New Work: Running Paint, oil on linen, 24 x 36 inches

Oil on linen, 24in x 36in

$4550 in gallery-quality frame

About this oil:

This piece was inspired by a visit to a horse sanctuary one spring day a few years ago. During the late afternoon, as is usually the case here in the western US during the summer, a storm rolled in over the hills and its lightning and thunder prompted a herd of American Paint Horses into a gallop. One horse, the leader of the group, bolted out in front of the others and into a dead run. He didn't seem scared -- more like exuberant. I guessed that the cool weather moving in felt good and he looked for any excuse to celebrate it with a good gallop.

This is one of those pieces that challenged me from start to finish. In the beginning, I massed in the colors in rather grayish tones, reflecting the hues and mood of the storm. After this sat around my studio for a while, I realized that the overall gray scheme bored me. It needed an extra umph, more excitement and energy to reflect the energy of the horse.

I laid in another two to three layers of stronger colors and brushwork. The colors I chose were jewel-like: brighter greens and turquoises, darker sapphire blues, and carnelian red. A little bit of rhodonite pink rounded out the mix and added spark to the body of the horse. Now the background is just as energetic and exciting as that running horse.

Price includes a standard gallery-quality frame. Framing options are available.

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