I had to wait to post this because the painting was a surprise and a Christmas present for my nephew’s wonderful wife. It’s the first formal horse portrait I have ever done and it was very exciting to pull it off. This is Comet, who is no longer a teenager, but he has been extremely well taken care of, and he obviously loves to jump. The reference photo for this portrait was taken at the Whidbey Island 2010 Horse Show.
I am very excited about painting horses and hope to add more to my body of work. I used to have horses of my own in the 1970’s and although I doubt that I will ever own another horse, I still love to watch them move, and thus, capture them in paint.
6 responses to “Jump like a Comet!”
I love this horse painting. It’s a strong-line, bolder colour painting style.
Wow! I’m awestruck by the way you’ve managed to capture the power, the grace, and the movement of a horse in mid-jump. Superb! I’ll hope to see more horse paintings in 2011.
Breath-takingly perfect, Mimi!
Sue, races are TOO FAST! lol. I have tried to sketch horses from life, there’s no way I would do it as a race. 🙂
This is fantastic Mimi. Great movement.
I was supposed to go to the races on Thursday to sketch but… well you know how plans change. Maybe at the next meeting.
I love the movement in this……..