5×7, Oil over very rough acrylic base
Sold without frame, $35
The more I observe the form of the horse the more I realize what a moving target it really is, in part I think because its power and beauty is so distracting. Our long ago ancestors had the knack of capturing the essence of these wild things without fretting too much about the form. As an oil painter when I try to emulate their approach, it really frees me up, but I admit it's hard to escape the pull of western thinking.
