Bay Arab Filly - Horse Portrait in Pastels
I havn’t done a portrait of a horse for a while, so decided to do one of this lovely Bay Arab filly in pastels. I’m quite happy with the way the horse turned out, but the background grass and trees still needs a bit more work to complete it. The horse itself is pretty much complete although I will leave it for a few days and see if any minor adjustments are needed. Pastels on Art Spectrum Colourfix sanded paper.
Cheers
Michelle
http://www.pencilportraits.com.au
March 16th, 2007 at 7:21 am
Hi Michelle,
I find that the more I look through your website, the more I discover and see more of myself too! We are so similar- just on the other side of the country! Your comments and way of thinking with your art and animals is how I relate to them as well.
I was just looking at the Arab filly above and wondering where you got the reference photo from? Do you like Arabians? You have really inspired me to create a pastel of an Arabian! I would love to send you the finished piece, (photo) for your critique? See how I go. It may take me awhile, as I work full time for a specialist surgeon, but I create my art with any spare time I have! I wish I was a full time artist… oneday!
This is one of my favourite quotes by fellow equine artist Christine Borstel:
“In art you both lose and find yourself, at the same time”. For me, this is so true and animals help me do this.
April 27th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Hi Ainslie!
Thanks for your comments:) I would love to see some of your artwork, and you are more than welcome to send me a photo if you have finished your arabian. Arabians are probably my favourite horse breed (although I am quite fond of fresians as well), I had an arab/quarterhorse for many years and just loved her spirit and personality.
That quote is so true, I really feel that who I am as a person has been shaped by my art, and how I see the world because of my art. Creating artwork that focuses on the spirit of snaimls is central to that for me as well - the thrill of having an animal come to life on a piece of paper or canvas just from the movements of your hands and the application of pigment in whichever medium I am working is something that I don’t think I will ever tire of.