Today I will share with you how my latest 6x5 feet oil painting came to life.

Of course I had no idea that this will be my first painting of horses. I started with an idea of painting a quasi monotone sunset, accentuating the light by strong contrast.

But as almost always, things come as I walk the path of creation.

First I wanted to put a walking couple- dad with a kid- walking towards the ocean.

Then I wanted to put a sitting chief on the beach with Viking ship hitting the beach. I discarded that although I still like this sinister idea. Might do it one day.

Then it hit me- running horses. Without rider, just free beautiful horses running wild.

And so it came to be.

Enjoy the step by step process.

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First layer is always about getting rid of the white plain canvas and getting rough shapes in place.

This was before I realized that the beach will be covered by thin layer of water

First sign of horses! I mean now they still look like greyhounds :)

And the final result!

I hope you liked it!

Much Love to all,

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Jan
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