I'm starting a series of drawings and paintings of race horses b.c. I love the powerful elegance of their anatomy at full gallop combined with the bright silks on the jockeys. This sketch shows I'll Have Another beating the favorite, Bodemeister, in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, ridden by jockey Mario Gutierrez who also rode him to win the Preakness earlier in the season. Too bad they had to scratch for the Belmont Stakes, ending I'll Have Another's chance to win the Triple Crown b.c. of a tendon injury. However, it did end well for the three year old. He was sold for ten million dollars to stud at the Big Red Farm in Hakkaido, Japan. Not bad.
Beautiful, Cary! Were you there, or did you draw from a photo? Just curious...
ReplyDeleteVery nice work.
ReplyDeleteDid you do this from paused video?
I remember you from Sarah's class last summer. Perhaps I'll see in there again sometime.
Cheers - John