This little 6×8 oil is a companion piece to the vertical painting I did a few posts below. It is the same cowboy on the same horse. Placing the horse and rider against the backlit hazy/misty background gave me an opportunity to use the nice blue grey of the horse, the red shirt and the body of the rider as a silhouette thereby creating a effect of light. I purposely left the landscape, foreground and distance somewhat sketchy as it is all secondary information and supports the focus on the horse and rider.