When I am not in my barn, caring for my horses, you can usually find me in my art studio in front of my easel painting. The subjects that usually appear on my canvas are colorful pet and horse portraits! This is my pleasure and brings me great joy to create pieces that the owners [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Cocker Spaniel Oil Painting Lucy and Rosie, owned and loved by Kathie The buff and chocolate cocker spaniel pair that I have been working on is now officially completed. Now on to the next one… a 6 horse commission of a mare and her 5 offspring. What you see here is the underpainting in acrylics. [...]
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Lucy and Rosie, a work in progress pet portrait These cocker spaniels are a delight to paint! I am still pretty early in the process of painting these pretty dogs but hopefully you can see their personalities beginning to show thru. They are a bubbly, wiggly, soft and cuddly duo. I am having fun with [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...This is the progress I’ve made so far after 2 painting sessions on this 16 x 20 oil painting. I am painting these two beautiful cocker spaniels and then will be painting another similar painting for the same owner of her previous dogs- another pair of beautiful, bouncy cocker spaniels. I am really honored to be able to [...]
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This 3 cat pet portrait is to be a wedding gift so I have been scurrying to get it completed in time to dry by my deadline. I am almost there. I’ve got to do some more blending on the front cat and some shading on the grey cat so I am almost completed. I’m [...]
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Work in Progress, ’3 Cat Portrait’ I’ve been playing around with the placement of the first cat’s head in this pet portrait. I decided I wanted him looking down to the other cats. This has some significance because the tabby has passed away and was a very much loved pet of his owner. They currently have the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I’ve been posting recent paintings of chicks…. the poultry variety. Today I have a painting of a woman and not a chick! I started this a couple weeks ago and then had to put it aside to work on some commissions. I am still evening out skin tone and shading which is a challenge for [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...This is from yesterday’s painting session and photo session. The pastel on top I am calling Phat Cat and it is 16 x 20. The closely cropped face is small– 6 x 6 maybe? in oils. I almost like it better before I got very far along…. Both will be at my studio or available [...]
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I could not stop painting this today! The legs are bothering me and I still haven’t gotten to concentrate on the face but its coming along. I turned the horses head in slightly. thanks for stopping by! Sue Steiner equine art and pet portraits Sue Steiner, Animal and Equine artist Pet Portraits in Oil White [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Horse portrait in graphite Work in Progress I started this over the weekend as a fun project inbetween some of my commissions. Ultimately I would like to use this same pose to create artwork in graphite, watercolor and oils to show how the different mediums compare. For now this is where I am at with [...]
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