[Chris Saper]

Thank you, Steven.

People are sometimes cavalier about saying, "How about a painting of xxxx and his horse?" because they really underestimate how huge a horse's head is, and how large a canvas would have to be to accomodate much more that Kristina and Pongo, and still maintain a focal point.

The front-on horse solves some of that but creates an automatic silhouette problem. Losing shapes and edges, or placing foreground foliage are the only ways I have found to deal with it.