I may not have finished my NaReViMo horse, but a lot of other people did. Here's a look at a few of the members of the class of 2026.
Sue Rowe completed not one, but two, horses. She writes: Old school, old school, old school! Lying - ha! My first repaints (1971) were done in oils, photographed while still wet, and wiped off to as OF as they could get. That’s one way to create a photo show string! I don’t recommend it.
These two are acrylic over gesso. Baby was going to remain unhaired. But I couldn’t resist! So… OLD SCHOOL - well, not quite. Old School would be gluing Fake Fur with backing still in place on top of plastic mane and tail. The fibers on these are mohair and/or ramie.
No names yet. Open to Sunshine prefix suggestions. All the spotted folks here are Sunshine (something). Ain’t breakin’ with tradition now.
Grace Bisnath was another two horse superstar. She says: This was my first time participating in NaReViMo. It was great to get into a different mindset and paint more freely, not worrying so much about hyper-realism!
The appy was intended as a test piece, but I ended up doing them side by side. Both are done in hand-painted acrylic, making various mixes from only about 4 base colors. My main focus was a technique observed in the work of several vintage artists to use gestural layered brush strokes to mimic wrinkles and/or hair texture, and more dark defined lines for musculature, m/t grooves and the like. I also used a mix of wet and dry brushing to paint the illusion of coat shine, though I did hold back a little for fear of doing "too much". However, I do like the end results very much. Markings were kept a little more simplistic and not too detailed.
This was a great experience, and I look forward to next year!
Malia writes: I did it! I may have finished at 7:40 on the last day but...
This is a G3 standing thoroughbred - twenty years old this year, which is somehow terrifying - painted in gesso and acrylics to a flaxen chestnut semi leopard.
I honestly love the gritty texture this guy has and how much I had to struggle to get the color right. He was supposed to be a palomino but had other ideas! I love the way he came out.
I haven't painted in almost ten years, so it was very nice to jump back in with something "low stress" that I made stressful anyway. lol.
Kelly Weimer writes: Finished! “Yacht Rock” was inspired by the kind of horse I wanted in the mid-1980’s as kid - a dapple gray Arabian! My plans were high white stockings on all, but that white paint sure did show all of his mold flaws, so I changed at the last minute. I used brushed acrylics with a lot of wet on wet technique and evened it out with thinned coats on pieces of makeup sponge.
Of course, this round-up would not be complete without looking at event host, Sarah Minkiewicz' glorious Sebastian.
This is, of course, a completely reimagined but still recognizable Breyer "bubble-butt" Belgian.
He is absolutely glorious.
Congratulations, Sue, Grace, Stacey, Malia, Jamie, Kelly and Sarah. Your horses are all amazing. And thank you, Sarah, for hosting such a fun and inspiring event!
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