Dark Horse | Equine Fine Art Painting
I’ve always loved working with dark coloured and black backgrounds to create dramatic lighting in a painting. Colour Pencils and pastels are two traditional mediums that this technique works extremely well with, and I am pleased to say that it is the same for paintings created with digital pastels. It takes an awful lot of self control for me to stop adding more and more detail to a painting (traditional or digital), but I am loving exploring painting more freely and expressively while still capturing the essence of my subject, so I can see a few more of this style of painting in the future.
The Dark Horse – Michelle Wrighton © 2010
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April 4th, 2011 at 7:18 am
You have a lot of talent. This is just one amazing picture. I don’t know how you do this, what a great imagination you have and you talent, well is as good as it gets. Reminds me of the guy on TV that teaches painting, he is amazing also.
April 7th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
i definitely love horses since i was a kid, i love your painting, great art..
April 10th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Hi Michelle – stumbled over your site and have to say that I love your work – you have some great paintings here but the one that gets me the most is of the cat on the right hand – you seem to have captured it’s eyes and expression perfectly – I have a small black cat and your eyes are uncannily similar – Love to see more
April 11th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
What kind of breed is that? Stunning piece of art
Greg
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April 13th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
That’s a beautiful drawing. It reminds me a little of my horse Chester. I’m going to keep an eye out for your work more. Thanks