Some of the work that artists have been creating for the Mural Mosaic Le Cadeau du Cheval are absolutely beautiful! Check out the progress so far!

After a very hectic May, I have free time to work on my panel. A lot of my progress has been in sketches, as I wanted to try and use the shapes in this piece creatively and somehow get away from using that broad expanse of blue as "sky"

I sketched knights in armor, costumed arabs, thoroughbreds in blue blinkers, mustang scenes and faded, ghostly scenes. While all of them worked to some degree, other mural artists who started their projects right at the get-go have used these subjects  in a much more innovative, creative and pleasing way.....so...after more sketching, I finally came up on a subject that fit...The Circus!

Here is my first block in of colour for Panel #9  showing the horse master waiting for his cue to enter the big top with his string of liberty horses. Working title: "Circus Curtain Call"

By the way, I was having a tough time fitting in that brown wedge in the bottom left hand corner, but after seeing Marti Adrian's panel, I followed her lead! Thanks for the inspiration Marti!

Check back tomorrow for more progress :-)

~Kim