"Early Winter Pasture"

 

This painting is a typical sight that one might encounter during a Taos winter. A person can rent a horse pasture with a little acequia  running through it for roughly $20.00 per head per month. When you drive by (a week after a snowstorm) you see that there is no trace that the owner is feeding these equine angels. They are foraging through the snow for bits of dead grass and because the acequia is frozen over, they are literally having to drink the snow. It upsets me so to see the vast disconnect between humans and animals (a cultural thing, I guess). If you toss a couple of bales over the fence you somehow manage to insult the owner.  I apologize that the painting probably no longer holds the impression of serenity and contentment that it did for you a few moments ago.

The cold ultramarine shadows in the snow set against the warm cadmium orange and Indian yellow tones in the horse's fur complement one another and show the stark difference between them both.

"Early Winter Pasture"    (20" X 24")    Oil on Canvas