Horse Metamorphosis, 2019

Horse Metamorphosis is a 31.5 x 47 x 0.5 inches large contemporary red oil painting of a beautiful gold Arabian horse against an abstract bright red background. The golden horse dances in the foreground inside a dark forest with mottled light falling in patches on the path out towards the clearing. The path leads out of the woods and into a glowing summer wildflower meadow. Veils of transparent bright red hang over the scene as the horse begins to emerge from that world into a different one.

The painting was started years ago simply to reflect the happiness I get when looking at a beautiful horse but became something more when the red veils were added, which gives it a real presence. The original message of the painting was that there is more to life than hiding in the dark. I think now the message is more that there are other realities and that it is worth exploring them. It is painted on a thin-edged canvas, painted red, ready to hang.