Most every woman I know/trust was a great lover of horses as a child. Who didn’t have My Little Pony, or well, Western Barbie with a horse. Residual love and fascination stopped me in my tracks at the National Gallery upon the sight of the life sized painting Whistle Jacket.
Portland artist Scott Parry paints the cross between beauty and horrow. Westerns and Science Fiction. Gorgeous steeds with laser beam eyes.
“he introduces multiple concepts that play with our inability to escape the hidden order of communities and separation from the natural world.” ~ Beholder
But really, I wonder if all those cartoons with magical horses, She-Ra, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony… had anything to do with this. Of course they’re girls cartoons… but then, these laser eyes are kind of evil.
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these are amazing. and yes, i’d have to agree that i am one of those women who is still a great lover of horses.
well i’d never guess it from your blog’s name!
That first one is so pretty I’d like to get it.
juliet xxx
I love these images! Thanks so much for sharing them!
Ahh horses, I still love ‘em. And these are really cool and slightly creepy at the same time. I would totally hang one on my wall.
hehe, art can be so wild!
Too bad they are ion storage far far away!
You totally got me on a my little pony kick, I went trough the first five years to pick out all the ones Ive had since I was a lil girl.
those pictures are so nice! i love the horses in them both.
Reminds me of the cover of the album “You’d Prefer An Astronaut” by Hum …except the background was green …and it was a zebra.
ah, but there’s no laser eyes! hehe and the stubbs painting of whistlejacket is from the 19th century…
and i’m glad to hear that i’m not the only one who hasn’t grown out of my love for horses.
Hey! I have one of those horse painting prints! I bought it on Etsy. I had a hard time choosing which one to pick, since they are all so awesome!