... Barrel racer!
Since I couldn't put the finishing touches on my little Appaloosa baby (I painted on it yesterday evening so the layer isn't dry yet), I took the next step with my "B" painting, roughing in horse, rider and barrel.
So here's the scoop on this brave little rider. Mahala is seven and she has Down's syndrome. Thing is, that doesn't matter one bit to her buddies Dusty, Rainey and Grits (this is Grits). Mahala competes in barrel racing and has quite a few wins under her belt.
There's another picture of Mahala telling Rainey secrets that I want to paint another time, but for now I thought I'd paint her doing what she loves... going fast!
This is 16x20 so it might take me a bit to finish it and get on to C (darnit that one's not little either... D and E will be though, I have them planned at least that far).
I'll finish up the little Appy tomorrow and maybe work on this some more, and I'll tell you about why Mahala is such a huge inspiration to me.
Here's a quote from Mahala's Facebook page that mom (which you should be a fan of because she's awesome): "I may not do things just like everyone else, and it may take a little longer for me, but I CAN do them. Besides what does it matter how long it takes?? We get in too big a hurry in life anyway and forget to LIVE!!!!!"
Ride on girl!
Since I couldn't put the finishing touches on my little Appaloosa baby (I painted on it yesterday evening so the layer isn't dry yet), I took the next step with my "B" painting, roughing in horse, rider and barrel.
So here's the scoop on this brave little rider. Mahala is seven and she has Down's syndrome. Thing is, that doesn't matter one bit to her buddies Dusty, Rainey and Grits (this is Grits). Mahala competes in barrel racing and has quite a few wins under her belt.
There's another picture of Mahala telling Rainey secrets that I want to paint another time, but for now I thought I'd paint her doing what she loves... going fast!
This is 16x20 so it might take me a bit to finish it and get on to C (darnit that one's not little either... D and E will be though, I have them planned at least that far).
I'll finish up the little Appy tomorrow and maybe work on this some more, and I'll tell you about why Mahala is such a huge inspiration to me.
Here's a quote from Mahala's Facebook page that mom (which you should be a fan of because she's awesome): "I may not do things just like everyone else, and it may take a little longer for me, but I CAN do them. Besides what does it matter how long it takes?? We get in too big a hurry in life anyway and forget to LIVE!!!!!"
Ride on girl!
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