Work in Progress III

It's time to feature another painting currently in progress. Now is the turn for a painting featuring not a grey but a glorious chestnut! The model for this painting is the colt Versailes (Vervaldee x Pashonate) who has proved to be a fabulous inspiration.

Arabian Gold II -- 24" x 18" Oil on canvas

 This painting is the second in a series of three and accordingly, the second most progressed. There will still be a few more layers on this painting to further build up the contrast and depth before it is finished. Looking forward to finishing it and having some prints made!

Work in Progress I: Update

This post is an update to one of my previous work in progress preview paintings. Hopefully I can show a bit of my painting process.

Oil on canvas board 30" x 20"

I have just completed another full layer to this painting and I am pleased with its progress! There is still some work to continue on this painting; the next work is to add some glazes when this current layer has dried. The tonal values of this painting are still being worked on but these will all come together with the next few glazes and layers!

Whilst waiting for this painting to dry I am now working in rotation on two other paintings whilst sketching some others.

Work in Progress II

Thought it was about time for another painting preview! I am working on quite a few paintings for completion this Summer and I thought it would be nice giving a glimpse of what I'm working on.

Work in Progress "The Call" 28" x 16" Oil on canvas

I had planned this painting a long time before I started sketching it, so it's been a long time in the pipe line! It is now about halfway finished with a few more layers and glazes to go on. The background is obviously the least complete at the moment as I like to work on the horse first in a painting.

The inspiration for this painting is one of the ethereal grey Polish mares that I have had the pleasure to see at international shows and following this I hope painting will be bit of a dreamy night-scene.

And now whilst the current layer of paint dries on this painting I will now work on one of my chestnut Arabian paintings, though I can never resist the lure of a grey for too long.

Works In Progress I

Oil on canvas board 30" x 20" Shannan El Madan

I am working on many oil paintings for completion in 2011 and will be posting pictures of works in progress between now and completion.

This painting is in the early stages. I layer my paintings up with many thin layers of paint and glazes, all which are allowed to dry between one layer and the next. This painting still has plenty of layers to go and will be finished in 2011. There may still be some small changes in details such as with the mane and the mouth but I am pleased with how this painting is progressing.


This painting is one in a series of 3 which are all the same size and similiar in composition. Progress pictures of these paintings will be posted in the upcoming weeks.


Inspiration for this painting: Shannan El Madan (Shael Dream Desert x Perla K) owned by Al-Mohamadia Stud. Photographed at the UKIAHS show 2009.