Original artwork description:

- Size: 26x18 inches (65x45 cm)
- Materials: Oil on canvas
- Technique: Classical glazing technique
- Style: Classical realism
- Originality: Original artwork, one of a kind, not a print
- Year: 2004
- Signature: Signed on front/back, certificate of authenticity included
- Framing: Unframed


DESCRIPTION

There's a particular quietness to stable light - that quality of illumination filtering through small windows, catching dust motes and straw, creating zones of warm shadow and golden highlight. This painting captures that atmosphere perfectly, a mare and her foal standing together in peaceful domesticity, painted with the kind of honest observation that comes from actually knowing horses.

The white mare dominates the composition, her pale coat rendered in subtle gradations of cream, gray, and warm ochre where light hits her muscular form. She stands protective and calm, while her chestnut foal nurses beneath her, a study in youthful angles and awkward grace.

The color palette is deliberately restrained and naturalistic - earth tones, warm browns, cream whites, touches of rust and gold in the straw. It's the palette of actual stables, of old wood and aged plaster, of horses and hay. There's no sentimentality here, no prettifying - just honest observation of a moment between mother and offspring in the space they inhabit.

What elevates this beyond simple animal painting is the quality of light and atmosphere. You can almost smell the hay, feel the cool stable air, hear the quiet sounds of horses shifting weight. The loose, confident brushwork suggests an artist painting what they know, working quickly to capture fleeting light and authentic gesture rather than laboring over photographic detail.

This is rural life painted with affection but without romance, understanding that beauty lives in working spaces, in the bond between mare and foal, in golden straw catching afternoon light. Perfect for anyone who knows horses, who understands that the most profound moments often happen in the quietest places.


COLOR DISCLAIMER

Please note that colors in digital images may vary slightly from the actual artwork due to differences in screen settings, device calibration, and lighting conditions.
The full-frontal images of the artworks are captured with a professional camera in natural daylight to show the most accurate representation possible.


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Materials used:

Oil

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