Joyful Purpose

A glimpse of Heaven

The eyes have it to be sure.  I have always been fascinated by a horse's eye.  They tell you so much about them and you most definitely get a glimpse into their soul.











and when it comes to painting them - the eye is key - if you can capture their eye - you can capture their essence.







They say "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." 

But I say that you can see the glimpse of Heaven through their eyes.

Painter's Progress ~ Finale

"Fanniya"                                                                                acrylic   18x24

The painting - The "Mare" is finished.  Now I can show you what I was working from start to finish ~

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Painter's Progress II

Here is the latest progression of  "Mare".  Which is when I start laying down more specific colors and details.   And it continues - stay tuned ...


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Painter"s Progress

I started working on a new group of horse paintings today and thought I would share the stages of progress with you.

sketch image - this takes me the longest in trying to get the proportions and angles correct

lay down tones

lay in a background color

stay tuned ...

Remembrance part deux

This was done in class with Judy Wilkenfeld in Aging Gracefully - I put my own twist on it ~

This is another remembrance book of all of the horse partners in my life over the past 33 years

a photo of a quilt my mom made me that has all the names of my horses
on the right is me and Creus

me and Rio Concho my POA

Me and my very first horse at 7yrs ~ Mariner~ thoroughbred cross

me and Ebony AQHA

me and Habi ~ Arabian

Painter"s Progress

                                                       Ebony 36"x72" acrylic

This is my painting of Ebony almost finished. The hardest part is getting the scale right when working on such a close image on this big of a scale - but I feel it is almost there - almost .....

And here is the start of something new.

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul

                                                          "Grey Mare" 24"x48" acrylic

The eyes tell you the story don't they?  I have finished my latest painting of "The Grey Mare" - funny everyone who sees it says it looks like Ebony (even though she was black and looked nothing like this)  I get it though - it's in the eye and her spirit is coming through my work I believe - whatever the case I am feeling good and purposeful about this new direction.