"Ride the Wave"
Acrylic on archival panel, 14 x 11"
Gold 4" plein air frame with engraved wooden title plate.
$1000 framed

To me, color is energy and movement, and sometimes the color comes before I even know what the subject will be.

Like in this painting, which began as a broad splash of bright color across the canvas.

I wasn't sure what I was going to paint over it, but whatever it was,

I wanted it to flow with the energy that was already there.

I tried to leave some of the background showing through on the horse and rider,

so they'd be part of the flow, not pasted on top of it.

Here's how it looked early in the process:

 

Detail:

 

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