I painted this little oil without any preliminairy drawing, as an exercise.

I like doing this in watercolours as well, (sort of like using pen for drawing), as a way of making me really look at what I see and try to get it right first time.

Of course with oils you can make corrections fairly easily, but it still gives me a sense of daring when I start without a pencil guide. Perhaps this is my version of being a "Thrill Seeker".

The horse isn't perfectly in proportion, but I like that little highlight on his belly. There's usually some detail in every painting, no ,matter how bad, that comes out right.