Pinto News Illustration May 1981

Today is another hot, 91F (33C) and extremely humid 104F (40C) day. So, I thought I would stay inside in the air conditioning and sort through some old files to see which would be shredded, saved or recycled.

I came across a copy of the May 1981 Pinto News, which features on the cover the logo I designed for them (see post on 24 November 2015). It also had an illustration of a Pinto that I did for them.
















This was a head study of and overo Hunter type Pinto wearing an English snaffle bridle.

I don't remember how many of these illustrations I did for them over the years, so it is nice to come across these as I go through these old files.

Training Bridle I - A Work in Progress

At 81F (27C) with the humidity at 88F (31C) it is a little cooler today than it has been for the last couple of days.

Shortly after I turned the horses were out on pasture, we had a heavy rain storm in the morning for about an hour, which means they received an enjoyable bath.

I came across this drawing of a western training bridle, after going through some old sketch books. It is the sketch I started a long time ago (see post on 24 October 2012) as the basis for a conte drawing of a training bridle that was a prop in a portrait class at KAGS.

Next, I added details to the brow band and the snaffle bit.

I will have to decide whether to turn this piece into a graphite pencil or a pen and ink drawing.

I will post this sketch at a later date as more work on it is completed.