Horse Portraits

Below is a small selection of horse portraits I have painted over the last 20 years.

Gary

A big gorgeous bay horse called Gary. Bay horses can be so many different colours depending on the sunlight, whether they have their summer or winter coat. I had a selection of images to work from so went for more of the summer coat colour.

11" x 14" - Pastel Pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat

Ade and Nim

Ade and Nim, a gorgeous bright bay and what is actually a skewbald. It took 2 photo shoots to get the lovely pose of Ade, the first time he was a bit down, the 2nd a herd of deer captured his attention. Nim was straight away alert.

I really enjoyed painting horses again, and look forward to many more.

'beyond delighted with them!'

16 x 12" Pastel Pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat

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Bay Stallion

During lockdown i started going through old photos to look for subjects to draw, and come across this handsome chap. Being a stallion they tend to have a glossy coat, and I am amazed by the number of colours I used to get the shine on his coat and what fun I had in doing so.

12" x 10" - Pastel Pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat

Coco

This lovely mare is leased by a friend, who commissioned me to do a painting of Coco for her owners. I have on good authority they loved it.

14" x 11" - Pastel Pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat

Alfie the Shire

Shire horses are one of my favourite breeds, Alfie was no exception and stood at approx 17.2hh. I absolutely loved painting his picture.

Custom Size Approx A3 - Pastel Pencil on Colourfix Paper

Breeze

I completed this picture back in 2010 from a photo supplied by the owner.

Pastel Pencils and Soft Pastel on Hahnemuhle Pastel Paper

These 2 bay horses were commissioned in around 2002. Produced on Colourfix Paper with Soft Pastels and Pastel Pencils. The final pictures were scanned rather than photographed, hence they look a little different from my other images.

I'm not sure the pictures would have had the same impact if I had painted them without their bridles on.