A few of my horse paintings

Here are a few of my horsey paintings. I admit, they are a few years old. I really need to get off of my butt and do more! It is tough with working alot, but I will try..

Here goes! Please critique away.
Older Thoroughbred portrait. I call him "Doberman."

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint1.jpg

House/farm/riding scene

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint2.jpg

Detail of English riders
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint3.jpg

A general horse body study of pastured variations

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint5.jpg

Galloping; this one gets a tad abstract around the horse's legs and proportion; it just turned out that way :)

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint6.jpg

Some more :)
"Barbarella"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...sepaint3-1.jpg

Painty..
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...rsepaint10.jpg

"Janis"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint9.jpg

"Morrissey"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint8.jpg

Another farm scene..
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsepaint7.jpg

And my top-secret tattoo concept!
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...ooconcepot.jpg

i like the red one the best!

Thanks :) That was one that I just created without a sketch or even a plan. Just painted a rough outline in black, did the background black, and went at it with red and white/black.

yeah the contrast is really nice, i wish i could paint orgaics

"Barbarella" and "Janis" are my favorites. I like the energy in "Janis", very nice.

Thanks. Barbarella is actually the most recent one of the group. In that one, I was experimenting with less outlining, and more shadowing for realism. :)

I also love the Red one, Janis. I love the colors and the texture it has. Nice work, overall, keep painting! I like your tattoo concept as well. I design tattoos, or well I used to :) It's fun

Thanks! I have been not painting much because in winter, it seems like my chores triple. Having horses in every night makes for a barn that needs a cleaning every night! But I am making time between work, housework, and social life to paint.

I like the tattoo idea! I wish I could draw, so I could do my idea. But it's still in my head.