"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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A Good Start

20"x16" charcoal on paper

Just the beginnings of a sketch, yet to be adjusted, for a commissioned painting that's up on the easel next. What is it about a "girl and her horse"? During my 30s and 40s my bond with my own horse made me feel eternally young.

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