Traditional Media

Captivity and Freedom by KunstFeuer

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:38:18 -0000

There are types of captivity, but the type that abounds today comes from addiction and abuse. Our actions in life do one of two things; they bind us or they make us free. By making the correct choices we can continue to grow, progress, and live unhindered by cumbersome baggage. It will not always be easy, but it will create a freer, more complete life. If we constantly chose things that drag us down, we find ourselves stumbling along in an ungainly, jarring fashion. Like the horse, they move forward, but without grace or finesse and with more effort and trial than another who gives to the subtle pressure and gentle guidance of a knowing hand. While it might initially be viewed as a restriction, the guidance received allows the horse to move with more fluid grace and balance than initially thought possible. Not only does he become graceful, fluid, and balanced on the ground, but carrying the extra weight of a rider, the burden of another, he moves effortlessly.

Medium: Charcoal on three pieces of 22"X30" printmaking paper.
Tags: Horse freedom charcoal Rider captivity

Kywehn Over Farmland by KunstFeuer

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:05:41 -0000

Kywehn perched on a tree overlooking some farmland (which doesn't really exist on Tae-Kahn, but it was for an assignment). We were told to create a composition with organic and geometric shapes and this was the result. Various hard and soft chalk pastels on Canson's approx. 19"X25" Mi-teines paper (smoother side).

Medium: Hard and soft chalk pastels
Tags: gryphon griffin Griffon tae-kahn gryphin

EAX Calzephyr by KunstFeuer

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:47:18 -0000

My contribution to the Equine Art Exchange on LJ for the month of March. Colored pencils on printmaking paper.

Medium: Staedtler Ergosoft colored pencils, BFK Reeves paper
Tags: Butterfly Horse running pony pony welsh

Trephi by KunstFeuer

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:32:13 -0000

Drawing of Trephi in colored pencil to "warm up" for a larger piece that I'm working on for my Drawing III class. Trephi, Guenitha, and Tae-Kahn are the intellectual property of CERT

Medium: colored pencil
Tags: dragon tae-kahn guenitha trephi

Cat and Food by KunstFeuer

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:07:16 -0000

Large pastel piece (19"X25") I did during my Drawing II class this summer.

Medium: Hard and Soft Pastels
Tags: cat pastel food

Sunrise by KunstFeuer

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:39:39 -0000

Large pastel drawing of Troech taking a moment to watch the sun rise. It looks more impressive in person, I assure you. I also wanted to put more time into this, but other things are pressing. Just the same, I managed to draw a sunrise and it makes me happy. Shamien, Troech and Kashian are the intellectual property of CERT Hard and soft pastels on 19x25" canson paper.

Medium: Hard and Soft Pastels
Tags: kashian shamien sunrise troech

Broken Window by KunstFeuer

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:49:20 -0000

One of the pieces I did during my Drawing II class during the first Summer session at ASU. Hard and Soft Pastels on Canson paper, approx. 19"X25". Our assignment was to draw a window, showing something of the interior as well as the exterior, and Fiona Apple's song, "Window" came to mind and played in my head as i worked on the piece. Image © CERT

Medium: Soft Pastels, Hard Pastels
Tags: unicorn Horse Window

Xainy and Beau by KunstFeuer

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:14:22 -0000

An art trade with Xainy on Deviantart of her and her husband Beau. This was an interesting experiment with markers and I thoroughly enjoyed working on it. There was going to be a sunset, but that might have to wait when I have more time and supplies to pull it off.

Medium: Markers (Prisma and Tria)
Tags: cats grass

Dakota by KunstFeuer

Mon, 14 May 2007 15:48:00 -0000

Dakota (also called "Dakota Sioux" and "Hungry Mare"), for my mom on Mother's Day. This is her Missouri Fox Trotter mare.

