◄  'Moro Prince' by Tom Brown ►

'Moro prince on horseback'
        oil on canvas 
     160 cm x 130 cm

 One of the most important fiestas in this part of Spain is the Moros and Cristianos and it is a great opportunity for me to paint the elaborate decoration which I like combined with the wonderful passion for presentation which is so Spanish. This is the largest and most ambitious painting I have done since being in Spain. It is of a Moro prince on horseback and has been something of a penance with many hours spent on detail and the challenge of rendering the many different types of material. By taking on such a technically ambitious project I was also using it as an opportunity to totally immerse myself in the painting process and to improve the fluency in my painting.

 ©  2009 Tom Brown Painting in Spain  established 2005