"Alexandra the Great - 2009 Preakness"

I have just begun another painting of the great Rachel Alexandra. My sketch layout portrays Rachel with her regular jockey Calvin Borel up. Calvin was the first jockey in history to jump off of a Derby winner to mount another horse in the Preakness. Rachel became the first filly to beat the boys since Nellie Morse accomplished it in 1924. The filly will be portrayed in watercolors on paper.
Please return tomorrow for painting progress.

As my teacher use to say:
Drawing is a series of adjustments.

"Alexandra the Great"

At my Easel...
(Three views of my latest work)



This is my 11th year photographing the Oaks & Derby. Throughout the years, I usually use my reference material to portray the Derby champion but this year it will be the great Rachel Alexandra. Her performance in The Oaks was totally awesome. My oil painting, "Alexandra the Great", captures her destroying her six rivals by 20 lengths.

On to the Preakness, let's see what she could do to the boys...

"Alexandra the Great" by Thomas Allen Pauly, oil on panel, 12" x 28"
c2009

As my teacher use to say:
Drawing is a series of adjustments.




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