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The times they are a-changing
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
Posted in art, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, painting techniques
Tagged art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez, part 3-1/2
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
Posted in art, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, painting techniques
Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez, part 2-1/2
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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Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Dez part uh…I dunno, 1-1/2?
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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Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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A client from a decade ago–revisited
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
Posted in art, drawing, horse portrait, horses, new horse portrait, oil paintings
Tagged horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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Finally the horse
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
Posted in art, drawing, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings, stall plate
Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting, stall plate
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I can’t tell
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.
Posted in art, horse portrait, horses, new horse portrait, oil paintings
Tagged art, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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A little New Year’s surprise
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
A horse got me moving again
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
Posted in Aquabord, art, drawing, Gypsy Vanner, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, painting techniques, watercolor
Tagged Aquabord™, art, artist challenges, horse portrait, horses, horses and carts, watercolor
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Time out for horses
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
Posted in art, Gessobord, Gessobord™, horse portrait, horses, oil paintings
Tagged art, Gessobord, horse portrait, horses, oil painting
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