This was painted with no crutches, no pen and ink to delineate different areas or the use of visible pencil lines to show detail. This is 100% watercolor, with a bit of pastel added at the end to enhance certain areas of the sky and grass (which I do not consider a crutch). I think I was able to nail the musculature of the hind limbs with washes and a thin brush for detail.
For those who know me, know that horse were a central part of my life for almost a decade. I do not work with them any more, but sometimes people contact me about my old work. Back in April of last year I had the opportunity to visit Kentucky and took in some races at Keeneland. This is the photo from the back of the racing program. I took many of my own at the several farms that I visited during that trip. A handful of those are in the queue waiting to be painted.
Thus ends the streak of the Three Legged Horses. Thanks Cone.
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