Friday, April 25, 2008

"Mambrino" - George Stubbs


George Stubbs is a famous artist best know for his work with horse. Stubbs makes the horse look powerful and shows it's natural beauty. Mambrino is a strong racehorse with the strength and the heart in its soul. To understand the painting the painting the viewer has to understand the depth of the painter.

The depth of the painting shows how the subject is acting or feeling in the picture. The sky is a light blue, with white puffy clouds. The horse is white, muscular horse with a dirty white coat. There is a green, grassy hill in the background of the picture. There is a dark forest green in the picture with brown colored twigs.

Two of the artistic elements that make Stubbs work so effusive are his use of the balance and color. There is a marvelous balance between darkness and light, particularly between the horse and the background. There are also three balanced triangles in the picture that focus on Mambrino and add depth to the image. Stubbs’ work is highly realistic. He shows the fine muscles of the horse.

The Stubbs’ painting shows that the horse has a raw power of the horse and talent of the painter. It is an amazing picture of a strong and masculine horse. It is more than a painting it is a testament of the soul of a champion.

Stubbs mastery of the brush makes this painting beautiful Stubbs show the heart and soul of the horse in this painting the world would be a less beautiful if not for the pure betty of the horse.

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