Monday, July 11, 2011

Palomino Morning - an original equine watercolor painting

I love the contours of the equine form - I think it may be in my blood; I was born in Lexington, Kentucky. As a child I lived in front of a huge horse farm. I would sit in my back yard looking forlorn and bored until the owners would come invite me to hang out with the horses. After that I was hooked! I grew up doing small shows, riding bareback to the nearby lake, and even riding to work at, you guessed it, a stable. Horses saved me during those years, and I still love their smell, watching them move, and painting them. Even though I don't have horses right now, I still need to get my fix, only now, it's through art. I hope you enjoy my little painted celebrations of all things equestrian!

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8 comments:

Elizabeth said...

I love this painting! Is it on a gessoed panel? How do you find the archival quality of this approach for watercolor?

Carol Blackburn said...

Rachel, it is awesome. What did you paint it on?

rachelsstudio.com said...

This is on a birch panel that I then painted with a new watercolor base, kind of like gesso. I'm not in my studio so I can't remember the name of it. After I painted I sprayed it with fixative.

Maria's Watercolor said...

Just beautiful Rachel! Love a pretty palomino! Great angle on this horse.

Art with Liz said...

A beautiful painting of a beautiful animal.

rachelsstudio.com said...

BTW, I used Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground. It's my new boyfriend.

dgibbs said...

such a wonderful talent! I have always lived in KY and around horses.

Franky said...

amazing