Any Day Now

This is beautiful "Mattie". She is an Irish Sporthorse mare, and she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl just 13 days after I took the photos I worked from for this painting. I didn't get to spend a lot of time with her because of her condition, and was just lucky enough to snap a few photos as she was being led out of the barn to the paddock. It was early morning with some milky, cool sunlight coming through the clouds. I exaggerated the light somewhat and put her in a more nebulous background. I am completely smitten with this mare and thoroughly enjoyed painting her.