3 Amigos - work in progress

3 Amigos - work in progress

Trying to find images to paint for the upcoming Arizona exhibition has been easy and hard at the same time... When I first saw this photo of Lance's I just knew I had to paint it.. I look for images that speak to me and get my creative juices flowing..

These little In's just spoke out and yelled paint me paint me.. and so the 3 Amigos was started.

3 Amigos 10" x 14" watercolour

Off to Sedona in August unless sold prior

Catherin McMillan

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome

Original art work for sale

Gift vouchers available

Lay byes welcome

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Back in the saddle - work in progress

Back in the Saddle

With the Brumby Whisperer completed for Arizona its time to get stuck back into Back in the Saddle 

I really enjoy painting black and white watercolours so Ive made the decision that half of the pieces for Arizona will be black and white watercolours.

Upon completion Back in the Saddle will be 10" x 14"

Catherin McMillan

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome.. gift vouchers available

Lay byes welcome

Pay Pal accepted

The Brumby Whisperer

The Brumby Whisperer

Well I think this fellow is finally finished... didn't want to add to much colour to the horses mane being white or cream in colour it could have become quite messy.

The Brumby Whisperer will be part of the Arizona exhibition in August unless sold before hand

10" x 14" watercolour  
Catherin McMillan
http://www.animalarthouse.com/
email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome ... gift vouchers available

Lay byes  accepted.

Pay pal welcome

The Brumby Whisperer - work in progress

The Brumby Whisperer Stage 2

Started work on the horses head .. blocking his head and neck... and started work on the horseman's face and beard..

Some artists make beards on men look so easy.. Ive decided its a challenge as you don't want it to look like a line around the jaw but don't want it to look like a muddy puddle either.

Will continue working on the horse and then come back and re-work the horseman's face..

The Brumby Whisperer is10" x 14" and watercolour

Catherin McMillan

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Original work for sale

Commissions welcome

Lay byes and gift vouchers available

Pay Pal accepted

The Brumby Whisperer - work in progress

The Brumby Whisperer - work in progress

I have a soft spot for brumbies not just because I learnt to ride on one as a small child that my grandfather owned or the fact that I now own my own brumby boy Star..

They are a breed of horse unlike any other I have ever met, intelligent, funny and loyal.. I wanted to show the bond that can be created between man and a wild spirit..

Hence the Brumby Whisperer was born.

The Brumby Whisperer will be 10" x 14" and is in  watercolour

It will be part of my exhibition pieces for the exhibition I will be part of in Sedona Arizona in August 2011

Catherin McMillan

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Original work for sale

Commissions welcome

Lay byes and gift vouchers available

Pay Pal accepted

Magestic

Majestic

During the weekend I attended the Shoalhaven Dressage Clubs 25th Anniversary competition.. setting up a display of my artwork.. as something a little different I decided to do a live demonstration of a pastel portrait.

It was a lot of fun and nice to know that people knew exactly who it was I was drawing with out me having to tell them... A big Frisian stallion named The Wizard.

Majestic is now finished and offered for sale

20" x 25"
pastel - unframed
$1000.00 + shipping

Catherin McMillan
http://www.animalarthouse.com/

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com

Commissions welcome ... Original artwork for sale

Lay byes and gift vouchers available

Pay Pal accepted.

Desert Princess

Desert Princess

Ive wanted to try a black on black work for such a long time.. but being such a fuss pot when it comes to reference photos .. it took awhile until I found just the right image to try this.

It was a lot of fun working out which parts to leave the same colour as the paper that is no colour added to the paper at all.. In some places I had to remove pastel as with all the blending those spots lost that pure black of the paper..

Ive had a suggestion that I should try a leopard appy in a snow storm.. now that would be a challenge ☺

Desert Princess

22" x 25"

Pastel on canson pastel paper

SOLD

Lay byes welcome

Catherin McMillan

http://www.animalarthouse.com/

Commissions accepted

Original artwork for sale

Lay byes and gift vouchers available

Pay Pal Accepted

email: catherin@animalarthouse.com