Bigger and better

Here are some quite terrible photographs of a horse series I am working on – these are A1 and A2. They are going to get bigger. Duncan wants me to draw 100, so far Ive drawn 4. They take a couple of hours each to make, as drawing the lines to create the texture of their coats takes such a long time. It’s nice to work on a bigger scale for a change.

I’m not sure why I’m drawing them, only that I started. I toyed with the idea of adding a rider, but came to the conclusion that it would make a different point. It would make us feel completely different towards the horse – viewing it as a pet, caged, restricted…I like the wildness in the drawings, the freedom of movement.

Perhaps I’m talking nonsense!! All I do know is that I’m enjoying the process.