Tag Archives: horses

The times they are a-changing

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Alli Farkas

I had to let this painting of Dez sit for a couple of days. Painting the parts of the horse that were under tack that the artist removed can be somewhat of a puzzle to be solved. This one in … Continue reading →

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Dez, part 3-1/2

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Alli Farkas

Here’s yesterday’s status at quitting time. That white stuff I showed you in the last post needed to be there so I could shade the background behind the willow branches from light to dark and let the viewer see the … Continue reading →

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Dez, part 2-1/2

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Alli Farkas

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 … Continue reading →

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Dez part uh…I dunno, 1-1/2?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Alli Farkas

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 … Continue reading →

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A client from a decade ago–revisited

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Alli Farkas

A client I remember vividly for various reasons contacted me recently to commission a new horse portrait. You can see the one she commissioned in 2012 here. That one was her grandfather’s horse, and she ordered it really early to … Continue reading →

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Finally the horse

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Alli Farkas

This commission was finished at least a week ago but the logistics of the surprise presentation to the recipient had still to be worked out. So as much as I wanted to share, I couldn’t without spoiling the surprise. I … Continue reading →

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I can’t tell

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Alli Farkas

Working on a secret commission. All I can say is, it’s a horse. We shall return to our regular programming with Sky Pads 33 as soon as the secret is out. We’re about half way there.

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A little New Year’s surprise

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Alli Farkas

Way back in 2017 I blogged about a photo of one of the small Aquabord™ paintings I do while I’m in my booth at horse shows or expos. I like to do that so I can attract people to watch … Continue reading →

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A horse got me moving again

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Alli Farkas

I think I fell victim to “Covid coma” without even having the disease. My “blogging coma” lasted a couple of months, meaning I didn’t do any painting at all since early September. I’m pretty sure part of the lethargy was … Continue reading →

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Time out for horses

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Alli Farkas

  Mary was a long-time client of my barn manager Wendy, and they are still great friends. So when Mac crossed the rainbow bridge to join Jacques a few weeks back, Wendy wanted a painting of them together for Mary. … Continue reading →

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