Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Let's Roll watercolor painting of standardbred pacer

watercolor painting Standardbred pacer racehorse 9 by 12 inch © Maria T Reichert
My entry for the Daily Paintworks Challenge, The Wheel Challenge.  This was the only reference photo in  my photo library of wheels...  I titled it "Let's Roll".  I do enjoy watching a horse doing what they enjoy, and some of them do love speed!

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6 comments:

  1. Studio at the FarmFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Maria, I LOVE this so very much!!! You really have caught the excitement of the race. My horse, Bruno, was a pacer for several years.

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  2. Maria's WatercolorFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Thank you Kathryn, they are such wonderful horses!

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  3. PatFebruary 1, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    I've only seen these kind of races on the tv, but you've captured the fast paced excitement, for sure! xx

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  4. BlagaFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Wow, this is just gorgeous! I love how you managed to preserve the transparency despite the dark hews. And the movement is perfect! When I dare to paint a horse I'll have much to learn from you.

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  5. Maria's WatercolorFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Thanks Pat, My husband works at these tracks quite a bit and we used to spend a lot of time there before children, so many horses just seem to love the speed. Thanks Blaga, definitely the hardest part to paint was the wheel! so round and precise, I struggle a bit with precise.....

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  6. Mermaid's PaletteFebruary 2, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    This is beautiful, Maria! You really captured the movement and speed here. I love it!

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