If I paint a wild horse ...

"If I paint a wild horse, 

you might not see the horse ... 

but surely

 you will see 

the wildness

~Pablo Picasso~

It's been all about horses - particularly wild horses that have been on my mind & art table lately.

In the past, I think I've painted a half dozen horses. I remember being filled with such joy seeing the wild horses in England and their wild knotted manes , the look of pure contentment in their eyes and absolutely no fear of the cars that drove beside them. Such a sense of being! Perhaps I'm channeling those emotions when I paint, for all their manes are wild! 

this is Sadie and this is her story, written  underneath all the paint 

Sadie

Sweet Sadie

like an angel on this Earth

Won't let anyone tame that wild spirit

her gift since birth

You can't conquer

a heart like hers

One that has the unsettled gene

who leaves the moment it stirs

You won't tame her

don't even try

She will leave so quickly

you'd swear she could fly

She loves her freedom

is only one with the land

A lover of the soil

and dry, soft sand

~deb dunn~ 

Shiloh

An older horse, Shiloh is well traveled. While painting Shiloh, I thought about all the amazing Muskoka views taken in over the years driving to the cottage. Always beautiful, but especially so this time of year with the changing leaves. 

Shiloh

She's a well traveled girl

knows the paths so well

There's a look in her eyes

Oh, the stories they could tell

Having walked through the hills

grassy fields and lakes

Through the joy of the journey

she has what it takes

And she'll explore the unknown

for as long as she can

She's a solo traveler

her mane is her wind span

~deb dunn~ 

Much like the mythical winged horse Pegasus. Shiloh & Sadie are travelers with wild, mystical manes.

 "Blame it or praise it,

there is no denying the wild horse in us"

~Virginia Woolf~