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In her
own words:
A typey Arabian horse is an artwork in itself. Arabians stir my
imagination and challenge me to capture their hot-blooded vitality
and excitement. This requires an emotional response, so painting
Arabian horses comes from within—always! It is a spiritual work.
I was born a
horse-crazy child, however, my sole contact with them was through my
imagination and my drawings. Eventually that led to Art College, and
a career in art. My first commission to do an Arabian was from my
local vet, to whom I owed money. I guess I owe him for my career,
too!
I work in a
variety of mediums, but currently acrylics are my favorite and most
used medium. My work, ‘Out of Egypt,’ with Nazeer, *Aswan, and *Morfic,
is probably my best known piece. It’s an iconic painting based on
‘Pharoah’s Horses’ painted in 1854 by the English artist, J.F.
Herring. I enjoyed the comments that my piece, ‘Black and Red,’
garnered at last year’s Event. This year, I’m donating two pieces.
One is a fleabitten grey head study, with a soft expression, and
inquisitive and fragile beauty. A gentle night breeze has just
caught a few hairs of her mane, and there’s an outline of a grey
Arabian prancing in the background, silhouetted against a very dark
sky.
I haven’t been
to the Egyptian Event, but I’m like a sponge whenever anyone talks
about it—it sounds so exciting and wonderful. I’ll get there one
day! It’s wonderful to have my artwork at the Event. It provides
exposure to people who are passionate about the same subject I’m
passionate about. And, it means I can assist in my own small way to
help with The Pyramid Society’s projects.
Three words
that describe by art? Expressive, colorful, dynamic.
From the April
2005 Pyramid Report - Article by Honi Roberts |
