My journey from a technical and strict discipline of forensic and composite art to fine art. I'm trying to unfurl my wings to fly into this new field but I'm still struggling to get out of my cocoon!
"To be an artist is to believe in life."
-Henry Moore (1898-1986)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
My first equine portrait
Please go to the AFSA blog to find out why I decided to try and paint something I didn't think I could.
This is awesome. Wow, this should give you the momentum to continue to try other things too as you did a marvelous job with this. I wish my first attempts at things would turn out as well. You rock!
Oh my goodness. He's magnificent! Love the strong strokes that show his facial structure and muscle,the colors and kind eyes. You really can paint any subject well!
Ooooo, gyouzu! Keep painting, keep believing in yourself. It starts out slowly, but snowballs into something big. The pace you are going at right now is the right pace. Did you get on the internet the other day????????
This is quite good, Sheila. I don't think there is anything you can't do! My friend/artist Dawn would love this as she and her husband just bought a farm and currently have two horses amongst many other animals.
Please go to the AFSA blog to find out why I decided to try and paint something I didn't think I could.
26 comments:
Very strong colours, great piece!
very nice Sheila, great colours and structure.
This is gorgeous Sheila! Great job! Great cause! You're such an inspiration!
Great!!! I love horses, I find them to be one of the world's most fascinating animals. Nice forceful modeling on the head.
Fantastic Sheila! I love horses.... I think you did a fab job!
oh my gosh it looks awesome! i agree the structure is great! and the colors are fantastic! U inspire me ^^
way to go, Sheila!! is there anything that you can't do??
I like the dominant colors in this piece.
Great painting Sheila! I love horses - they are such magnificient animals.
This is awesome. Wow, this should give you the momentum to continue to try other things too as you did a marvelous job with this. I wish my first attempts at things would turn out as well. You rock!
seriously, Sheila, you can do anything!! This is beautiful. You've really captured the nobility of this sweet one.
This is beautiful, Sheila. And this is your first equine portrait?!? You are amazing! And such a worthy cause. Very well done!
Oh my goodness. He's magnificent! Love the strong strokes that show his facial structure and muscle,the colors and kind eyes. You really can paint any subject well!
Very nice piece Sheila, strong and beautiful. Great job on this first.
absolutely gorgeous!!
Ooooo, gyouzu! Keep painting, keep believing in yourself. It starts out slowly, but snowballs into something big. The pace you are going at right now is the right pace. Did you get on the internet the other day????????
Wonderful job, Sheila!
Nice painterly style, Sheila.
Fantastic! Your colors values are wonderful and I just love it!
Sheila, you sure seem to know horses and I can't believe this is your first equine portrait! I like your brushstrokes and colors. Great job!
Sheila!
I think the drawing aspect of this piece is well done. You got the horse's likeness down pat.
Also, the colors are a bit more natural looking in this one compared to your more recent pet portraits.
Here the rich browns are slightly intense but not over the top. This works nicely against the muted chartreuse background.
And the close-up composition keeps it interesting.
Nice job!
-Dean
Great job, Sheila. I think you can add "equine artist" to you long list of accomplishments.
Wonderful job, Sheila! And it's for a wonderful cause!
This is quite good, Sheila. I don't think there is anything you can't do!
My friend/artist Dawn would love this as she and her husband just bought a farm and currently have two horses amongst many other animals.
Beautifully done!
Impressive artwork Congratulations
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