This is portrait of my horse "Chicory." He has a sweet disposition and a kind eye. I don't have as much time to spend with him as I would like, but I always give him some hugs and kisses daily, and take some time to scratch his "Itchies." He generally has such a soft look on his face. This gentle expression is what I tried to capture here.

Truthfully I think there is a little bit of Chicory in nearly every horse I paint. He is my confidant, my friend and perhaps most importantly my artistic muse.He enables me to bring my love and spiritual attachment to horses to nearly all my equestrian paintings. And while I was p[ainting horses long before I ever owned him, I don't think i considered my an equestrian artist until after he came into my life. I owe him a great deal I think.

The original horse painting was done in watercolor pencil and water soluble ink on suede board.