Storm - Windsor Great Park circa 1986

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I spend alot of my time Katy fiddling with my paintings so I know how you feel. This is a lovely composition either way.

Posted by Chris Scott on Sun 26 Jun 14:58:18

What a fine horse he was Katy. A lovely painting.

Posted by Denise Cat on Sun 26 Jun 15:20:41

Well done you for persistence, I like it Katy

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 26 Jun 16:43:14

I think it's turned out well Katy - the sense of movement is very good. Storm looks lovely - looks a bit Exmoor ish in this painting.

Posted by Sarah Crouch on Sun 26 Jun 18:02:58

A lovely painting Katy. Perseverance does help to work it out.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sun 26 Jun 18:25:36

Thank you Chris, Denise, Heather, Sarah and Spencer for liking Storm, I never thought I would finish it to be honest. Sarah, he was a Welsh cross TB but the points on his muzzle and eyes did give him an Exmoor look.

Posted by Katy Dean on Sun 26 Jun 19:30:50

A lovely way to remember your first horse Katy. Fiddled with or not its a lovely painting.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 27 Jun 11:47:06

Very clever painting showing movement with the horse jumping the fence Katy.

Posted by Gillian Dix on Mon 27 Jun 20:07:48

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My first horse Storm. I started this painting in 1996, I fiddled, faffed and filed it over and over again. First the horse was wrong, then right. Couldn’t get my position right and then I got it. Then I hated the background and changed it. It’s been spattered with paint from other paintings. So I’ve cleaned it up, titivated again and here it is, less than perfect but done (or is it!) Acrylic on board 18” x 14”

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Katy Dean

I am an amateur artist. I started drawing in 1993 when my husband bought me a £2.50 book on how to draw. I had just lost my horse after 24 years and needed a distraction. I was earning my living, believe it or not, pressing flowers and selling my work at craft shows. In time I introduced a little…

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