What’s on my easel today

[muddy]

Painting is my hobby .
This is what's on my easel today .
It's an oil painting of an Andulusian horse done in sepia colours .
I haven't finished it yet can't decide what more to do .
There is always the danger of over doing it.

[klondike]

Looks great. I've never had those skills.

[Alex]

You're very talented Muddy !

[Michael Rolls]

super!

[GrannyMac]

Very striking! 

[muddy]

Thank you everyone .
I love horses and miss them 
I rarely ride now so I paint them instead .

[muddy]

Here is the ( almost ) finished picture .
Will probably leave it like this .
Are there any other painters ,potters etc on here ? 

[Raven]

I love that Muddy. I paint flat stones when the mood takes me. I'm not good but you can usually see what it's meant to he.
I got into it during Covid, painting the stones and hiding them in plain sight for the kids to find when I was out walking Dageus.
I kept about a half dozen that I liked for the garden. Keep meaning to start again, but need to do a beach reckie first to find some good stones to use.

[muddy]

You will have to post some pictures 🙂

[Raven]

Not very good but as I said, you can tell what their meant to be.

[Mups]

I love them, Raven.  Well done.
I have thought many times of trying that myself,  but never got round it.

In my gardening magazine someone sent a picture up recently of painted stones they used instead of labels for their garden plants.   They had painted a little picture of the plant and written the name,  and I thought it was a really good idea.

[klondike]

They certainly look plenty good enough to me. Nobody expects a Rembrandt or Constable on these stones and I'm sure the finders of those you did leave out for others were delighted.

[Mups]

I might treat myself to this book:

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9798281240284/stone-painting-for-beginners-a-step-by-step-guide/used?gc=GB&dwg=EAIaIQobChMIn8rA1vWalAMVhZtQBh3sUAdpEAQYByABEgLDMPD_BwE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22269009095&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn8rA1vWalAMVhZtQBh3sUAdpEAQYByABEgLDMPD_BwE


*  Apoligies Muddy,  if I am disrupting your thread. 

[Raven]

There's lot's of videos on YouTube of how to paint stones, I referred to them a lot. I also used paint pens not brush and paint, then varnished them after they dried.

[muddy]

I think they are brilliant !

That book looks great Mups .
And what a good idea re the plants .
I frequently forget what I have planted I put little markers in but they always seem to get lost / knocked over / and generally disappear forever .
A stone would be a much better option .