Blaze

Archival pigment print of Blaze by Kate Lindsey. Select Medium and Size to see the price.

Paper: Archival pigment print on heavyweight fine art paper.

Canvas: Archival pigment print on stretched canvas. Hanging hardware included.

It's hard to know where to start with describing this painting. It seems like I've been drawn to horses my whole life, so I've been drawing them my whole life too. I didn't realize it until Blaze was almost finished, but when I was in elementary school, drawing my horses every day, they always looked very similar to the way Blaze looks now. I always drew them as a close up of their head, and they were always facing the same way. The feeling that came over me when I had my aha moment kind of took my breath away. I recognized my eight year old self, still drawing a horse head facing left, still loving horses, still craving the peace that animals bring. It's kind of like recognizing someone's handwriting you haven't seen in ages, or seeing a childhood friend who you haven't seen in 40 years but would still recognize even if it had been 80. Although many things have grown and changed, so much stays the same. The essence is still there, like a fingerprint. Hopefully my skills as an artist have improved since I was eight, but I'm so grateful to know that she's still here with me, still obsessed with her love of horses, and still filled with the wonder of life. I hope Blaze brings you some joy today. He was inspired by the young pony who lived next door to me, but that's a whole different story.