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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.

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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!
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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.


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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. Read More

I've been working on this painting for awhile now, tweaking it off and on and finally calling it good. I had never had an inkling as to what I was going to name it until tonight when I posted it. I started with the Grey Bronc...ok, pretty boring for a name, and I'm trying to portray action and excitement here. So I stopped to think back what captured my imagination in the first place on this one. I'm often amazed at the abilities of the bronc and the rider as they battle for the upper hand and how well matched they are. This was one of those battles... yes, they are both "tough enough" to win.
 
Ah! "Tough Enough" - good name. Then it occured to me that all week long I have been noticing the storefront windows of our town painted with the saying "Are you tough enough to wear pink?" (to the rodeo this weekend at our county fair), promoting breast cancer awareness. It then occured to me that the cowboy in my painting is wearing a shade of pink...cool. And since I am a breast cancer survivor of over a year now it all seemed to fall into place...serendipitous, subliminal or something!

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