Here is a piece I call "Desert Runners Tres", it's a watercolor pencil, 5" x 9.5" on 136 lb watercolor cold press paper. I did this piece as a refuge of sorts from a project I did earlier that did not turn out as well as I wanted. I also put the other piece up on an artist website for constructive criticism and unfortunately, got slammed by a couple of people who, let's just say, did not give what I call "constructive" comments. Aaargh, anyway, I needed to do a piece that would restore my confidence a bit.
So I used some background shots of the Valley of Fire state park from my personal collection (Valley of Fire State Park is located just north of Las Vegas, NV) and a copyright free horse photo from an online library. The horses are all different colors, or different bay colors, and I wanted to portray them just running because they can! An allegory for freedom, my freedom to be creative and like what I produce. When I am out in the desert, I feel this immense sense of freedom and my mental burdens gone or lightened. My three horses here, I feel, are enjoying this sense of freedom too. When I look at this painting, it reminds me of that special sense of being free in the desert!
I plan to sell this piece. I should have it listed in my Etsy shoppe soon and I'll make some prints as well. I'm going to be working on some small paintings for bookmark projects next so hopefully I'll have those ready soon!
