The Unveiling, First There Was a Horse

     One day last Spring, I found myself at an Arabian horse competition.  Realizing this was a good opportunity for photos and ideas for future paintings, I walked quietly snapping pictures, first at the horse stalls, then at the arena.
     I was thrilled to find this beautiful horse.  I know we bonded instantly.  See how he is looking at me?  I once watched a British woman explain on a PBS station how horses communicate through their ears.  She had fabricated these horse ears for herself and would manipulate them forward and back to talk to her horse.  (What a character!)  I believe she said that when the ears face forward, it is good.  I believed this horse liked me because his ears were always forward.
     After awhile this woman walked up to me and asked, "Can I help you?"  (to myself, "oh, no, I've been caught!")  to which I replied, "I love horses, they are such beautiful animals.  I want to take their pictures for art."  She just smiled and walked away.  Whew!
     I put all of my pictures in a small photo book and brought them to Woodstock to show my painting teacher, who was thrilled to see them and gave me alot of encouragement to use these pictures.  I knew I would use my horse pictures one day, did not know when, until I found myself studying Photoshop!  Tomorrow will be the next step......