the Colt

[gxhpainter2]

an impressionistic view of a young colt and his mother feeding peacefully... hope you enjoy this effort.

[Enug]

I'm loving this new direction Garry - not saying I didn't appreciate the more abstract style but now I don't have to work so hard to see the 'message'.

[justjean]

Gary,

[Marilyn Anne]

I love impressionism and the subject is so dear. I got to pet a brand new colt years ago. They are amazing and so soft. Definitely enjoy the painting Gary.

[gxhpainter2]

I'm loving this new direction Garry - not saying I didn't appreciate the more abstract style but now I don't have to work so hard to see the 'message'.

I understand that, abstracts by their very nature are not easily grasp, but in doing them for the past few years I learned so much about digital color and mark making, it seems to have come full circle for me going back to a loose impressionistic realism that incorporates what I have learned.

Gary,

justjean what can I say? thank you!

I love impressionism and the subject is so dear. I got to pet a brand new colt years ago. They are amazing and so soft. Definitely enjoy the painting Gary.

thanks Marilyn Anne I guess we both live in horse country, as I was driving around the other day with my camera I wanted to get some reference material and knew this pasture had 3-4 new colts and their mares with some outstanding twisted old junipers and bright green grass..

[damasocl]

Awesome!!!!
Great paintings!!!!
I love it...
I can to smell the country...

[Caesar]

Excellent one! More neo-macchiaiolo than neo-impressionist I'd say (not too different after all) and a most aweful painting indeed! You know how to transpose a scene or a picture into a tasty artpiece!

[gxhpainter2]

Awesome!!!!
Great paintings!!!!
I love it...
I can to smell the country...

ah thanks to you my friend for directing me toward the possibilities of the tracing image.

Excellent one! More neo-macchiaiolo than neo-impressionist I'd say (not too different after all) and a most aweful painting indeed! You know how to transpose a scene or a picture into a tasty artpiece!

Ah thanks Caesar, once again the depth of knowledge in your art history lead me to look up new-macchiaiolo.. and I found Florentine Giovanni Fattori one of its best artists. also this page that describes the method. You are absolutely spot on, the "patches" of light and dark are the style I wanted, not knowing of neo-macchiaiolo however..


http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...38/Macchiaioli

[Caesar]

Actually the prefix neo (new in ancient Greek) is an addition of mine to indicate that You're not exactly among the starting Macchiaioli painter wave ...LOL as an example of a serious use of it in art history I may cite the Neoclassicisme of Ingres for instance.

[gxhpainter2]

Actually the prefix neo (new in ancient Greek) is an addition of mine to indicate that You're not exactly among the starting Macchiaioli painter wave ...LOL as an example of a serious use of it in art history I may cite the Neoclassicisme of Ingres for instance.

well excellent, I am glad I am not THAT old !...