it's all about the tail!

acrylic

on arches artboard

6x7

it might not look like it but this took forever for me to paint! i guess its always that way when learning something new.

come closer please

acrylic

on arches artboard

5x7

again playing with acrylics and trying for interesting colors! the board is 6x9 which leaves plenty framing options as well as a wonderful white border that looks like a mat!

grace

acrylic

on arches artboard

8x6

just trying my hand at acrylics. this was for a fun challenge on daily paintworks which was to use a different color with each stroke. the challenge intrigued me and allowed me to go beyond my usual habits.

waiting for them to come home...

this is simply a shot of the entire painting below (about 10 x 15) which I will not trim so there can be multiple framing options.

waiting for them to come home...

watercolor

8 1/2 x 11

fabriano

this one was tricky to not have the complimentary colors turn to mud.

grace of a thoroughbred

watercolor

fabriano

14 x 16

i think these paintings probably look easier than they are. i guess the trick is to make them look easy when they are actually a bit difficult. controlling the flow of color and water is a constant challenge. I know I have painted this horse a million times but there is something about the lines and movement and fineness of a thoroughbred that just personifies grace. here she is running directly toward me.

dark horse

watercolor

on fabriano

this is the same almost black horse that has been so hard for me to paint. i have decided it is that it is not so easy to find the shadows!