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Draft Horse Art
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I found this diminutive Clydesdale mare spending her retirement years at a
petting zoo where she enjoyed the treats and attention the children gave her.
I have mixed emotions about this. In a perfect world she would be in a sunny
pasture, belly deep in grass. However it is hard to say what her fate would
have been had the zoo not taken her in.
Despite her age, she had a beautiful face with kind eyes and a soft expression.
I see beauty in all horses and I am just as compelled to paint a back yard pony
as I am a show champion.
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We recently have had many storms pass through, which has left our farm soggy and
battered. After the latest, I was out walking the pasture, looking for downed branches
and shingles. While doing this, my horse followed me about, taking nibbles of grass
every few feet. I was rushing around trying to get done as quickly as possible. There
were more chores to be done, than hours left in the day.
Chicory patiently followed me, as always the courteous gentleman. Whenever I would
stop for even just a moment, he would softly nuzzle my back or arm. After a few of these
gentle persuasions I finally got the hint and took a break. I just stood there in the
misting rain, leaning against his warm body and watching the flood waters flow through
the low spot of the pasture. I let myself get absorbed in the pleasantness of it all. It
is a wonderful feeling to let the quiet and stillness get inside.
It was with this feeling of peace that I worked on "Days End". I wanted the
horses to convey their harmony and contentment with each other and their surroundings.
When working on my art I draw upon my relationships with my animals. It is often said
that you should paint what you know. Which I do. But more so than that, I paint what
I feel.
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This team was a working pair at a draft horse pull in South Dakota.
I was particularly attracted to the broadness of their faces and the
expressiveness of their eyes.
They were such massive powerhouses. When the time came to pull,
they threw themselves into it with gusto. I don't remember how they
placed in the competition, but I do remember their willingness, and of
course their power and passion.
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This painting is a scene from the
Britt Draft Horse Show in Britt, Iowa.
It is the largest draft show in the area and most of the large breeds are
represented. This image is pretty much the behind the scenes view. The
actual motivation for the painting, aside from the fact that it amuses me,
is the repeating pattern of the soft curves of the horses set against the
strong vertical and horizontal lines of the stalls.
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Horses have always been a great love of
mine. I don't actually remember, but I think a horse
was quite probably the subject of that first drawing
I did as a child. I read stories about them, drew
them, dreamt of them, saved up my money to buy
picture books and plastic figures of them.
The heavy breeds of horses have become my favorite
and I am fortunate enough to have a neighbor who
raises Percheron draft horses. They are living works
of art with their ebony coats, thick necks and robust
form. I often walk along their pasture watching them
graze and delighting in the antics of each years new
foals. I guess it was inevitable that at least one
painting should come of that.
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These draft mules were taking a break from giving buggy rides at the
Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa. I shot over two rolls of film on them but
because they were feeling quite nappy I was hard pressed to find a couple of
photos without one of them yawning or with its tongue stuck out.
This is one of my favorite paintings and one of the few originals that I
am keeping for myself.
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