Winter Apples ‘n Oats 09 is now available.
A Teaser
I just received my box of the latest issue of Apples ‘n Oats magazine. (Ahhhh . . . love that new magazine smell.) So I’m assuming they are now available at the usual locations, which of course includes my place. Or as always, you can subscribe by contacting Carol Eilers (the editor.)
But for those of you with no access to the magazine here’s a teaser excerpt, until the whole articles gets posted to my website
Tall, Dark & Studly
My model for this painting was a young stallion that I photographed last Fall at a farm in the Cedar Rapids area. He had come over to investigate me. And after finding me completely unremarkable (and treat free) he started ambling away when a breeze caught his mane and sent it swirling. The title Liberty is in reference of him being “at liberty.” Free to wander as he would, unhindered by the desires or devices of man.
When I entered the broodmare field they all gathered around to have a good snuffle at me. I scritched a few noses and whispered softly to each how beautiful they all were. After a few minutes, they began to wander off in ones and twos, their curiosity satisfied that I was not bearing gifts.
This works well for me because it is notoriously hard to get a good photo of a horse that is in my face and slurbering on my camera. So it was at this point, I was able to take the type of photos I like best. Which is of horses just being horses. I was hoping for some playful cavorting (to be clear, I was hoping for some cavorting from the horses. I haven’t “cavorted” in decades.) but mostly I got peaceful grazing shots.
It is yet another testament to the breed that the barn manager had allowed me to go into the pastures alone. It was a lovely afternoon and I was in my bliss to be able to spend it surrounded by a herd of these equine giants.
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