Drawing Horses

Black Beauty

Remember these guys…..?  Black Beauty himself and the cast from the TV Series from the 1970’s.

As a child I would draw horses all the time.

I was completely mad about them.

I knew all sorts of facts about horses, their kit, how to keep them, their breeds and colours.  But there was no chance of owning one myself or of even being taught to ride.  Instead I read a lot of horse books from the library and drew them prolifically.

Champion The Wonder Horse

Champion the Wonder Horse, White Horses, Follyfoot and Black Beauty were among my favourite TV programmes.  I bought the Black Beauty LP and used to play it on our old single deck before I went to school.  I even made up words to the theme tune,  I was too embarrassed to sing them in front of my friend so I did so from behind the toilet cubicle door at school.  Strange days.

Horse Paintings

Today I started a new set of ACEOs with a Horse theme, here are the first two.

Dapples & Tassels, and Feathers & Forelocks.

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