The Secret Unicorn is a colourful, romantic, semi-abstract painting of a dappled white horse in an unashamedly magical landscape. It is 30 x 30 x 1.5 inches. The painting shows a white dappled horse swishing her tail and looking as if she has just materialised out of nowhere. The setting hints at a river bank with pink flowers along the edge and the idea of trees and a meadow behind the horse. The inspiration for the painting was a walk I took last June across quiet farmland where I caught glimpses through thick hedgerow to the next field. A white mare was unaware I was watching her through a gap in the hedge and was clearly having a wonderful time tossing her head and flexing her muscles in the sunny meadow she was in. It made me wonder if she would go the full Disney and turn into a unicorn. Unfortunately, she didn’t, but the experience made me want to paint it anyway. I have included a photo I took of her to give some context. It is painted on deep-edge canvas, white edges, no frame needed and is ready to hang.
