January 19, 2018

Morning Workout"  Here's a new painting utilizing my new favorite thing, gold paint.

It's painted from photos I took many years ago in Ireland (of course) on a golden morning in West Clare, where the coast road south of Fanore turns inland before returning to the sea at Doolin. There were other horses grazing in the meadow by the side of the road, but this mother and child were not grazing, instead galloping in synchronized beauty like pairs figure skaters. Whenever mom swooped left or right, her beautiful chestnut foal remained glued to her side, if occasionally caught off guard by a burst of speed or a sudden turn. The whole exercise lasted only a minute or two but gave me the memory of a lifetime.