Painting Description

The leather harness creaks as this mismatched team slowly makes its way up and down the field. On this beautiful autumn day only the farmer and his dog are there to see their furrow-making progress. The stone farmhouse in the background was built by another farmer many generations ago.

Although the horses occupy only a small part of the painting, the focus of this piece is the team. I was constantly aware of tightening the contrasts on the horses while softening down the background scenery.