Cantana – Maybe final?
I “finished” this a few days ago, but propped it up so I could evaluate it and decide if it was truly finished. I still haven’t decided, so I thought I would just publish it anyway since whatever revisions I might make would most likely be too subtle to show up in a photograph. So enjoy–I’m pretty pleased with it as is and should probably pick up my paint brushes and move on!
For not the first time, but maybe the last time, I have started a "home business". The difference with this one is that it is one I really enjoy. I've drawn and painted horses since I was (at least) five years old--that's the earliest one that my mother saved.
By the time I entered my teens, Mother had grown a bit tired of the subject and urged me to do something else with my artwork besides horses. I followed her advice and never looked back until ten years ago when it occurred to me that people might actually pay for horse portraits. I have had many exhibits of my landscapes, and sold a good number of them--but not enough to provide any kind of steady income.
I'm hoping that if I work hard and market this business well I will be able to delight my customers, make some money, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Visit many more horses and my rural landscapes at http://allifarkas.com, or click on my photo above.
Alli Farkas Artist Adventures 
It deserves a big Blue Ribbon on the headstall. Fantastic!
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gorgeous animal! Love all your postings. you create paintings, I create books and stories
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Thanks for your encouragement and support!
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i was especially impressed by your astute use of focus, rendering as it did the background fuzzy, just like a photo.
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Well, actually, it does look like that in the original photo. The background, for once, turned out to be something that I could portray directly without having to create missing pieces.
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Deciding when a work is finished is not an easy task for an artist. there’s always something that may need a little more work, but then ya run the risk of re-ding the whole painting. Whatever you decide, so far so good.
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The final result – even if it ends up being not quite final – is really lovely. It’s a beautiful portrait of Cantana.
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Thanks Otto–I did decide to leave it “as is”. I’m happy with it and wasn’t particularly looking forward to fussing with it. When I go too far with something it usually takes a turn for the worse!
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