I really enjoy discovering the colors in a white subject. This horse is painted on a 6 x 6" canvas with 3/4" sides that are painted so that you can display it unframed...(gallery wrap canvas) or frame as you wish.

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Here is a young horse, curious and a little shy. Painted on a 6 x 6" canvas with a 3/4" edge painted all 4 side so that you can display it unframed - or frame if you wish. Free shipping within U.S.

This horse is giving a warning sign by laying his ears back a bit. If he was really irritated the ears would be flat against his head, then you better watch out! I used a palette knife in the background for the sketchy, abstract effect.

Painted on 6 x 6" gallery-wrapped canvas, painted on the 4 sides so that you can hang as is, or frame if you choose to.

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Ever curious, this horse was investigating something on the ground when I interrupted him. Painted on 6 x 6" gallery-wrap canvas, painted on the sides so you can hang it as is, unframed or choose to frame as you wish.  

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These two horses appear to be nuzzling one another, a form of communication no doubt.

Painting is on gallery-wrap canvas, painted on all four side, unframed, free shipping within U.S.

This painting is a variation on Heads Up#3, as you can see, I am experimenting...

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I'm doing a little experimenting...applied the paint a bit thick here and there on this one. As you will see in the next post, I did the same horse in a thinly painted application, using more earth tones and got a very different outcome.This original oil is one of a "mini-series" exploring the many attitudes of the horse, focusing on the expressive eyes, ears, head and neck. It is painted on 6 x 6" gallery wrapped canvas, unframed. It comes ready to frame or you can hang it as is. Price includes shipping within the U.S.  

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Here is #2 in the series. Amazing what a person can fit into a 6 x 6" canvas!

First in the "Heads Up!" Mini-series, focusing on the expressive eyes, ears and head of the horse. I think I might  be exploring this one for a long time. I am really enjoying the square format for this project and may try some larger ones down the road.

This pastel, "Dynamic Duo" has received several awards, the most recent being the "Spirit of the West Award" at the 2010 Western & Wild Horse Art Show in Rock Springs, WY. It also won a purchase award, so now has a new home...which is great and a touch bittersweet, as this painting always held a lot of meaning for me. Throughout the process of painting the little barrel racer on her powerful steed, I often thought of how much sacrifice and hard work it takes to make a dream come true -  how many "barrels" we must tip over to reach a cherished goal in the often dusty arena of life! I know other artists can relate to this!

The juror of awards was one of my favorite western artists, Ann Hanson, who crafts beautifully realistic renditions of horses and their people.