2010-09-07T12:02:27Z http://blog.barbararush.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.barbararush.com,2007-09-13:baa86bb3-c6e5-4c1c-8c73-08dde7862a49 Barbara Rush 2007-09-13T17:07:00Z 2007-09-13T17:07:00Z <DIV> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG src="http://blog.barbararush.com/images/98252-90851/PowerOfEquus_BarbaraRush.jpg" width=360 border=0></TD> <TD><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=5>The Power of Equus<BR></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24" x 20" Acrylic Painting<BR>&nbsp; 1.5" Gallery Wrapped Canvas</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>People often ask me how I developed my style of painting. It was actually inspired by two cubist paintings that gave me such a desire to see what I could do with horses that I drove home and immediately began drawing the horses&nbsp;in motion&nbsp;to see how their&nbsp;muscles would interact in a "modern cubist" or geometric style.<BR><BR>The Power of Equus was inspired by a powerful prancing Andalusian horse. I love the grace and power of Andalusions. You can really&nbsp;see a sense of controlled power with their thick muscular necks tucked with elegance...a clue to the containment of explosive energy. &nbsp;I decided to play with a&nbsp;cool color palette&nbsp;with&nbsp;warm&nbsp;colors in the background&nbsp;for added tension. </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>The fiery background vs. the cool shadows and water in an attempt&nbsp;gain balance. <BR><BR>Until later,<BR>Barbara</DIV>