Oil Study of Degas’ Galloping Horse Sculpture
I really enjoyed this one, mainly because Degas’ sculptures are just so brilliant to look at and study. I love the exuberance and joyousness in them; loose but still completely controlled and articulate.
Using just four colours - ivory black, titanium white, cad red and yellow ochre helped a lot… apparently Zorn used this limited palette often and I can see why. You can still keep temperature relationships correct (cooling with black and white, warming with red and yellow ochre), even if the exact colours are not accurate. Great for figure work and sculpture studies like this where drawing and values are the main concern.
