Horses have always been a very important part of my life; I started riding at 5 years old and completely fell in love and got "horse obsessed" as my parents called it. In my time I have exercised polo ponies, Arabian racehorses in Abu Dhabi, competed in show jumping and cross-country competitions. Frustratingly, due to a knee injury I can't ride at the moment but one day in the hopefully not too distant future, that will change.
The reference photographs for this pastel drawing were taken at Al Shaqab in Qatar during a show-jumping competition. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the horse as he was one of many in the warmup paddock, however I loved the soft focused look in his eye.
First stage establishing the basics.
Working on the bridle and wishing I had chosen a bridle-less horse to draw!
Final drawing.
This one took quite a while due to the bridle but quite like the end result.
Pastel on Canson paper with Nupastels, Daler Rowney soft pastels and pastel pencils. Framed size 62cm x 50cm.
Lovely work with line and shading! Yes, bridles tend to complicate a horse head drawing.
ReplyDeleteSo true regarding the bridles, horses will be running free in my next drawings!
DeleteWow, the detail in this is phenomenal. How long does it take you to create something as complex? Also, thanks for your comment on my site. I think I need to add your url into my site to make sure search engines follow your link. I’ll do that on my return home.
ReplyDeleteWow, what phenomenal detail! How long does it take to create something this detailed?
ReplyDeleteI would hate to count up the hours, this one did take ages! Thank you for your nice comment.
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