"Donkey Foal" miniature oil by Kerry Nelson

close to life-size image of 4x4 inches

A close-up to show brushwork and detail

This small 4x4 inch oil study on hardboard panel is of a cute week-old spotted donkey foal. Available for sale HERE!


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New Oil Painting by Kerry Nelson

A herd of wild mustangs gallop for sanctuary over the side of a steep hill. With the future of America's wild horses in question, I find myself dispairing of thier fate, and, I am impelled to paint them (always a favorite subject of my art) once again, perhaps in an attempt to capture the freedom, beauty, and, dignity that our wild horses have always represented...at least to me!

Available for sale HERE! 

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And at http://www.kerryoriginals.etsy.com/

WIP - New equine fantasy art by Kerry Nelson

"Braiding Mother's Hair" 16x20 oil on panel.  Work in Progress.

They're mostly horse!  Ha!  Here's a bit of background info from my blog:
"It is not my intention to mimic any one culture, rather, to create a plausible sub-culture that might exist if centaurs were real and living among human cultures of the ancient times.
This family is obviously well off with a palacial estate and many luxuries. Here, the mother is having her eldest daughter braid her mane and help her with her dressing for a night out with her husband when he returns home. The youngest daughter entertains them with chatter and play. She and her pets find the occassion very exciting and festive and as a result is always getting underfoot."



This painting is nearly finished, just awaiting a little more detailing.   Please visit my blog to see the complete session-by-session posting of this work from concept and drawing to the present stage of work with many detail close-up photos that can be enlarged by clicking on the photos.   See it here:

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"Malpais Gold" original oil by Kerry Nelson

"Malpais Gold"

Living thier lives along the edges of the Malpais lava flows in southcentral New Mexico, this little family of mustangs seeks sanctuary and grazing among the treacherous walls and boulders of razor sharp volcanic rock.

"Malpais Gold" is painted on a hand-made 14x18x1/8 inch hardboard panel using archival materials and is signed on the front, and, titled, signed, and, dated on the back. This is the original artwork, not a reproduction! Comes with a gorgeous antique gold with black crackle insert wood frame
 
AVAILABLE FOR SALE $495.00.  Purchase here;
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31747446
 
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See new work and works in progress at; http://www.kerryoriginals.blogspot.com/

"Break Away!" Original equine fantasy oil by Kerry Nelson

"Break Away" ORIGINAL 5" x 7" OIL PAINTING on birch panel.

With a shrill, echoing scream of defiance at his human captor, Pegasus springs powerfully into the sky from the high mountain cliff! With strong wingbeats, he is soon just a glittering speck of white against a foggy mountain cloudscape!

Detail image

About this Art
This one-of-a-kind small format artwork is suitable for traditional framing, and, it measures 5 inches by 7 inches. It is an oil painting on archival, 1/8" thick hand-prepared birch panel, and, is signed on the front, and, titled, dated, and, signed on the back. Sold unframed and in a protective clear plastic sleeve.

AVAILABLE FOR SALE $62.00  Purchase here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32919537

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See new works and works in progress at: http://www.kerryoriginals.blogspot.com/

"Playing With Mom" oil ACEO by Kerry

"Playing With Mom"

2.5"x3.5" oil on multimedia artboard (shown life-sized)

My latest offering, another small oil art card of an appaloosa mare and foal.

Buy it here; http://tinyurl.com/ltjtoy

"Cute Foal" 4x6 oil by Kerry Nelson

 
This new foal painting is currently listed on ebay and is just 4 inches by 6 inches, oil on hand-made hardboard panel.   I offer originals, limited edition, and, open edition prints.

 AVAILABLE FOR SALE $45.00 
Purchase here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31671657

See new work and works in progress at www.KerryOriginals.blogspot.com and see works for sale at www.KerryOriginals.etsy.com .

Following in Revered Footsteps - A Horse a Day for 30 Days

I'm an admirer of daily painters - I've often wished my lifestyle allowed for that kind of consistency. The reality of keeping horses is that things can go wrong and turn your life upside down at the drop of a hat. Still, I've made the decision to try and do it for 30 days. At the same time I'm doing NaBloPoMo, an event that involves a blog post every day for the month of November. No days off!

I'm on day four now. Today's guest is Jay, a chestnut Thoroughbred gelding retired from racing this year. He is available for adoption through LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement. He's a great horse, and will make someone a wonderful friend. I know how much I enjoyed him during the times he spent on my farm.

To keep things as simple as possible for this project, I decided to do just head studies for the 30 days. I'm also using a limited palette and keeping the sizes small. This one is 10 x 8 oil on panel.

I'm considering asking for photo submissions to be part of my project. If you have a good head shot you'd be willing to share, feel free to email me! The only stipulation is, it must be a photo you've taken. If you'd like to follow my project, you can visit my blog, see the work I've done so far, and have the option of subscribing through email or RSS feed. Come on over and check it out!

Black Snowcap Appaloosa by Kerry Nelson

This little 4x6" oil painting is just one of several small oil paintings I currantly have for sell on ebay. These tiny oil paintings make excellant christmas gifts for the horse art lover on your list. This little painting is ideally sized to fit on the wall, desk, or, bookcase, and, it has the added advantage of being in a flat, collectible format that will also fit into standard 4x6 photo albums. Just follow this link to see more details about this painting, including close-up detail photographs: SOLD

See new work and works in progress at www.KerryOriginals.blogspot.com and see works for sale at www.KerryOriginals.etsy.com .