Equestrian Paintings

'Cracking the Whip'

This is a painting that was done in a ‘loose’ abstract  feel incorporating a representational plan also. The painting has colour seeping all over the canvas along with a sense of ’speed’ and action - this was my aim from the start. I have said all along: i love horses, and this was no exception. I wanted to get away from the ‘norm’ and paint in a loose spontaneous way. I really had to try to plan this hard, to get a real sense of excitement and vigor in the riders and horses. I think..hopefully I’ve gone a bit to get this. It deserved to be painted loosely and with dashing strokes of my paint brush

This is a fine U.S equestrian artist: Karen Brenner. I like her loose style. She paints horses with a passion you will see in her work. I hope you enjoy this short clip. I was looking for a utube clip of an Irish equestrian artist: Peter Curling which i couldn’t find - which i found most unusual as he is well know here and the U.K.