Newest Painting in Horse Ballet Series is all about Drama
Denali and Stiletto love to run! And they are fast! I met these two warmbloods during my trip to New York – photographing horses for the Beautiful Horses of New York series. Trolling through my thousands of reference photos for ideas for my Horse Ballet series, I could not resist painting the athletic pair again. They are perfect for my Horse Ballet series. Looking at the painting, I can almost hear strong, tragic music as they storm through a traumatic moment in a ballet performance. This painting is all about drama.
Looking back, I will always remember the fun of meeting these two horses!
When I visited, Trish haltered both her horses and we walked across a railroad track to a HUGE pasture where she released Denali and Stiletto. My first thought was, “How are you ever going to catch them to take them back to the barn??” (I would guess this pasture was at least 20 acres of green lush grass.)
Trish was not concerned. (And when it came time to head back, the horses came right up to her to get their halters back on. I was impressed!)
After being released into the pasture Denali and Stiletto started playing! They were having so much fun, kicking and rearing and then running from one end of the pasture to the other! My telephoto lens was not nearly strong enough to get too many good shots when they were at the far ends of the pasture. But luckily, part of their game involved running past our location in the center of the long field! So I could get lots of photos of them approaching and flying by! It was such a fun photo shoot! Of course having beautiful horses as the subjects made it even more delightful!
Trish has had Denali, a Hanoverian, since he was 6 months old. He’s 10 now. Stilleto, an Oldenburg, was entrusted to Trish by a trainer and breeder in California with hopes that the pair will go places. Trish calls both Denali and Stiletto to be “my children.”
