For my second Illustration Friday I went with what my idea of mesmerizing would be. The first thing that came to mind was the high-diving horses that used to be showcased at various piers on the east coast. I think that would've been quite the sight to see, and I imagine you couldn't pull your eyes away as a thousand pound animal falls gracefully from the sky and into the water. I wanted the illustration to resemble the advertisement posters from back then. I really like how it turned out.
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| Full image. |
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It is an acrylic painting on hardboard. It's 16 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches. I hope you like it. It's for sale in my Etsy shop
here.
4 comments:
great work!
Is this for real? This is the first time I hear about it, it must have been quite a mesmerizing image.
Yeah back at the turn of the century it was a common attraction at various piers on the east coast, I can only imagine what it must've been like. Thanks for the compliment.
I should say early 1900s, I guess we've turned another century, huh. Oops.
Beautiful illustration. I can't imagine doing that on a horse, but I guess they really did it, huh? I really like the simplicity of this, and the colors.
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