I have never painted a horse before, so this subject was a bit outside my comfort range. I usually paint faces and figures, so it's good to do something else. I guess I could argue that every subject is foreign because you have never painted that particular face or place before anyway.
I found the reference photo for this on flickr with a creative commons license. I loved the yellow light that backlit the horses.
This is quite a large piece - it's a 16x20 on canvas. I had toned the canvas a pinkish color and purposely let a little of it show through in the clouds and the distant mountains.
I soooo wish I had time to paint every day. It's like falling in love - I fall in love with every subject and then in my own way - bring my idea of them to life.
