"Finally Spring"

©Trish Stevenson

8 x 5.5" Original Pastel

This painting was inspired by a trip to Teddy Roosevelt National Park last May. I was searching for the wild horses that inhabit the park and late in the afternoon was lucky enough to come across a small band. I am always excited to see them! There is just something amazing about wild horses when we are so used to seeing horses in their domesticated state. Along with these two younger horses there were a couple of mares with new babies and several other horses. They all looked a bit ragged after the winter and very focused on the new spring grass. I was impressed by their footwork on the steep hillside, no wonder they are known for being sure-footed, living in the badlands of North Dakota. 

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Painting a Black horse

6 x 6 Oil © Trish Stevenson

Because it absorbs light, I find portraying  black can be a bit tricky when it comes to painting, but it does allow room for color in the highlights...(shadows, too if you choose) I had not painted a black horse in this series yet and I do love black horses so I had to give it a go! 

 This is painted on a gallery-wrap canvas, painted on all 4 sides so you can hang as it is or frame as you wish. 

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Blue Roan #2

Here is another version of a Blue Roan. This one seems actually bluer than the previous post, just as in nature, some blue roans are more grey, some seem more blue. SOLD

Blue Roan #1

Blue roans - what a unique color in a horse  - and what fun to experiment painting them!
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Two Paintings at Browns Gallery in Boise

Brown's Gallery has been in Boise for over 40 years. They are hosting this year's exhibit of the Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies which runs throughout the month of July. I have these two paintings in the show. the juror of award is one of my very favorite pastelists and equine artists, Dawn Emerson.

On Watch

Number 12 painting of 100 in progress. Original pastel 6 x 9", unframed - price includes shipping within U.S. For purchase information, click here.

Grazing Greys

This piece was inspired by the wild horses of Teddy Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. It is a 6 x 9" original pastel, #11 of 100 paintings in progress. SOLD

Pryor Buckskin Mare

I took a couple of wild horse hunting trips this past summer and have done several paintings inspired by those trips. This one was from the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Preserve south of Billings, Montana. Buckskins are one of my many, many favorite colors of horses. For purchase information, click here to bid.