Andalusian Dreams
Since I was a child, I have always loved horses. If you caught me drawing, it would most likely be sketching a horse. But in all that time I have never actually tried painting a horse - I guess because I always thought painting one would be difficult (I mean, it is! There's so much detail in their movements, in the rippling of their muscles as they trot, canter, even just standing in a field). And knowing myself, I would never be happy with a painting of a horse that I did that didn't do the horse’s form justice. So I set about doing my first painting of a horse, and I chose one of my favourite horse breeds - an Andalusian.
In this painting, I wanted to create a colourful and dynamic sunset as the background, with a serene Andalusian mare standing in a field of sagebrush. Pearlescent hues added to the thick sagebrush add a 3D element to the painting and shift colours as your perspective to the painting changes, becoming brighter in some areas and darker in others.
Size: 11”x14”
Medium: acrylics on premium canvas board
Since I was a child, I have always loved horses. If you caught me drawing, it would most likely be sketching a horse. But in all that time I have never actually tried painting a horse - I guess because I always thought painting one would be difficult (I mean, it is! There's so much detail in their movements, in the rippling of their muscles as they trot, canter, even just standing in a field). And knowing myself, I would never be happy with a painting of a horse that I did that didn't do the horse’s form justice. So I set about doing my first painting of a horse, and I chose one of my favourite horse breeds - an Andalusian.
In this painting, I wanted to create a colourful and dynamic sunset as the background, with a serene Andalusian mare standing in a field of sagebrush. Pearlescent hues added to the thick sagebrush add a 3D element to the painting and shift colours as your perspective to the painting changes, becoming brighter in some areas and darker in others.
Size: 11”x14”
Medium: acrylics on premium canvas board
Since I was a child, I have always loved horses. If you caught me drawing, it would most likely be sketching a horse. But in all that time I have never actually tried painting a horse - I guess because I always thought painting one would be difficult (I mean, it is! There's so much detail in their movements, in the rippling of their muscles as they trot, canter, even just standing in a field). And knowing myself, I would never be happy with a painting of a horse that I did that didn't do the horse’s form justice. So I set about doing my first painting of a horse, and I chose one of my favourite horse breeds - an Andalusian.
In this painting, I wanted to create a colourful and dynamic sunset as the background, with a serene Andalusian mare standing in a field of sagebrush. Pearlescent hues added to the thick sagebrush add a 3D element to the painting and shift colours as your perspective to the painting changes, becoming brighter in some areas and darker in others.
Size: 11”x14”
Medium: acrylics on premium canvas board