The Gentleman Farmer: Original Watercolour, A3

A grey horse in tweed, with the air of a man who’s already checked the weather twice.

This original watercolour portrait shows a dapper grey horse dressed for the shooting field. He wears a checked tweed jacket in soft oatmeal and russet, with a crisp white rounded collar and a pale blue pinstripe shirt fastened with a single gold button. A shotgun rests over his shoulder, and he looks off to one side with a calm, thoughtful expression. It’s the look of someone who knows the land, the weather and the best spot for a flask of something warming.

The painting is worked in delicate layered watercolour with fine pencil and ink detailing. The dappled grey coat is built up in soft olives, warm taupes and pearly whites, with a dark, glossy eye that gives him real presence. His mane falls in loose, flowing strokes. Washes of sage and moss green suggest woodland at the edges, and the pale, misty sky behind him leaves plenty of clean paper so the figure can breathe.

Quietly witty and full of character, it has a very British, heritage feel. It would suit a study, boot room, hallway or country kitchen, and makes a memorable gift for horse lovers, the shooting and hunting fraternity, or anyone who enjoys the long tradition of dressed-up animals in art and storybooks. It pairs naturally with The Dandy Hare as part of a set of characterful gentlemen.

Details

• Title: The Gentleman Farmer
• Medium: Original watercolour with pencil and ink detail on paper
• Size: A3 (297 × 420 mm / 11.7 × 16.5 in)
• Subject: Anthropomorphic grey horse in country tweeds
• Unique: One-of-a-kind original, not a print
• Framing: Supplied unframed but mounted.
• Shipping: Carefully packaged, flat and protected

Note: colours may vary slightly between screens and the physical painting.