Medium: sepia brush pen
Tags: fox Horse mare missouri trotter gaited

Brennen Postcard by KunstFeuer

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:07:37 -0000

I did a series of small watercolor and colored pencil postcards (you know those blank postcards you can buy on watercolor paper). This is Brennen, one of my Zaub characters. The feathers in her hair are from Grihfohns and are a status/power symbol among the Zaub. Brennen, the Zaub, Grihfohn, and Tae-Kahn are intellectual property of CERT Image, of course, © CERT

Medium: watercolor, colored pencil
Tags: feline tae-kahn brennen zaub

Kiger Mustang by KunstFeuer

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:17:07 -0000

Art trade with Whiskerwing on Deviantart of her Kiger Mustang Stallion. I'm starting to experiment a bit more with pastels.

Medium: Pastels
Tags: Horse stallion mustang kiger

Urrein Kierr by KunstFeuer

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:18:13 -0000

Urrein Kierr portrait. Experiment with gouache and watercolorbord.

Medium: gouache
Tags: kashian kierr urrein

Mineit Dieties by KunstFeuer

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:07:37 -0000

We had a texture assignment for my 2d design class. I chose to do a stained glass-like image of the six Mineit frineir gods. Tiryu is the blue-robed figure welcoming a new spirit into its body. Kabba is dismissing an old spirit.. The other four are represented by the elements. Yov (m) is Fire, Dohn (m) is responsible for wind and weather, Kodra (f) deals with water, and Muhrnet pertains to earth. This was done using the set of 24 Staedtler Ergosoft colored pencils. I was trying to prove something to myself. That I could work with such a limited pallete using colored pencils and that I was capable of rendering something very realisticly as well as being able to portray a subject somewhat abstractly. I believe that it was extremely successful and I'm quite happy with it. Kashian, the Mineit race of Frineir, the Frineir, Dohn, Kabba, Yov, Kodra, Muhrnet, and Tiryu are the intellectual property of CERT Image is © CERT

Medium: staedtler ergosoft colored pencils (24)
Tags: frineir kashian mineit religion dohn kabba yov kodra muhrnet tiryu

Toreador by KunstFeuer

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:35:13 -0000

An art trade with J. Turner at ArtWanted of her black Arabian stallion character, Toreador.

Medium: Markers
Tags: Horse arabian stallion

Backwinging Shamien by KunstFeuer

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:23:37 -0000

Ink study of a Shamien back-winging as well as a perspective exercise.

Medium: Rapidograph technical pens
Tags: kashian shamien

Lantairvlea Conbadge by KunstFeuer

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:49:15 -0000

A sample conbadge I did for myself of Lantair. The scanner ate the color a little and there's actually a little more variation in the blues. They are $15.00, including shipping and a badge holder, contact me if you're interested. Lantairvlea and Guenitha are © CERT

Medium: staedtler ergosoft colored pencils
Tags: conbadge tae-kahn guenitha lanteirvlea

Oncoming Storm by KunstFeuer

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:54:51 -0000

Sray watched the clouds gather over the plains outside her home. They built themselves into a massive force as they prepared to charge the distant mountains, mere smudges on the horizon. The weather mirrored the turmoil beginning to brew within her. Life had never been easy, but it had been consistant. Now she was on the edge, witnessing the calm before her own personal storm. Sray is the main character/protagonist for one of the many stories I am currently working on. Although this scene isn't specifically mentioned in the story, she is often found sitting at the window, thinking and dreaming of the world outside the one she knows. She is a part-bred Clamon, her father was Clamon and her mother a human, she can take human form, but her "natural" form is the one shown here. Several hours working off and on with pencils on Strathmore's drawing paper. Sray Hillenbohn, the Clamon, Getier, and Lemyes are intellectual property of CERT.

Medium: graphite pencil
Tags: anthro lemyes getier clamon sray

Looking Out by KunstFeuer

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:06:33 -0000

My half of an art trade with C. Martin on Artwanted. This is her character Neosho, a wolfxsquirrel demon. I think I went a little overboard. It just didn't want to be background-less. Colored pencils (pentech and prisma) on bristol board. Neosho is the intellectual property of C. Martin Image is © CERT

Medium: colored pencils
Tags: wolf squirrel anthro forest hybrid