Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The Rearing Stallion In Progress


I'm currently working on a painting of the Andalusian stallion Apagon performing the levade (equestrian term for rearing up). Early on I couldn't resist finishing the eye and now it will be staring at me while I finish the rest of the painting!



Here's the painting in progress.  (An earlier false start is on the right.)



2 comments:

  1. you will be having dreams about that eye.. ha! Love what you are doing. Let me know when you finish I'm a fan of paintings of horses.

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  2. I see what you mean about the eye. It is as if the
    andalusian is saying, "Hurry up - I can't hold the pose much longer." But what a beautiful subject he is! This is really quite beautiful, and I can't wait to see it completed.

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