By
Dara Daniel
Piece description from the artist
“Friends” is a composition of two horses. One is golden in color and the other poised next to it is red. The golden horse is more forward then the red horse giving a sense of depth to this painting. The different colors, personalities, and stances of each horse were inspirational to paint this piece, and I wanted to convey the trusting relationship these horses seem to share.
To begin, I first applied a coat of Acrylic paste with a fine grainy texture to the surface of the canvas. Once dried I then painted the surface with of red paint to help the following colors to pop, and the viewer can see the underlying red here and there. To contrast the warm colors of the horses and foreground I choose a vibrant blue/green background with variations in color.
The natural world and her love for animals inspire Dara Daniel's Acrylic on canvas, mixed-media paintings. She combines bold colors and shapes and lots of textures to create fun, playful interpretations of horses and other animal spirits.
For all her paintings, she combines all the available elements of design to express rhythms and energy and moods and emotion. Dara explains, "Each painting experience is unique yet, my goal for all my paintings is to capture a degree of nature's passionate spirit, joy, and beauty."
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