There’s nothing quite so refreshing as painting horses at liberty just being horses, and I had a nice one to work on this week.  This is called “Heated Exchange”, and is a 20 x 24 oil on canvas.

Of course I enjoy painting more than just horses, and while this isn’t exactly a stretch it was a fun change of pace – not just in subject but size and support (painting surface) as well.  It was a blast working on such a different texture.  “Calf” 8 x 10 oil on masonite.

There’s something about a horse in action, and I’ve always been fascinated with the intensity of expression in a horses face while running, cutting, roping, jumping, even dressage.  This is one of those moments.  I’m not sure if it’s finished.  It may be, but I have to spend some time staring at it because there might be a couple areas I need to tinker with.

Untitled, 16 x 20 oil on canvas

As I often like to do, I have shifted direction from hunters, jumpers and race horses to horses that have been the backbone of the west.  These are a couple of no frills, “rough around the edges” kind of cow horses enjoying a relaxing break. 

Dunn Talkin, 16 x 20 oil on canvas