Small Victory

Medium:  Open Edition Giclée Print
Image Size:  11 " x 14"
Original Pastel is also available

There is a wonderful song by Garnet Rogers called "Small Victory", about the rescue of an old mare, a racer past her prime, and her happy ending.  The song so moved me that I did this portrait of her last "Small Victory".

This is typical of the style of pet portrait which I am most often asked to do for commissions.  Working in layers, I create these pieces with sharpened pastels and pastel pencils to create a full range of values from darkest darks to lightest lights, resulting in an image of near-photographic realism.