Pencil Drawings by Artist Kelli Swan - Horse Art, Dog Sketches, Custom Pet Portraits and Equine Sporting Art

New Note Cards for 2010 are now available!

Horse Notes, Dog Notes, Canton, Ohio Note Cards and Sympathy Cards!

My new selection of black and white note cards are hot off the press and ready for sale! These notes are packaged 6 to a pack with 6 envelopes. They are blank inside for your personal message. As with my other note cards, these are A6 in size, or 4.5"x6".

I am selling these packs for the incredible price of $4/pack. Feel free to mix and match with the remaining closeout note cards ($2/pack)!

Horse Note Cards

I have six new horse note cards selections in the horse art section. Included are: The Friesian Horse, Horse eye closeup, Clydesdale Horse, Dressage, Fantasy horse (Horsessence) and mare/foal water reflection.

Dog Note Cards

There are four new dog note cards in the dog art section. Included are: German Shepherd, Rottweiler and Irish Wolfhound dogs.

Canton, Ohio Note Cards

The Canton, OH Note Cards feature my montage drawing of the McKinley Monument, Palace Theater, Stark County Courthouse, Canton Museum of Art and the Football Hall of Fame - all famous Canton, Ohio landmarks. The artwork title is: "Canton Lives".

Sympathy Cards

Sympathy Cards for People and Pets

The poem "Just One Day" was written by Wanda Wolfe. It expresses a beautiful sentiment for those times when no words seem to fit. This poem has brought tears and smiles to the faces of many people.

My Pet Sympathy Cards are gender specific, with Goodnight Sweet Prince and Goodnight Sweet Princess respectively. These cards have been sold in their color versions through my zazzle and cafepress stores for over a year. The response has been so encouraging that I decided to print them as black and white note cards and offer them at these incredible 6-per-pack prices.

Order a Custom Drawing by Kelli Swan!

Plan NOW to give that incredibly special Holiday Gift!

An original Custom Pencil Drawing makes a perfect gift! I create one-of-a-kind works of art using your photos as reference material. You have your choice of a single subject, multiple subject, or multi-layered drawing. These original black and white illustrations make great family gifts, corporate gifts and memorial tributes ... or even a special gift to yourself! I specialize in pet portraiture, though you will see from the samples below that I also offer architectural and family drawings. You may also want to check out my pen & ink drawings of homes and houses. Feel free to contact me any time for additional information.

Note Card Sale!

50-60% OFF - Previous Inventory note card CLEARANCE!

My previous inventory of Black and White Note Cards is still marked for clearance on this site, as well as at my Pencil Art Blog Store and at my namesake site - www.kelliswan.com. Several categories have now sold out. I am clearing the shelves to make room for a brand new selection of note cards arriving soon! $5 packs are reduced to $2 ... and ... $10 packs are reduced to $5!!

2010 Louisville, Kentucky art for KY Derby

Louisville, Kentucky art I am thrilled to announce that I had the honor of working with the Louisville Hyatt Regency again this year to create a special commemorative drawing for the 2010 Kentucky Derby festivities. 500 signed and numbered limited edition prints were made of this drawing, and will be special gifts to the Hyatt’s derby weekend guests.

The Hyatt staff saw the “Canton Lives” drawing on this website (see below), and requested that special landmarks in Louisville be included in the drawing. The artwork features the Kennedy Bridge, the Slugger Museum, Belle of Louisville, Churchill Downs and a map of Kentucky.

Latest Pencil Drawing: “Canton Lives”

My Latest Pencil Drawing, “Canton Lives” features many well known Canton landmarks: The Football Hall of Fame, the Palace Theater, The Courthouse Tower, The McKinley Monument and the Canton Art Museum. This artwork was created partly in response to a Forbes Magazine article which placed my hometown on the Ten Fastest Dying Cities List. Needless to say, many of us who live and work here disagree with that!

My editorial on this subject was published in the Canton Repository on February 24, 2010: Canton ‘Miserable’? Some Beg to Differ.

Open Edition prints of this image are available in two sizes. Click here for the Canton, Ohio Art Prints.

This image is also now available on products in my CafePress store! Check out Canton, Ohio mugs, Canton, OH mouspads, Canton Sigg Bottles, Coasters, Calendars, Magnets and more!

Custom Pencil Portraits and Pen & Ink Portraits

I offer custom portraits in pencil in addition to my line of Limited Edition Prints & Note Cards. Subjects that make great pencil drawings include: historical scenes, horse portraits, dog drawings, pets, vintage aviation/biplanes and other subjects.

In additon to my custom pencil drawings, I also offer custom pen & ink drawings. Pen & ink is a classic look for home portraits, house drawings and other architectural artwork. These portraits make great gifts for parents, real estate clients, or anyone with close ties to the building/home.

Kelli’s Horse Racing Pencil Drawing Featured in the 2009 Kentucky Derby Celebration!

My equine artwork is now a part of Kentucky Derby history! This year the Louisville Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kentucky contacted me to order an exclusive line of 350 Derby-theme, limited edition prints. Each print was personally signed, numbered and titled. The prints were special commemorative gifts - given to guests of the Hyatt Regency on Derby weekend 2009.

I created the artwork, titled “Derby Dreams,” as a pencil drawing in my signature montage style. This layered drawing technique, combined with the classic look of black & white pencil drawing, makes my approach to horse artwork truly unique in the world of Equine Art. The original drawing was framed by the Hyatt and displayed in the lobby throughout the week of Derby events. The artwork now becomes part of the Hyatt’s permanent collection.

I am so very grateful to Karen Patsfield, Executive Administrative Assistant of the Hyatt Regency, for being so wonderful to work with. Karen’s organizational skills and management abilities made this large project a joyful process from start to finish. Guests of the Hyatt no doubt enjoy all of the attention to detail from such a fine staff!

I would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Deb Simon Photography. Deb kindly allowed me to use some of her horse photography as partial reference material for this project. Thank you once again Deb!

This site features the amazing horse and dog pencil drawings of Artist Kelli Swan. While Kelli also creates historical drawings and aviation art, her first love (and speciality) has always been her equine art drawings and her dog breed drawings - especially Doberman Pinscher art and Greyhound dog artwork.

Enjoy your visit at this site and look below for late breaking news on Kelli’s Pencil Drawings Blog! This pencil art and artist marketing blog also opens in a separate window for your convenience.