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