"The Horse's Canter Revealed" Now Available

"The Horse's Canter Revealed" by C. Twomey, ©2016

"The Horses Canter Revealed" and other extraordinarily beautiful, accurate prints now available. Prices increase after October 31, 2016. To place an order, click:

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Stunning Equine/Horse Print Sale, by C. Twomey

"Walk, Trot and Canter Revealed" by C. Twomey ©2016

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"The Horse's Trot Revealed" on Sale!

The Horse's Trot Revealed by C. Twomey ©2016

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Exquisite Horse Prints on Sale: Increasing after October 31, 201

The Horse's Canter Revealed by C. Twomey ©2016

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Prices Going UP after October 31, 2016 on Twomey's DaVinci Horse Prints

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WTC: Walk, Trot and Canter by C. Twomey ©2016

Close-up, Canter by C. Twomey

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A Gift for Every Horse Lover: Walk, Trot and Canter (The Gaits Revealed), by C. Twomey

These completely original, heavily researched and professionally created images are on sale now. You will not find a more creative and beautiful gift for the horse lover in your life.

 DaVinci Walk, Trot, Canter and Piaffe Equine Images.

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"The Horse's Walk Revealed" by C. Twomey, ©2016

"The Horse's Trot Revealed" by C. Twomey, ©2016

"The Horse's Canter Revealed" by C. Twomey, ©2016

How all three would appear displayed together:

These award-winning horse images are from the series by C. Twomey, renowned internationally recognized illustrator featuring accurate and beautifully executed images that will bring joy to every recipient. 

"Commissioned for the cover of the "United States Dressage Federation" magazine Connections, it was inspired by "The Vitruvian Man" by Leaonardo da Vinci circa 1487. This could be considered the "Canon of Proportions" for the horse performing the dressage movement piaffe. It is based on the correlations of ideal horse proportions with geometry. It exemplifies the blend of art and science during the Renaissance. 

Winning painting/illustration of the American Horse Publications Annual Awards, First Place in Illustration for "Da Vinci Horse", 2007. This print shows an anatomically accurate transparent horse and skeleton."

DaVinci Equine Images On Sale, by Twomey

On Sale, DaVinci Walk, Trot, Canter and Piaffe Equine Images!

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"DaVinci Horse in Piaffe" by C. Twomey

"The Horse's Canter Revealed" by C. Twomey, ©2016

These award-winning horse/equine images are now on sale, for a limited time:

"Commissioned for the cover of the "United States Dressage Federation" magazine Connections, it was inspired by "The Vitruvian Man" by Leaonardo da Vinci circa 1487. This could be considered the "Canon of Proportions" for the horse performing the dressage movement piaffe. It is based on the correlations of ideal horse proportions with geometry. It exemplifies the blend of art and science during the Renaissance. 

Winning painting/illustration of the American Horse Publications Annual Awards, First Place in Illustration for "Da Vinci Horse", 2007. This print shows an anatomically accurate transparent horse and skeleton."

Never Finished Learning....and Photo Shoots?

I took another hard look at the skeleton/bone illustration I recently posted; the one of the horse's head and neck. It was drawn back in December - February, right before I went into surgery for a new knee. Therein lay the problem! I can see now I rushed and wasn't careful.

Looking closely at the image, I see several anatomical errors, and they drive me crazy! I'll mark them up and post the image again for closer scrutiny. That's the good thing about stepping away from a piece for awhile: everything that you thought looked just fine before takes on a whole new perspective, and in this case, it needs fixin!

The hospital where I had my surgery (Martha Jefferson in Charlottesville) has decided that I was an ideal patient. They clearly did not talk to anyone involved in my recovery.

Tomorrow Martha Jeff is flying in photographers and a make-up artist to do a photo shoot. That's not something I've ever said before. They want to show me riding Miss Kiwi, a lovely mare at the farm next door, to show how well my knee works and how quickly I've been able to recover. Sure didn't seem that way at the time! Ms. Kiwi will be getting some serious bribery carrots.

Anyway, as evidenced by the photo left, clearly I am used to photo shoots with Brad & Angie, which was taken right after my surgery, at the Academy Awards. Gosh, I love Photoshop.

Hoping to post tomorrow, but it's going to be a busy day, what with make-up artists and all....

Painting What You See and Know

- At this point I want to examine the horse's head and neck anatomy. When I'm painting something I want to be accurate and realistic, it always helps to understand what I'm painting beneath the surface as well as on top.
- I've gotten some real bones (C1 - C3; "C" is cervical) from a great horse buddy to add to the horse skull I already have. 
- I want to know what the shapes are that I'm starting to paint on Wicker's portrait and make sure they're in the right size and place.  
- Compare the oil painting stage of the Wicker's portrait below to the bony landmarks labelled on the left. Although the view is lateral, whereas Wicker's head is slightly turned, I can still see bony landmarks that are important to show and paint correctly.

- To make certain I'm doing this kind of research accurately,I've referred to many equine anatomy books as well as real bones to do the medical illustration above. What's difficult about it is that the reference books are all over the map! I realize all horses are different, so I'm trying to find an acceptable standard.

- Note the location of the poll (occipital crest and C1; anatomically the occipital crest itself is the "poll") labeled above the C1/ atlas. Wickers the Warmblood is an upper level dressage horse, and I can see that she has been ridden correctly because her poll area is well developed and muscular. 

- Incorrect riding ("rollkur") can be seen in the poll of the horse at this link; note that the neck "breaks" further down the neck than it should. This kind of riding can lead to many problems in a horse's anatomy and physiology.