The Black Horse is moving right along. His body will be complete by the 01/31st and the head will follow. The orange is the fire of Hell which follows The Pale Horse (see the working images blog for The Pale Horse).
Keep in mind, you are seeing 64 square feet of the painting here which was a challenge in perspective! The Black horse will be over 9 feet tall when completed. Martin Luther King’s foot is an actual size 12 in the painting, just to give you an idea of his size on canvas.
The high gloss emulsion required to seal the real hair onto the canvas for the mane (and tail) creates a glare on the photos and for that I apologize. I will have to have professional quality photos taken at a later date. The balances, or scales are incomplete.
The swirling fur pattern is seen here, as well as the lines of the 48″ x 48″ canvases. Martin Luther’s feet hang in the wheat and barley which is still incomplete. The highlights of the horse’s musculature id Interference Blue (a metallic blue powder).
The dead, black-green grass of The Pale Horse coming will crash into the live wheat and barley grass of The Black Horse. I like the dirt division line but am having a problem making The Pale Horse look further away. The green and beige grasses need to be taller, brighter and more detailed to make the perspective of distance.
Wheat and barley, incomplete. I have learned a new technique of painting here. Holding the brush gently enough yet twisting it at the same time yeilds a 30" strand of paint! The knees with fur detail. Martin Luther’s toes are hanging down here and still incomplete as well. I am considering something in the background but am unsure what may be there at this point. It is a lot of space.
Close up of the real hair, unfinished as well. I used far more hair than I wanted. It has been a long time since I worked with the hair and forgot just how overwhelming it can be. The picture is blurry and I will be taking more. The hair also requires much more for finishing to create the effect of being “a part” of the painting.
Watch for more….
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