The last week or so I've been working on a rather large wild pony painting, trying to finish for an ad deadline, now passed. I knew going in it was an ambitious project with only 10 days. Typically as a painting progresses it takes on a life of it's own and how well we follow determines the outcome. I've learned over a lot of paintings, following is a better course of action. At some point the music stops and you get to sign it.
Catching the essence of your subject on canvas is the big reward. If it feels right to the eye from any distance, chances are good you'll be rewarded with a strong painting.
Wild horses are very cool painting subjects, a variety of wonderful patterns. All you need is the correct shape for each movement. It can be exaggerated and still work. Filling in seems to take on a natural flow with each movement. Muscle seems to emerge in the right places via light and shading....just has to feel right!
Catching the essence of your subject on canvas is the big reward. If it feels right to the eye from any distance, chances are good you'll be rewarded with a strong painting.
Wild horses are very cool painting subjects, a variety of wonderful patterns. All you need is the correct shape for each movement. It can be exaggerated and still work. Filling in seems to take on a natural flow with each movement. Muscle seems to emerge in the right places via light and shading....just has to feel right!
Progress detail from 894 Migration
Tweaked
And tweaked again
Later.....
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