Meant to congratulate you too on, not just the painting of the horses, but the research to get the different breeds correct. Bays and Chestnuts often confused. The blacks really well shaded. The grey is superb. No whites in the eyes…perfect!
Only thing screams out at me though. Not one has a blaze on the face. ( I try to add something constructive in any comment, rather than just say "cool")
The simplest stripe totally transforms horse faces and a larger marking makes the horse face tackle stand out.
The grey muzzles I have tried, but never get them as good as this. I notice you have used no pink at the lip edge. Neither do I. I have countless photos I work from, but have never got that right. They look like wooden rocking horses when I finish. No idea why. Horses can have very pink lips after all.
OK I may be weird, but I am even more enthusiastic about your horses than the riders (which are obviously great).
Indulge me….. three close ups of his images. Cheek I know, as his copyright, but they illustrate what I will take away from this, as a lesson.
Neck muscles on horses. Not like they are on steroids, which we do see………but subtle yet distinctive…..brilliant (photos are good to take this level of zoom BTW)
