The Equine Art of animal artist Fiona Purdy
Olimpico is a PRE (Pura Raza Espanolal) or Pure Spanish Horse – also known as an Andalusian.
Olympico is so magnificent, with his gorgeous dappled coat, his massive strong body – and his dark mane – all I could think was WOW- I must paint this creature!!! I wanted to showcase the strength of his powerful hindquarters so I have him leaping out of the border. I also wanted to reference his Spanish heritage, so for the border I chose design elements inspired by the Great Mezquita (Mosque) of Cordoba Spain.
This painting features one of my trademark custom hand painted frames, which allows the border design to continue onto the frame.
Why have a boring barren frame when it can become an extension of the painting to tell even more of the story of the subject?