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In her own words:
It’s like great music that moves one to tears. Imagine if
you will, sitting astride a mighty Arabian stallion, sleek neck
arched, dainty nostrils flaring in an attempt to catch a whiff of
the distant desert breeze…my eyes brim with tears because I’ve felt
something all powerful, beautiful, and consuming. That’s what
inspires me to paint Arabians and other horses.
I have nearly always owned horses, and today have a black,
Egyptian-related Arabian stallion named Yogi. I ran Hazelmere
Stables and El-Hijr Arabian Stud for ten years, and with 86 horses,
painting was a luxury I didn’t have much time for.
I started
drawing as soon as I could hold a pencil...always horses on
everything—much to the frustration of my teachers. I currently am
exhibiting my works in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, and have shown
my work in Johannesburg. I work with oils, combining them with my
new-found passion for gold, silver, and copper leaf. I’ve discovered
a way to patinate the leaf with a variety of chemicals to create the
most wonderful backgrounds for the oil paints.
I wanted my
painting for the Auction to reflect the power and beauty of the
straight Egyptian Arabian. “In Reverence of Amun-Ra” is painted on
masonite board which has been guilded with 50 pure copper leaves, 23
karat gold, and composite gold leaf. It’s highlighted with liquid
lead, and embellished with 38 turquoise stones, 23 lapis lazuli, 4
fire opals, and 3 faceted garnets. The painting depicts an Egyptian
Nubian girl tending her royal charge. With closed eyes she feels his
powerful muscles twitch under his silky coat as he sniffs the balmy
gust of wind that carries the sweet scent of the Nile river.
Three words to
describe my art? Sumptuous, seductive, and romantic.
From the April
2005 Pyramid Report - Article by Honi Roberts
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