Mosaic Horse Spirit Painting

There are horses in the field behind my house, where I walk my dogs, and I never tire of admiring their muscular sleekness. I wanted to capture the wild spirit of a horse, in all their beauty. This piece in metallic copper catches the light and shimmers with every change of lighting. My artworks are very intriguing up close as I have an original technique that people haven't seen before. My animal faces are first sketched to capture 'the spirit' of the animal, and this is always foremost in my mind throughout the whole work. I then redraw my sketch as geometric pieces, using shape and size to indicate detail or shading. This gives a mosaic or stained glass effect. I then design all the 'tiles', calling on my 30 years experience as a designer, to make up and describe the essence of the creature. My penchant is for tattoo style patterns to convey the independent, streetwise savvy of a wild animal, but I also draw on fabrics, nature and unique wording and 3D pieces. After adding texture and painting with a metallic lustre mixed into the paint, I then render the 'grouting', a raised glossy edge to every individual tile, creating something quite special. I hope you like it!