# It’s the year of the horse

**URL:** <https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740>\
**Category:** Share Your Art\
**Created:** [April 1, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740 "2026-04-01T17:06:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Kari.D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/kari.d/32/7716_2.png) [@Kari.D](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Kari.D)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740/1 "2026-04-01T17:06:25Z")

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I decided to try out a new watercolor paper sketchbook. My subject in a series of honoring horses for this painting is the “fire horse” symbolizing strength and energy of movement in lots of layers, starting with under painting and working to create depth, details and colors that express my version of a “fire horse”.

 ![IMG_5578](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/2/2c44d6ac889caec29829b1c9d8e7831c21ec5d2c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![HarleysMom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/harleysmom/32/6478_2.png) [@HarleysMom](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/HarleysMom)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740/2 "2026-04-02T01:45:46Z")

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Kari - Your fire horse is great!

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**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740/3 "2026-04-03T20:13:16Z")

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Kari your legs on your horse are just so real and perfect looking…Thanks for sharing with us all!

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**Author:** ![Jeanine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Jeanine](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Jeanine)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/it-s-the-year-of-the-horse/4740/4 "2026-04-06T16:45:39Z")

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I really like the expressiveness of the horse’s mane and tail. Very cool!