White Steed in the Wind by Li Yadong, original oil on canvas, 60 × 80 cm — head and eye detail

White Steed in the Wind by Li Yadong, original oil on canvas, 60 × 80 cm — mane and neck detail

White Steed in the Wind by Li Yadong, original oil on canvas, 60 × 80 cm — shoulder and coat detail

White Steed in the Wind by Li Yadong, original oil on canvas, 60 × 80 cm — surface and brushwork detail

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White Steed in the Wind

Name: White Steed in the Wind
Brand: Paint For Heart
Price: 5558.0 SGD
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Artist Li Yadong

Creation Date 2026

Material Oil on canvas

Size 60 × 80 cm

Category original

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The head sits just left of centre, with the muzzle near the lower edge and the long neck opening towards the lower right. Dark inner ears establish the orientation of the skull; brow, socket and cheekbone follow a diagonal into the bridge of the nose. A rein pulls from the muzzle towards the right, creating tension against the wide movement of the mane. The background ridge is held low so the horse appears close and elevated.

Cool white, silver-grey, pale brown and slight blue-violet shifts build the coat. Near-black accents in the eye, nostril, mouth and ears give the head structural weight. Broader passages across neck and shoulder are comparatively smooth; the mane is assembled from long white strokes that taper as they cross the sky. These lines make the direction of the wind visible. Low-contrast blue-grey hills keep the background from competing with the silhouette.

Li Yadong has long painted figures, horses and landscapes. His training in north-eastern Chinese academies and his study connected with the Repin tradition placed emphasis on drawing, proportion and anatomical construction. That foundation supports the accurate skull, musculature and tack in this portrait. The softer outdoor colour of his mature work releases the animal from a diagrammatic study. By choosing a close profile, Li makes anatomical precision serve the simultaneous presence of alertness, wind and physical restraint.

Theme

Style and context

Across many centuries of Chinese art, the horse has appeared from handscrolls to modern oil painting. Artists have studied its bone structure, gait and individual temperament while also using it to communicate speed and strength. Academic realism placed greater emphasis on anatomy and light, and modern animal portraiture often isolated the horse from narrative action to examine a suspended moment.

White Steed in the Wind adopts this portrait approach. The animal does not run: its head remains controlled while mane and rein register two different forces, wind and restraint. The muted grey-white palette tempers any heroic effect and directs attention to the eye socket, muzzle, hair and breathing passages. The title’s reference to wind is supported by the mane, while the steed’s force remains anchored in observable anatomy.

Artist Profile

About the artist

Li Yadong, born in 1954 in Siping, Jilin, graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Northeast Normal University. He later studied drawing and oil painting at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg under Professor Alexander Bestrov.

Li has long worked within the Siping art community, serving as chairman of the Siping Oil Painting Society and as a council member of the local artists association. His subjects include figures, horses and landscapes. His academic training is visible in the close attention he gives to anatomy, proportion and the placement of bodies within outdoor space.

The Russian realist method strengthened his use of drawing and tonal modelling. In later work, he retained that structure while loosening the handling of sky, vegetation and reflected light, allowing animals and figures to remain solid within changing weather and open terrain.

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