CHALLENGER SPOOKED Hello again, these two paintings are basically the same concept. The Challenger came to me as I was looking at a small Danbury mint model I have of a Duesenberg. The original idea was the person driving a 300 horsepower vehicle creating dust and smoke in their wake and also forming the image of the horses and chariot. Upon completing this work I realized I spent too much time on the anatomy of the horses and made them look less "dream-like". I still like the painting but it didn't meet my initial visualization of the work. This is what can happen if I don't take the time to draw the image out and study it before committing to canvas. So I decided I would work on another piece only this time plan it out through sketches and drawings to see what would work best to represent my vision of "ghost horses". I named this second piece Spooked.
I am a realist, fine art, oil painter. My background in art includes teaching drawing and art history at the college level, an MFA in Visual Arts and numerous regional and national awards.