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"Pegasus in the clouds" by Tony Orzech

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24in x 18in, oil on stretched canvas. This was a study of clouds and wings/feathers. It was given to my Niece years ago and , to my great pleasure, now hangs in her daughter's room (a big Pegasus/horse fan).


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17 Mar 200745 Anon.
A very original pegasus style. But it seems more sensible than the traditional wings. Very awesome. This is probably my favorite one of yours.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "thank You CP!"
15 Jul 2007:-) Cynthia Conner
woah! This is beautiful! Of course, so is everything else you do, so hey. But still! The horse's coloring is lovely, and the hawk wings are so natural-looking, I hardly even thought to notice that they're a deviation from the norm. They look as though they simply /are/ the norm! It's the sky, though, that gets me. So dynamic and volatile and breath-taking!
My only bit of constructive criticism is that the head and neck seem to be too big for the hind legs. Of course, since you used a mannequin, I don't think I'll blame it on you ^___^ Overall, I'm insanely jealous of the little girl you got this picture.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks for all the comments, Cynthia. And I will keep your comment about the proportions in mind the next time I do any horse-like creature. ;-)"
7 Aug 2007:-) Laura Soret
*droooool* oh the pretty colors...

The wings are fantabulous. Reference? They suit the horse perfectly! And the colors, gaaa... I totally love the background clouds, but there´s some not that convincing about the one in the pegasus´s plane... Like they don´t match the background. But hey, still looking as great as it can look!!!

*clap*

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Hi Laura!Nice to see you are still working your way through my gallery.The foreground cloud was done with an airbrush to give a light, wispy look. It has always amazed me how clouds can look so solid from a distance and yet they are a misty mass from up close and look nothing like they did from a distance.This was an experiment and I do not recommend pushing oil paint through an airbrush. If I did this piece again, I would stick to a brush.This entire piece was an experiment and a study I did over 20 years ago. A fun piece to do 1 Good observation by the way ;-)"
20 Nov 2007:-) A. Thomason
O.O Those wings are absolutely amazing... the coloring, the pattern, the shadows... and then the clouds are outstanding as well.... wow.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment."
20 Nov 2007:-) John R Farley Jr
Great colors, and not your traditional white horse either.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks John!"
2 Jan 2008:-) Jenna 'Kaikisuka' Linn Barton
Beautiful. You have a lucky niece/grand-neice (?). GORGEOUS PEGASUS. And those wings...remind me a bit of those owl wings that you sent me (speaking of which, I'm thinking of doing a picture with those wings for models...). The clouds are gorgeous, and the horse seems right at home soaring among them.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks Jenna! My grand-niece is completely into horses. I hope you get some use out of the references I sent. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I had a real owl's wing as a reference when I did this one, but I used a wooden, horse mannequin for the pose."
17 Feb 2009:-) Nadine ´unicornis´ Thome
Wonderful work!! I love this picture, the colours are just great and I like the way you painted the wings.

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks for visiting and dropping a comment, Nadine 2
This was a fun study to do."
30 Sep 2010:-) Shay atkinson
wicked sick!2

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Don’t get sick on anyone... use the air sick bag! 12 Thanks for the comment Shay... I think 2"
17 Jan 2011:-) Julia SilveryBeast Rinkinen
Breathtaking.. Those wings are wondrous1

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "This was done as a study of wings and clouds. I’m happy you like it. Thanks Julia."
5 Nov 2011:-) Sam Adams
WOW!!!!!!! Love the colours in the clouds and those wings are incredible, beautiful and inspiring pic!

:-) Tony Orzech replies: "Thanks Sam, it was a fun study to do."
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'Pegasus in the clouds':
 • Created by: :-) Tony Orzech
 • Copyright: ©Tony Orzech. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Clouds, Flying, Horse, Oil, Orzech, Pegasus, Tony, Wingedhorse, Wings
 • Categories: Anthropomorphic (Furries), Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Oil Paint
 • Submitted: 2006-05-23 01:49:53
 • Views: 2806
 • Resolution: 937x700

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