I am considering a new painting project. A series of “up close and personal head studies” featuring equine characters.
Thirty years of doing horse portraits of all types have engendered a fascination with the equine face.
The fascination has gradually led to a desire to paint some of those horses that their owners might not otherwise consider as portrait material.
I am not looking for bright and beautiful, unless the equine character in your barn is also bright and beautiful.
This portrait of a working cow pony at rest is a sample of what I am looking for in possible subjects.
Possible subjects could also be the old codger that patiently gives kids rides when he would rather be snoozing in the shade after a lifetime of service.
That horse or pony with a face that only a mother (and the loving owner) could love.
That special expression that bespeaks mischief or slyness.
The portraits will be primarily small format paintings (no smaller than 4×6 and no larger than 14×14), but there will also be ACEO portraits and larger portraits as well.
If you have or know of a horse you think would be perfect for this project, please contact me. I cannot guarantee that every horse will be painted, but I I would love to correspond with you or take a look at your photographs.
©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
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