The Net

"The Net" , casein on board, 12 x 12" copyright2018 www.kathipeters.com

 

While watching the draft carriage horses at the stables, as they were being hitched to the carriages they would be pulling to take the summer tourists on their  trip across the carriage roads of Acadia, I was attracted to the fly nets that covered their bodies. I liked the way their lines covered the hefty bodies of the horses. I liked that it was a non-chemical solution for deterring bothersome flies the hefty draft horses. I liked how the way the simple thin delicate lines created interest on the horses'  muscled bodies. And I love the abstract design that I captured in the photos that I took as we readied our horses to go out on our drive.

Thus this painting.

 

 I know spring is somewhere out there....as we just experienced yet another snow storm. I am grateful for the hours I am able to sneak out of a day from taking care of home and hearth and barn chores. The eternal hope of spring helps.

 

Until then.....I paint.

Young Does On Our Farm

"Young Does" charcoal  on Strathmore Gray Scale paper , 9 x 12"

Often, on my walks around our farm , I come upon wildlife that share our woods. These young deer were grazing on a patch of green that grows in our over grown woods. I've captured them in charcoal.... maybe to paint at some future point.
 This sketch has been sold.

Fly High

 

"Fly High " , mixed media , 10 x 12.5"

Looser than most of my work, this painting is done in charcoal, acrylic, casein and oil. I pushed into an abstract background

portraying a gray pushing his limits. I'm guilty of doing just that at times.... pushing my limits.

 

Offered unframed.

Shipping  and handling within the continental USA  is included in the price of this painting.

Volare Study

 

"Volare-Study" charcoal and gouache, 5 x 7"

It's time for horses playing in snow, brilliant blue skies against winter's white snow.

I have an idea for a larger painting  and this the study for that painting.

Stay tuned for the painting....AND the study can be yours now.

Shipping within the continental USA is included in its price.

Sketches Are Art -The Carriage Horse

 

"Carriage Horse"  Charcoal and Gouache on Strathmore Gray Scale paper - 7.5 x 10

 

 

The age old profile of a classical horse...a carriage horse..... holds so much strength and nobility if its bearing.

I am playing around with some ideas for some future paintings. "Carriage Horse".... This charcoal and gouache work is now available.

 

Our weather in mid-coast Maine has been primo of late. Days of brilliant sunshine, with cool nights produced lovely fall foliage to decorate the forest that surrounds our farm. The colors are  now gone. Our horses are reveling in green pastures and bug free grazing. Perfect weather for carriage driving. Not enough hours in the day to do everything we want to do....but lovely never the less. Waiting on the snow to start.

I have more work on my plate than ever and each day I awaken with purpose and joy ......ready to hit the studio and give life to new creations.

 

Paint and charcoal.... I paint.

Lady Whip

 

"Lady Whip" , oil on canvas on board, 12 x 12" Sold

Watching horses being harnessed and hitched to their carriage always fascinates me. One can tell a lot about  people around  horses, by just watching how they handle their horses. This lovely scene of a lady whip as she hitches her handsome pair of hackney horses on a hot summer day captured my muse and had to be painted. I worked on this painting over time, working on it a bit, then putting it face to the wall, as I worked on other paintings. It is now done. As soon as I had it done and posted on line, it was “sold”. I am very pleased with that.

 

Fall has arrived on our farm. Much needed rain has come and quenched the thirsty ground and fall color has exploded in the forest around our fields. Each afternoon I take my JRT, Nell, for a long walk around our fields and through our woods.

Our gardens lay waiting on cleaning before winter sets in. Until that time our resident gleaners are harvesting the drops in garden and orchard. I love fall and all it brings. It brings hint of winter…….

 

AND It is that time of year when folks ask about commission work. Yes, I do accept commissions. If wanted for Christmas, time is getting close.Don't miss out. And I do give gift certificates, so that someone special can pick out that special painting to grace their walls....or get a painting of their horse or driving turnout.

Christmas IS coming!!  

 

But for now I wish everyone a happy and blessed Thanksgiving day!

 

Until then I will paint.

My Advice...... Gather No Moss



"Gather No Moss" , mixed media, 12 x 12" copyright 2017 www.kathipeters.com
 



  Always moving it seems. Seldom still. A horse grazes, covering ground in search of food.....and rolls to rid it's self of burdens and bugs.

A scene that is often seen on our farm ....and on farms and plains all across our land.

Like a rolling stone......gather no moss.

This is another in my foray into abstraction work. I will continue to explore my abstraction and representational mix. I hope you like it!

I will paint

 

 

"Gather No Moss" is available , and ready to ship to your home.