Got everything blocked in but none of it at its final state. Lots more to do, especially the background. There wasn’t a lot of contrast/shadows in the source photo so to some extent I’m inventing as I go.
More coming soon. I will have to have a little chat with my cats. They are butting in to the painting session and complaining about lack of attention,
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 
So interesting to see the progress. And, yes, giving attention to the cats is “high priority”!
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They have a warped idea of “attention”. For them it means me leading them to the sofa so they can fall asleep on top of me. How do you even know if you’re getting attention if you’re asleep? 😹
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I love this horse! Cats are always wanting to be paid attention to in my experience with them.
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