April 2 - Pleasantly Perfect

This was a wonderful racehorse. When speaking with the Ford family about painting the star of the Diamond A Racing stable, we were talking about which race we would paint. He won the Breeders' Cup Classic, which to many is the crown jewel of racing in North American for older horses but he also won the Dubai World Cup. As you can tell from the painting, they chose to go with the Dubai World Cup as a subject. The decision was a sentimental one because they flew their entire family to Dubai, and they watched the race together. It's not just a painting about a horse race, but it's a painting about a family reunion.