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Here is a graphite drawing like I love them. This drawing with graphite pencils of a picardian shepherd shows a very tall dog, rather similar to the images of the wolves in the children tales. The picardian or Picardy shepheard has a grey fur with silver reflects. It seemed to me that it was better to create this portrait in graphite pencil than in watercolour. In graphite pencils, should I say, as I used all the grey and black shades of the lead pencils to finally chisel the fur of the dog, its light and shadows. | |||||||||||||
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Marcolini ? I felt myself like a farmer from Iowa (you
know what I mean ![]() I should add and Cyrille Jubert for dogs portraits ![]() Very good, very chic and not really cheap ... lol So we chose a date for the photos of her picardian shepherd. When I arrived in her drawing-room, I saw through the wide open bay windows a terrible wolf, as tall as a donkey, barking and galloping at me. I had just one idea, climb to the chandelier hanging from the ceiling. I did not move looking at my death, eyes wide open. The monster jumped at me, scratching my cheeks with his claws. I was saved because I was less frightened than shocked to see his paws on my cashmere sweater. The dog was rather wild. In a few minutes, I succeeded to dominate him with simple orders: "Sit! Quiet !". It seems to me that nobody use to give him orders. Nevertheless, I never dared to lie on the soil to take my photos. I can be courageous but not reckless ![]() Madame Marcolini, who has a real good taste ... was very fond of my dogs paintings ...and was willing to commission me a new masterpiece (is this word to weak ?) on the theme of "love for chocolate"... That was a great idea ... but including her charming pet monster in the painting. Gloups!! Her aim was to use this picture as an advertising medium for the Marcolini's chocolates. That meant a lot of royalties and advantages for me. But I am often enough childish to say "the king is nude!". In that case, I told her that this frightening dog looking like the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" was perhaps rather far of the subtle and delicate universe of Marcolini's chocolates. I supposed I was once more a poor diplomat and lost a great occasion to keep my mouth closed. ![]() |
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