My painting of Frankel is almost finished. This is the first time in a long time that I've painted anything on canvas but I'm really impressed with the Windsor & Newton 100% linen series. I've been undecided on the background for some time and after a bit of trial and error I eventually decided to go with something a little more realistic but which didn't detract from the horse. I still need to tie together all the paint surfaces with a little body colour mixed with liquin to even out those parts which have dried in more than others and then it's off to the photographers.
He will eventually be available as a print but I'm not sure if I will be able to get these out for Christmas as it's already nearly December. Phew, how time flies!
With many thanks again to John Pike of Racing Images for the use of such a great photograph.
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