This is another commissioned piece which he never got paid for.
Dimensions: 60x80cm
Painted: 2009
Materials: Acrylic on MDF board
Private collection
The story behind Bernardini
This painting is of an American racehorse named Bernardini. The original image came from a magazine on racehorses (Bluebloods – May 2009).
This Bernardini painting was a commissioned painting which, when completed, Bert was never paid. He was even asked to paint out the name of the horse after the painting was finished, despite being initially instructed to copy the photo exactly. Once it had been repainted (the area of red covering the saddle), the commissioner still wouldn’t pay. Bert wasn’t happy at all.
Source image of realism painting Bernardini
