This portrait was commissioned by my oldest friend for her mother for Christmas. As most memorials do, this portrait has a twinge of sadness. My friend wanted to memorialize her mom’s horse whom died unexpectedly this year. He wasn’t old and nobody really knows what happened. I have worked with horses my whole life and sadly this does occasionally happen. However, we always want to remember the good times we had with our loved ones and that’s what this painting is all about. My friend sent me some photographs of her mother, the horse and the two of them galloping across the fields. She told me to just “do my thing” which is my favorite kind of commission: total trust and no rules. The results I think were great; this was my favorite thing I painted this year! I wanted to capture a dream like state, a magical place where we can meet briefly between the living and dead worlds. Her mother loved it, my friend said Christmas morning was a “pool of tears.” Good tears!
12″ x 12″ Acrylic on Canvas
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