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The Gallery
View a selection of commissioned portraits and personal studies in the gallery of horse paintings, to see the creative and intricate life-like style of painting in full colour, with enlargements to view the attention to detail.
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About the Artist
Andy Hunt has worked as a professional artist for over 25 years. Based in the Southdowns National Park, West Sussex (close to Hampshire). His specialisation is in Equestrian Portraiture, commissioned from throughout the UK.
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Horse Portraits
Whether you require Andy Hunt to visit your horse(s) to make studies for a painting, or have photographs of your own that may prove suitable for the basis of a painting, you can rest assured the artist will ensure the end result is a painting to be proud of.
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This blog is my personal take on all things Equestrian & Fine Art. In particular, it's a good place to keep up to date with my latest work, both private commissions and personal studies.
I'm always pleased to get feedback, so do send me your comments and I can add them into the blog if appropriate.
Martin Clunes - Horsepower - 15.02.112
Have you been watching Martin Clunes on ITV3's Horsepower? If not you're missing out on a real treat. He travels around the world visiting all manner of amazing horses, to discover how man and horse first got together and talks about how/why we remain in such close partnership with them. Many wonderful equine cinematic moments - if you didn't see either episode, then do watch them on ITV Player while you can! www.itv.com
Excellent Competition - 17.11.11
Equestrian Life are offering 10 copies of THE MAJESTY OF THE HORSE, An Illustrated History" by Tamsin Pickeral, Photos by Astrid Harrison. They show a few page examples on the site and it's certainly one I would like to have around. Take a look at: www.equestrianlife.com
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Don’t leave it too late! - 31.10.11
I've just completed a horse portrait for a client's 2011 Christmas present to his wife. Shame I can't show it until after Christmas. If you're considering a painting as a present for Christmas - to avoid disappointment, please don't leave it too long!
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Just in time - 27.9.11
It's good to be able to say 'yes'.
A lady called me recently to ask if I could produce an urgent painting of her sister's horse, for a birthday in a fortnight's time. It could so easily have been impossible, but at the time she called, my workflow was not too pressured, so we agreed.
I'm really not used to producing paintings under the pressure of a tight deadline. A birthday is a birthday - the present is either on time or it's late, and the latter wasn't an option.
However, she was able to supply me with a good range of clear, sharp photographs (a good looking bay with distinctive blaze marking) and after some discussion on adjusting some features, such as pointing the ears into a relaxed forward position, we were all set.
I am pleased to say that all has gone very well, the painting safely delivered in good time and another happy customer.
She says:
“The painting is just beautiful - I don't know what else to say - apart from thank you so much - this really is going to be the most perfect present."
Painting a horse that has deceased - 10.2.11
II recently produced a painting of a horse that had sadly died. The owner was able to provide me with a small selection of snap shot photos. One had the right angle of head and body, but the colour and shadow was bad and was wearing a bridle which wasn’t wanted in the painting.
I needed to use the other photos as reference to ‘fill in’ all the missing information – and the resulting painting turned out a real success.
The client was really happy with the result:
“I commissioned a painting of my late horse Blue, having been offered to have a painting done by a friend, when he died 3 years ago.
I wasn't ready at the time, but having waited, I am so happy that I chose Andy to do the painting. Even from just a few choice photographs, he has done Blue justice and has caught him perfectly. Its nice to have him around again.
Thank you so much Andy, it really is perfect."
Creating strong compositions in a painting - 1.2.11
I really enjoy putting lots of work into the initial composition of a painting. The golden rule of placing key elements of a painting along the horizontal and vertical thirds is there to be challenged!
I equally enjoy paring the elements of the subject matter down to the bare essentials, so the painting is about more than just the subject itself.
With this in mind, I am starting on a study that combines 2 different horses from photographic reference I made at Hickstead.
The intention is to crop & compose them in a way to emphasize the curved lines of their backs and necks, so they almost interact, creating a secondary abstract composition. I'll keep you posted on how it progresses.
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