Santa Anita Paddock Late Afternoon

This is an original painting, oil on canvas on board, 8 x 10 inches, of the horses being led into the paddock at Santa Anita Race Track.  The light was so gorgeous and is what led me to want to paint this at all.  Usually when I'm starting any painting I have a question in the back of my mind or a desire to see if I can 'paint' the idea into the physical.  In this case, I wanted to paint more in the impressionistic style in order to capture the light.