Daily Painting of the Horse-Neo tonal head study

Day 9 into my exploration of these daily paintings of the horse

Something a little different today-a value study.

Challenged myself to work in only black and white and focus on values. A little yellow accidently sneaked its way in there, but is barely perceptible. I also approached the drawing differently on this piece. Instead of drawing in the subject first, I laid down a simple value wash and carved out the image with tonal values.

Melissa Mason