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Creation Date
2025
Materials
Oil on Canvas
Medium
Painting
Project Advisor
Tony Conrad
Year of Graduation
2025
Rights
Copyright for this work is held by the artist.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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Artist Statement
The horses portrayed in my paintings came into my life during a time where I, unknowingly, would need them the most. Shortly after I started riding and working with these horses, my dad passed away from a terminal illness, and it felt like my life was falling apart. But I had built partnerships with these animals that have, at times, been the sole reason I pushed to keep going when I was at my lowest. They were a grounding presence for me, and they taught me to be vulnerable, present, and allowed me the space to process my grief. I paint these horses as a tribute to them, and the indescribable happiness they bring me, that I feel can only be expressed through art.