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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

HORSES!

I had left this one for a while. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do with it, nor did I have the courage to work on it, and risk mucking it up. Linda Roth  [blog friend] gave me the impetus to work on it again. She gave me some advice from her reading of R. Schmidt ... darker, more shadow.  

So I have darkened the background in a manner suggestive of falling rain, and I am now darkening the shoulder and neck of the horse, creeping up towards the head. I would like to achieve more than a "picture of a horse". I think I am heading in the right direction. Thank you, Linda!

I have also started another painting of the filly. My thoughts with this are to put together an ebook. So far, I have a lot of photos and no writing, but it will come.

As always, your comments are most welcome!

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13 comments:

  1. Danielle v/d HorstMarch 6, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    Mooi gedaan hoorlieve groetjes Danielle

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  2. Sharon WhitleyMarch 6, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    Your horse paintings are always a pleasure to see, and these are no exception, I love the way you do your backgrounds and the shadows are so skillfully done. Incidentally my facebook painting challenge is of a horse this month, I'll be posting it to my blog as well

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  3. Sandy Sandy ArtMarch 6, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    Looks good! I think you are on the right track, Kathryn! Keep the pedal to the metal. :-D

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  4. hmuxoMarch 6, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    This is truly beautiful and Linda was definitely correct...making the background darker pulled the horse forward..its coming along beautifully, Kathryn!!

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  5. AKMarch 6, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    This is coming up great. Keep at it.

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  6. Robin RobertsMarch 6, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    enriching the surroundings- yes! there isn't any way to make a mistake with this horse. Everything you've done shows your confidence. You're making it so hard for me to have a favorite - piglets, chickens, or horses??

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  7. Tweedles -- that's meMarch 6, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    ohhh you are doing magic. Its fun to see the changes you make- but we always like the paintings all the different ways.
    light or dark- we like them all.
    love
    tweedles

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  8. Sandra BusbyMarch 7, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    It's tough when you reach that stage where it's going so well that your afraid to spoil it! I know that feeling well! But it's good to be brave! Looking great so far :0)

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  9. Midori YoshinoMarch 7, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Dark shadow is correct, isn't it?
    The angle is really interesting.
    The baby horse is coming soon right?

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  10. Catharina EngbergMarch 8, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    Hi! I´ve been looking at all the paintings on this first page, and they are all very nice. Horses, pigs and birds all together. I also think that more shadows on the horse was the right way to go. Contrasts does alot in a painting that´s for sure. About the different eyecolours on that dog; I´ve seen people with different eyecolours too. But it is strange that it becomes two colours. I don´t know why. See you around!

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  11. JaneMarch 8, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    A very good decision Kathryn, I know this will be another stunner !

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  12. Gatepost productionsMarch 8, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Wow, Kathryn you can certainly paint horses. I'm the last person in the world able to suggest your next moves, but I look forward to them developing

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  13. Crystal CookMarch 10, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    I think Linda was dead on, the shadow is really pushing this into territory beyond 'another pretty horse picture' I love it so far. And the filly is darling, can't wait to see some more of her. :))

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