Showing posts with label painting in pastel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting in pastel. Show all posts

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Cattle Drive in Pastel


"Safe Passage"
11" x 12"
pastel on Art Spectrum


In between this one and the ravens there was a large 
18" x 24" painting
that I spent days and days on - 
only to leave it - some just don't make it.
It didn't - but glad this one did!

It was tricky making that horse back leg look like it's in movement, but
I think I did it. 

This was done from a photo of the Stock Show
Parade in Denver..borrowed from a friend, but I took out
the other cowboys, and the city buildings - added a prairie
background..and removed some of the cattle.
There was such a jumble of them, I got lost on all
those legs...and made this a 'cattle drive' on the 
prairie instead.

I won't be blogging tomorrow I don't think, so Happy Valentines Day
one day early!

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