© 2009 Pennington Studio
The other day at the studio, I was carrying on a lovely conversation with my oil painting. Just the first layer of paint and he was already there, lovingly holding his horse and boldly claiming his first equine. This beautiful three year old mustang pony, named Shania, was his 13th birthday present.
“He was always so thrilled to walk up to a large horse,” says Spencer’s mother, “but he would runaway in terror from a big dog!” Spencer was always encouraged by his parents and has been riding horses for the past six years. He has trained Shania in everything about riding and obeying. She was a wonderful model as well. She didn’t freak out with the flashes and posed very nicely.
Along with Shania, Spencer is being honored with his childhood love through a custom photo-shoot and oil painting. His outfit is not a normal apparel for him, but this is the feel we wanted to present within the painting and for the viewers. We searched for a medieval type getup and never came across a style we liked. John Robert and I ended up making the shirt. (My two years of sewing lessons came in handy?) His hair is naturally long and medieval, and his own cowboy belt completed the ensemble.
You look at Spencer and feel like this portrait is what he was born for.
Come and see the progress of the painting at the studio.
Grace
