Horse by burnt tree WIP painting

Horse by burnt tree WIP painting

This is a work in progress showing the stages of a painting depicting a horse nibbling at some grass at the base of a burnt tree. The location is the New Forest, Hampshire in the UK.
The painting is done in oils on a canvas board measuring 12" x 10". The first panel shows the basic drawing done on a red acrylic ground which is my preferred base for painting on. The drawing is done in brown acrylic paint. The second panel shows a base layer with colours applied using acrylic paint which acts as the under painting. The third panel shows the finished oil painting on top, completed during April 2016.

Stages of a small oil painting

 

New Forest Open Art Exhibition 2014

Artist Martin Davey with 'Horse in the New Forest' oil painting

New Forest Open Art Exhibition 2014

I currently have a picture of mine exhibited in the New Forest Open Art Exhibition. The theme was the New Forest (Hampshire, UK) and the painting shows a horse standing in an avenue of trees on a sunny day. It is called 'Horse in the New Forest'.
The painting is done in oils on an acrylic base of muted dark colours. Underneath that is a red ground surface. It measures 20" x 16".
The exhibition is held from the 26th July until the 30th August at the New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst.
The image shows my self on the preview evening on the 24th standing next to the painting.