to do what he loves to do. I also tried to capture the sense of movement in his legs and sometimes completely airborne.

Escape, by Amy Lindenberger

This new colored pencil drawing was based on some photos I took at the condo of my sister-in-law and her husband in Fort Lauderdale, FL. I loved the geometric design made by the stairs and shadow patterns, not to mention the curved stair railings. But since this is Florida and when we visited it was during the dreary (in northern climates) winter month of February, I decided to bump the colors up a notch. The whole thing -- the design, the vibrant colors, the warm weather, not to mention the fact that I limited myself to using just 12 colors -- represented an "escape" from the norm, for me.

"Irish Setter" Colored Pencil by Charlotte Yealey

9x12

Colored Pencil on Wallis paper

I enjoy photographing my subjects for my art but this was not taken from one of my photos. I joined a sight call "Paint My Photo" where I can use copyright free photos for my art plus share the numerous photos in my collection and hopefully make new friends.

"Young Golden Retriever" by Charlotte Yealey

9x11

colored pencil
by Charlotte Yealey

This young golden retriever was at a dog lure coursing event to be socialized and have a try at coursing. It seemed to have a lot of fun that day so I had to do this colored pencil drawing.