A lot has happened from this picture and the last. I added color to the body of the horse and finished the background. The white areas have a gray base and I added white over top. I particularly like the shadow across Scarlet’s back. It is a blue gray. The mane will be the most […]
I am having so much fun painting this beautiful horse!! She belongs to Samantha VanSickle of StarFire Gypsy in Dobbins, CA. here is another update: I worked more on her face and added her ears. I wanted a dramatic background to set this horse off. So I added some very dark colors and some greens.
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I have just begun a new painting of a Gypsy Vanner called Scarlet. She is really beautiful and I am so excited about painting her. Thanks to Jamie Mammano for the use of the photo. Here is the first stage: I used a light gray paper. I am going to put a dark background for
Here is the finished painting: I continued to add darks and lights on top. I also finished the background. I wanted a feeling of fall so I added oranges along with the greens. I also added warm colors in the nose to bring it forward in the space. I know it all looks black to you
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It has been a few days and I apologize for the delay in posting. Today I will show you part 3 in the painting’s progression. I have continued to build the colors by adding darks on top of the greys and browns from the last stage. I also added some whites as well. I think
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