I finally got around to painting a couple horses I encountered near the grounds of Taos Pueblo in the winter of 2018. I'm pretty sure the light horse was named Merwin, as he looked just like the one in a photo I saw at Taos Plaza that year. My heart went out to all the horses who had to tough out the long New Mexico winters without even a blanket for warmth. At least these two didn't seem to be undernourished.
Continuing with the fish theme, here's a study of a red snapper.
This quick little study of a colorful triggerfish was quite satisfying because it was something I could do within an hour. I think he's happy, too. Let's leave it at that.
Although you'd never know it from the colors, this abstract ditty was made from paint left over from the previous painting, Winter Garden. When I finish a painting, if there is enough paint left over, I like to play with it and use it up because I customize my palette for the color needs of each painting and hate to waste the paint.
This is a winter scene from the property in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico where I lived in 2018. It was a magical 4-acre property, a sculpture garden with both natural and man-made sculptures dotted throughout, one of which (a wood totem) is visible beyond the stream on the right.
With this quick little study of a seahorse, I'm just playing around a bit with composition, color, and techniques, using various tools for mark making, etc. I find the seahorse to be such a magical little creature.
