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Lonesome Guy
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| Medium: |
Pastel |
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| Year: |
2010 |
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The horse I call Lonesome Guy (because I don't know his real name) was standing with his head over the fence when I was able to get several fine shots of him. After deleting the background and deleting the fence, I was able to concentrate on his gentle face. He was also given a haircut, and colours in his coat that the sun was reflecting have been highlighted. |
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Lonesome, as I call him, is owned by a neighbour and she has him in a paddock near the road, so I get to say hello to him a lot. He is a big old thoroughbred and I think he was competing in show until not long ago. I always admired his action, smooth and fluid like he was floating above the ground and who could resist that face! |
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I gave a print of this pastel to the neighbour directly across the road from Lonesome, because he looks so much like a horse she recently owned. She had just experienced a bad week and needed cheering up, so I left it in her mail box as a surprise. I caught up with her recently, she claims that she loves it so much, she is getting it framed and yes, it did cheer her up - so I am happy! |
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I hope his owner likes this portrait of her lovely old horse as much as I have enjoyed drawing it. |
| Dimensions: |
29.7 cm (width) × 42 cm (height) |
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Artist |
| Credit: |
Original photography by Janice Mills |
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