This is a painting of our good friend Marina riding her horse Amir. They live near Tahachipi and we spent a weekend with them. ( Husband Rick too) Wonderful! While there I was able to take several pictures of the area and Amir, while our hubbies were out trekking the countryside. When I got home I thought it would be so fun to try and paint Marina riding one of her horses. (I never painted a horse before, let alone someone riding) I tied a string from an artist desk light (R) to a Lava Lamp on the (L) side of my table. Then I'd found the cutest clothespins and with those attached several of the photos, so I could look up at them as I worked. (I'm sure there is a much more professional way of doing it, but it worked!) So as usual I just started and dove in. I especially had fun getting all of the colors in Amir just right. (He has spots) I'm pretty sure Marina said he is an Arabian, and they probably aren't called spots. The next thing that I enjoyed doing were the trees. I love adding layers of paint to bring out the branches and detail on the trunks. Marina was the hardest to paint, because the photo didn't really look like her to me, so I kept trying to change it. And she looked so serious, I tried to give her a slight smile. I finally got to where I felt it was finished. I actually painted this a couple of years ago. At that time I was so concerned about recording everything exactly as it was in the photo. Now I've learned that I don't have to put everything in. And if I want to remove something, or make a branch go a certain way, I can. : )
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