Horses in Landscape, Part 2
Posted By Carrie L. Lewis on December 3, 2008
Dinner with Friends
30″ x 24″ Oil on Masonite
Colors Used: Titanium White and Raw Umber
In the interest of putting as much focus and detail into the under painting as possible, I have begun breaking the painting down into sections and working on each section.
With the background now complete (except for the large center tree), it’s time to get started on the horses.
I will also be redrawing each horse and refining the details as I work through the under painting phase.
The same colors were used for this very dark horse that have been used for the rest of the under painting, but the mixture was reversed. In some cases, such as the deepest shadows, the mixture is almost 100% Raw Umber.
The main values were blocked in, then refined. The dark horse is still not finished, but he is beginning to take shape within the painting and will be the benchmark against which the other horses, all lighter in value, will be compared.
This painting is available for sale. Pre-Completion Purchases receive a 10% discount off full retail price upon payment of order deposit. Payment in full in cash earns a 20% discount off retail.
Interested buyers may also request basic changes to the painting such as changing the color and markings of the horses.
I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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