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.

Thanks! It is tough to design an actual tattoo in my experience. Things that look awesome painted, or drawn, can sometimes not lend themselves well to tattooing. It makes it that much more difficult!