OK, now I’m going to scare you. The initial post of my commission of Dez showed the horse and some willow tree branches on a delicately colored background. Here’s the next pass:
Whaaat??? Did it snow or something? Fog?? Why is the background now almost white?? Never mind. This was from 2 days ago. I’ve worked on it today and I’ll let you see what happened tomorrow.
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 
Oh, the anticipation!
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😂😂😂
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Are you painting in acrylics, I have learnt that I have to paint in a different way with acrylics to oils. So I understand, the building of layers, business.
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No acrylics. This one is oils. I can’t get the effect I want with the white paint if I use a dryer with it, so I have to sit around and wait for it longer than I would prefer. Normally all my oil paint gets mixed with a quick-dry medium.
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That’s interesting. I am having to use acrylic at the moment – they drive me crazy but i am getting some good results.
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I find that acrylics dry in my brushes almost before I even have a chance to get them onto the painting surface. And once they turn to rubber in the brush it’s a lost cause trying to get it out. I used them when I was still in school because they were affordable (I think I may have mentioned that on someone’s blog before) and at the time I used some sort of extender to delay the drying. At some recent point someone mentioned that they behave much better now.
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Well I still love this dear horse and I will no matter the background. But…I will be looking forward to seeing what you did today!
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Ooo this sounds exciting!
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I’m not a bit worried. Art emerges from twists & turns that are well beyond my understanding.
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I made a major change last night but I’m very happy with it. Not quite finished so more to come in a couple of days.
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