The Red Horse

Lynnette Shelley

The Red Horse

A colorful stylized red horse prances on a gold background. Oil pastels and gold paint on watercolor paper. The many layers of oil pastel was “texturized” with crosshatching by an exacto knife.

I had given up doing artwork seriously for many years and this was my first artwork that I completed after I decided to go back to my arts roots and I quit my day job and became a full time artist / designer. (2007)

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Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
The Red Horse by Lynnette Shelley
  • Dan Elbourne

    Dan Elbourne

    wow! amazing curves and colours :) great energy :)

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you so much

  • mhkantor

    mhkantor

    wonderful color and design. has a neo-expressionist quality to it and at the same time ancient wall work and even elements of cave paintings.

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you so much. I had mostly stopped doing art for several years at one point and this is one of my first works when I decided to become “serious” about art again. It’s still one of my personal favorites. it took a while to make because of the many layers of oil pastels that I put down, then scraped away with an exacto knife for texturizing purposes.

  • Marie Magnusson

    Marie Magnusson

    brilliant! so full of energy and strength

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    wonderful in motion as well as color

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you Patricia. This is one of my favorites.

  • Marilyn Baldey

    Marilyn Baldey

    Love this sculptural work, beautiful curves and very lyrical and strong.

  • Rhinovangogh

    Rhinovangogh

    This thing moves and has feeling. Stompin anger and twisting rage. The hot orange red and yellow are nicely outlined and buffered with that wonderful blue. Way to fill a space! Love it love it love it!!!!! Sincerely RVG

  • maria paterson

    maria paterson

    great piece, wonderful negative shapes, has that medieval feel

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    thank you very much

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    beautiful…love ur use of color, u have a very nice style!

  • Deborah Holman

    Deborah Holman

    Beautiful work the colours are really good and I love the feel of movement

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks for looking and your comments

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    Incredible- LOVE IT x

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    Absolutely FANTASTIC!

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks Tahnja!

  • lazydaze

    lazydaze

    awsome ! love ur colors and design!

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you!

  • Paul Ramnora

    Paul Ramnora

    SUPERB! ;-)

  • Paul Ramnora

    Paul Ramnora

    Frankly, one of the best horses I’ve ever yet seen! ;-)

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    wow! thanks

  • Colleen Battistoni

    Colleen Battis...

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! This work has been featured in the
    Animal Composites & Fine Art group :-)

  • Damien Mason

    Damien Masoncommunity host

    Wow, this is really nice Lynnette! Your vibrant colours are perfect for oil pastels

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks Damien :)

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    it must have been tough going full time with art, I’m still trying to work my way towards that but boy it’s been slow going

  • Starz

    Starz

    Congratulations on your feature in Impressionism Cafè

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees

    Congratulations on this wonderful Art being featured.

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you!

  • carrolk

    carrolk

    Fabulous, love to see it in real life.

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks Carrol~

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    congratulations on your feature

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks gabbie

  • carolsuzanne

    carolsuzanne

    I like all of your art a lot—but I just really really love this one!

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you Carol. I can see why you would like this one as I think it has kinship with the work that you are doing. I appreciate your taking the time to look at my horse artwork.

  • Heidi Kunkel

    Heidi Kunkel

    Beautiful texture in colors and the curves of the horse. It makes your head turn with it.

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thanks so much Heidi

  • maria paterson

    maria paterson

    Congratulations your work was voted in the top 10 avatar challenge in Contemporary Pastel Painters

  • Lynnette Shelley replied

    Thank you Maria

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