Lady Luck
Palomino Mare
Charcoal, soft pastels, charcoal pencils and pastel pencils
Original Artwork (50cm x 70cm): Double mounted plus gutter mount, ready for framing
When I was four, I used to go to the stables every Sunday to pick my sisters up from their riding lesson. I couldn’t wait to turn five to be old enough to have lessons too. While waiting for them, I would lean over the lower railing of the indoor school and quietly observe the loose horses in fascination and wonder. My favourite was a little pony called Cream. He was the first palomino I’d seen in real life and his colouring really stood out from the other bays and chestnuts. That made him pretty special in my eyes.
I was driven to create a palomino to honour my childhood memories, so I searched for a reference image that touched my soul in the right way. I found an image by equine photographer Corinne Eisele and got in touch to ask her permission to use her photo as inspiration. She agreed and confirmed that the horse was a mare called ‘Lady Chance du Vallon’ ….. translated from French to mean Lady Luck. Her name really resonated with me.
The image had a head collar and lead rope which I decided to leave out as I wanted her to look natural and free.
Palomino Mare
Charcoal, soft pastels, charcoal pencils and pastel pencils
Original Artwork (50cm x 70cm): Double mounted plus gutter mount, ready for framing
When I was four, I used to go to the stables every Sunday to pick my sisters up from their riding lesson. I couldn’t wait to turn five to be old enough to have lessons too. While waiting for them, I would lean over the lower railing of the indoor school and quietly observe the loose horses in fascination and wonder. My favourite was a little pony called Cream. He was the first palomino I’d seen in real life and his colouring really stood out from the other bays and chestnuts. That made him pretty special in my eyes.
I was driven to create a palomino to honour my childhood memories, so I searched for a reference image that touched my soul in the right way. I found an image by equine photographer Corinne Eisele and got in touch to ask her permission to use her photo as inspiration. She agreed and confirmed that the horse was a mare called ‘Lady Chance du Vallon’ ….. translated from French to mean Lady Luck. Her name really resonated with me.
The image had a head collar and lead rope which I decided to leave out as I wanted her to look natural and free.
Palomino Mare
Charcoal, soft pastels, charcoal pencils and pastel pencils
Original Artwork (50cm x 70cm): Double mounted plus gutter mount, ready for framing
When I was four, I used to go to the stables every Sunday to pick my sisters up from their riding lesson. I couldn’t wait to turn five to be old enough to have lessons too. While waiting for them, I would lean over the lower railing of the indoor school and quietly observe the loose horses in fascination and wonder. My favourite was a little pony called Cream. He was the first palomino I’d seen in real life and his colouring really stood out from the other bays and chestnuts. That made him pretty special in my eyes.
I was driven to create a palomino to honour my childhood memories, so I searched for a reference image that touched my soul in the right way. I found an image by equine photographer Corinne Eisele and got in touch to ask her permission to use her photo as inspiration. She agreed and confirmed that the horse was a mare called ‘Lady Chance du Vallon’ ….. translated from French to mean Lady Luck. Her name really resonated with me.
The image had a head collar and lead rope which I decided to leave out as I wanted her to look natural and free.