Paintings...

Since I've been so busy with schoolwork I haven't had a chance to update y'all on artwork. MUCHO MUCHO THANKS to friends Al & Kat in Virginia who were kind enough to ship a digital camera to me so that I can take decent photos from now on, no more crappy cellphone pics, YAY! So below is the same thing that I posted on our racing forum:

Here's a couple of paintings that I did in class during the spring term. First, a painting of Curlin. It's oil on canvas, 40"x32". I used a technique that I'd never tried before, by using a palette knife to apply the paint instead of using a brush. It was like trying to paint with a butter knife!

If you want to see a really close-up view to see the texture from the knife go to this link: http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9444/curlinfinelargecc7.jpg

Then, we had a project where we had to duplicate a "Master work" but then make a change to it. I chose to reproduce a painting by Edgar Degas, called "Race Horses at Longchamp." But, I made them cowboys on horses instead. A little kitsch maybe, but hey I'm from Texas! I'm calling it "Cowboys at Longchamp." It's oil on canvas, and rather large at 60"x48". And yes I used regular paintbrushes for this one.

I'll be talking to the local gallery that has my work on display to see if they have room for this one. Maybe someone around here would want to hang it above their sofa, lol.