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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Good-evening.
Having been glued to the TV this evening watching Horse & Country's "Getting to Greenwich", I found myself inspired.
Although I was initially inspired by the form & movements performed by these horses, I found myself further inspired when asking myself questions like: "What were they thinking (both horse & rider)?" "What were they feeling at that exact moment? The wind? Excitement? Fear? Curiosity?" and so on.
Until now, I don't think I have really explained to you the underlying reason of this blog. As of the 1st January 2012, I made the new years resolution that I would continue my path of self discovery and acceptance by expressing my emotions through the equine form.
This evening's moment of inspiration has spurred this monologue of thought and question giving me further need to explore the above through pencil and pad. I find myself at this current junction feeling proud at the fact that I am remaining true to my personal new years resolution of exploring emotion through the equine form and therefore continuing on the road of self discovery and acceptance.
Armed with my glass of red wine, pad and pencil, I set out to explore my moment of inspiration. With my goal in mind, that is, exploring the origin of emotion (both human & equine) through the movements of dressage, one of three disciplines to be showcased in the 2012 Games.
I am excited about this next series and the challenges it may or may not present to me. I will look to explore a different type of emotion(s) associated with the 3 main Olympic disciplines: dressage, eventing, & show jumping in honour of The Olympics 2012.
Please note that as with all previously posted works, these drawings are my personal interpretations of movement and emotions through the equine form.
Without further ado... let us begin.
Xo B
Having been glued to the TV this evening watching Horse & Country's "Getting to Greenwich", I found myself inspired.
Although I was initially inspired by the form & movements performed by these horses, I found myself further inspired when asking myself questions like: "What were they thinking (both horse & rider)?" "What were they feeling at that exact moment? The wind? Excitement? Fear? Curiosity?" and so on.
Until now, I don't think I have really explained to you the underlying reason of this blog. As of the 1st January 2012, I made the new years resolution that I would continue my path of self discovery and acceptance by expressing my emotions through the equine form.
This evening's moment of inspiration has spurred this monologue of thought and question giving me further need to explore the above through pencil and pad. I find myself at this current junction feeling proud at the fact that I am remaining true to my personal new years resolution of exploring emotion through the equine form and therefore continuing on the road of self discovery and acceptance.
Armed with my glass of red wine, pad and pencil, I set out to explore my moment of inspiration. With my goal in mind, that is, exploring the origin of emotion (both human & equine) through the movements of dressage, one of three disciplines to be showcased in the 2012 Games.
I am excited about this next series and the challenges it may or may not present to me. I will look to explore a different type of emotion(s) associated with the 3 main Olympic disciplines: dressage, eventing, & show jumping in honour of The Olympics 2012.
Please note that as with all previously posted works, these drawings are my personal interpretations of movement and emotions through the equine form.
Without further ado... let us begin.
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Series 3
Good-evening.
For most of us, life has had us following various paths towards self discovery and personal understanding. For the past fews years I have been on such a journey. My journey of self discovery or rediscovery if you will, took a new turn when I made my 2012 New Years resolution. Rather then promise myself that I would go to the gym every morning (like that would really happen), I promised myself that I would start drawing again and through my art, embark on a journey of emotional rediscovery by drawing the one animal that I have always had a deep emotional connection to - the Horse.
Having been glued to the TV for much of this evening watching Horse & Country's "Getting to Greenwich", I found myself feeling inspired to draw for the first time since moving into my new flat - YIPPEE!
This evening's moment of inspiration and subsequent monologue, has given birth to what I am calling 'Series 3'. The subject matter of this series will pertain to the various riding disciplines of the equine world (dressage, eventing and show jumping). The programme I watched on H&C this evening (about 8 equestrian Olympic hopefuls) inspired in me thoughts about equine form & movement. However after the 2nd or 3rd episodes, I found that what I considered to be my initial moment of inspiration, was moving in a direction where I found myself asking questions about the emotions behind the form and movement(s) I was watching.
From a single moment of inspiration, an internal dialogue was begun and with it, a new direction on my journey of emotional rediscovery. The following drawing has been a direct result of this evening and is to be the first in 'Series 3'.
So having said all that.... let us begin.
XO - B
Having ridden as a child and throughout much of my adult life, I have always found inspiration from horses. Having drawn horses for as long as I can remember, I discovered that where words have often failed to convey my thoughts, art has saved the day. The reason I mention this seemingly inconsequential detail about my life is to explain the reason behind this blog (as I don't think I have done so till now) which is to record my journey of emotional rediscovery through my personal artistic interpretation and expression of the Horse.
For most of us, life has had us following various paths towards self discovery and personal understanding. For the past fews years I have been on such a journey. My journey of self discovery or rediscovery if you will, took a new turn when I made my 2012 New Years resolution. Rather then promise myself that I would go to the gym every morning (like that would really happen), I promised myself that I would start drawing again and through my art, embark on a journey of emotional rediscovery by drawing the one animal that I have always had a deep emotional connection to - the Horse.
Having been glued to the TV for much of this evening watching Horse & Country's "Getting to Greenwich", I found myself feeling inspired to draw for the first time since moving into my new flat - YIPPEE!
This evening's moment of inspiration and subsequent monologue, has given birth to what I am calling 'Series 3'. The subject matter of this series will pertain to the various riding disciplines of the equine world (dressage, eventing and show jumping). The programme I watched on H&C this evening (about 8 equestrian Olympic hopefuls) inspired in me thoughts about equine form & movement. However after the 2nd or 3rd episodes, I found that what I considered to be my initial moment of inspiration, was moving in a direction where I found myself asking questions about the emotions behind the form and movement(s) I was watching.
So having said all that.... let us begin.
XO - B
Saturday, 18 February 2012
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