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Today, my hubby took a grey horse in his lunchbag.
The Doodlewash prompt for today is ‘Battleship Gray’. I chose to do a gray horse because I find the subject of gray vs white in horses to be an interesting one.
That horse – gray or white? The answer isn’t as easy to figure out as you might think.
White horses are born white and have pink skin. There are no albinos – the genetics that cause albinism don’t exist in horses. However, lethal white syndrome is a genetic order that occurs in many white horses, and they die as foals, making true white horses uncommon.
Gray horses are born dark – even black sometimes. They have black skin, which stays black. Their coats lighten as they grow older becoming steel, dappled or … white! Most ‘white’ horses are actually mature grays.
You can’t make up stuff like this!
Artwork-Zebra Zensations Technical Pen, Qor watercolor & Ecoline watercolor brush pen on a Hahnemühle Cold Pressed Watercolor Postcard. Brushes: Velvetouch Round Size 8. Photo courtesy of luctheo on Pixabay.
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Beautiful. And interesting facts.
Thank you, Alice! I do love animal trivia, lol!
Love your beautifully dappled horse.
Lipinzanners are born very dark and their hair lightens as they age. So maybe your painting is of a young Lipinzanner?
It’s possible – the Lippizan horses are all grays except for the one bay they keep for good luck.
Wonderful painting, like how you ink the line work an didn’t fill all with colour. Speaking of the colour, your choice an blending is beautiful. Also, learned a lot about skin colours of horse I never knew, greatly appreciate your added on information along with your art subjects.
Thank you, Joan! I love squirkling (fancy name for scribbling, lol). The colors blend so interesting and you keep some of all of them in the mix.
Love your horse, and loved learning new information about ‘white’ horses.
Thank you, Susan! I am an animal trivia nerd!