"A Good Start"
16"x12" oil on stretched linen canvas
"Your horse is a mirror to your soul..." -Buck Branneman
Over the Christmas holidays I was able to see the documentary "Buck" about horse trainer, Buck Branneman. It reminded me of the years I spent with horses- and so was in my head while I was painting this.
A friend's beautiful young daughter and her bond with her horse. "Your horse is a mirror to your soul..." according to Buck. Very true. The calm and trust between these two is a beautiful thing to witness.
Hoping to re-photograph this in decent light tomorrow. There's still a bit of reflective sheen from dark wet paint.
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Labels: animal portraiture, horse, oil paintings, palette knife painting, Roxanne Steed Fine Art, young girl
posted by Roxanne Steed at
8:40 PM
6 Comments:
Love this beautiful painting. My granddaughter who rode for years has been without a horse during her four years at Georgia Tech. She can't wait to graduate and start riding again.
Thanks so much Jerry! I know how your granddaughter feels!- There will come a time again when it works out...that horse&human bond is so strong!
It turned out so well Roxanne. I really like your colour combinations and the subtle tonal shifts.
Thanks Sheila! This was a very fun one for me, as it brought me some great memories of my own "horse-girl" days!
My father has just showed me this and I had no idea that he was up to this. It is absolutely beautiful. I love my mare so much. And this will definitely be a memory for me. Eve is 27 this year and I never know how much time I have with her, but this is such a gorgeous picture, definitely fell in love with.
So beautiful! You really captured the tender
relationship between the two!
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