Early Morning at the Horse Show

Early Morning at the Horse Show

Oil on linen – 27 x 25 inches

Selected for the 2015/2016 Society of Animal Artists annual exhibition and national tour

The splashes of sunlight in the midst of deep shadow stopped me in my tracks as this Percheron was being bathed.  Then the sprayer mist caught the sun just coming over the building.  Magic!  I took photos for reference but I also stood and stared, trying to commit to memory the values and colors in front of me that I would need if I’d have any chance of recreating this scene.