Monthly Archives: January 2016

Horse in pastel ‘The meet’

horse in pastel, and charcoal. New horses introduced into the field, results in some powerful expressions from the herd. Dominance, submission…..lots of squeals.   The pecking order is under threat, does the leader meet his challenger?           … Continue reading

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‘A mothers love’cow and calf in pastel.

I have had the pastels and charcoal out lately, not quite so much clearing away, although a fair bit of dusty residue remains on the floor! This is ‘ A mother love’ for obvious reasons

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Morning ride, and the new forest is looking beautiful with a fog carpet.

Arfter mucking out the ponies my daughter and I went out for a quick ride. The forest is very wet at the moment, so sticking to the tracks was the best option on our ride. We had the urge to … Continue reading

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Painting with ink, dressage horse

I have been experimenting with painting in ink, a variety of colours and brands, ( brown shades and white) plus black Indian ink watered down, and neat. Although I have used ink before, it has been for use in backgrounds. … Continue reading

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Leg yield, dressage watercolour

watercolour of dapple grey, leg yielding. Mmmm, not feeling it this weekend with the painting, ended up rushing this. Never mind.

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‘The last quack’ has sent me quackers! Watercolour lab with duck

This is one of my last ‘ to finish paintings’ I started it a couple of months ago, and really could not get into it, maybe it was my subject choice? Even yesterday it was a struggle to get into … Continue reading

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