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EQUINE MOODS

An Artist Journal

Apr

Merging

At the same time blurry like the movement and precise like the lines, the horse and the painting merge. One anchors us in the earth, in the real, the other takes us to distant and unexplored lands of our soul or our unconscious.

The one and the other speak in the guts and in the heart.

How are you feeling right now? Without cheating and without embellishment?

🤔 I start… I feel sadness and at the same time an immense faith, the desire to go there, to go for it. The desire to feel intensely to feel me alive.

🤜 You turn!

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Equine Nude 20A – inks on paper, 30 x 40 cm
🌟 Available here

Mar

Look at Me

When you look at them, you look at you.
When you see them, you see you.

Not only in their eyes, but you also have access to their soul. To your soul.
They get back to you what you deep hide.

And they do so with such unconditional love and compassion that it overflows in you with the same intensity. That’s why you feel so at peace in their presence.

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“Mirror” – 70 x 50 cm
🔴 Sold

Mar

Deep Blue

I could say many beautiful words about him as I’m so fond of him. Is it necessary though?

He speaks by himself, all through his expression, his attitude, his eyes, his posture… no words are needed.

And when it happened that one of my collectors had the same crush and wanted him… I felt overwhelmed by joy and some tears have flown. It was so right at that precise time. He was for her.🧡

I love my job for those moments as well. It’s my being mission and I’m always so grateful. Every day. 🥰

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Painting on canvas, 92 x 73 cm
🔴 Sold

✨ Available PRINTS here

Mar

Charcoal Drawing

One year ago, I bought a liquid charcoal tube kind of charcoal paint by Nitram Charcoal. I love trying new things! So I asked you to give me some inspiration through your pictures of your horses.

You were several to send me pictures and that was so great! I’ve had the choice among beautiful horses.

Then a week ago, my heart choose Lorenzo, Manda’s horse. Their story and the charisma and special little thing I felt in Lorenzo touched me deeply 🥰.

Lorenzo in charcoal is born.

Technically, I’ve had to correct the big angle of the photo that it made us feel his hindquarters are smaller than his forehand. That would have been very weird in the drawing!

✨ Show the video of the making off here

Mar

Les Chevaux Blancs

After 2 years of maturation, we, Thierry Hodiamont, I & many people behind (as I’ve learned) are very happy and proud to introduce to you his new album “Les Chevaux Blancs”.

I’ve taken care of the illustrations and the design of all of the CD. It was such a pleasure to work with Thierry, a Belgian artist! It was like 2 passionate people working together, we’ve quickly understood each other very well. I’ve felt mutual respect and we wanted both sublimate each other work!

Tomorrow I’m going to show you the painting I’ve created especially for the cover of the album 🥰.

— 🎧 🎶
You can find Thierry and his music on his website

✨ Listen to the song which has given its title to the album here

Jan

The Herd

Contemplating horses in a field. Watching them evolve in a natural environment, free of humans is always fascinating. I’ve quickly figured out that they create a zen space, calm and serene. At 90% of their daily time, there is no aggression, just interactions. And very subtle interactions! A 2 mm ear move and the horse in front push his body away. No need to shout or gallop like a crazy to be heard.

No doubt that if I move eyebrows in front of a guy in the post office to show him that I’m very angry… he’ll surely never even see that my face has changed!

That’s a shame. We lost our understanding of body language the same time the modernity growth. Unfortunately, I happened to know recently that we speak with our body at something like 80% and words with the remaining %. Huge!

It comes as no surprise that we’re not very efficient to understand our 4 hairy legs we adore.

✨Painting on canvas without a wood stretcher, 160 x 80 cm
☀️ Available on my Etsy shop

Oct

Bananas!! 🍌

Long story short… first it was a private joke with one of my best friends. Then it became a challenge to put them in the matter.

I’ve so much enjoyed doing bananas that I’ve made 4 paintings!

Bananas are very different from horses (really 😏🙄?). They could seem easy to do, just one line (the outline) and some yellow and… done!! Horses are quite the opposite: a ton of lines and colors.

But what is simple can hide something complex.

I was surprised to discover that I was able to paint bananas and that the result really enjoyed me!

That how has come up 4 paintings of bananas (Visible on this gallery). 3 of them are sold. Remains just 1 (Available on my Etsy shop), the first with which all started…

Oct

The Body

It wriggles, it moves, it waves… the body is a beautiful organic mechanism. I drown under the horizon, I undulate under the vibrations of the rain 🌧, I welcome the sun 🌤 & I vibrate in unison with the waves of winds. 🌪

Freedom is knowing how to enjoy these moments of nature in communion. It’s intense, vibrant. I was born to feel and I react accordingly. I am life and energy. I am calm and lonely, surrounded by my people.

This horse has come up interfering in the Endlessly Collection. He was well welcomed among the herd!

✨Painting on canvas, 81 x 65 cm
☀️ Available on my website

Oct

Australia Commission

Helen & Mark wished 2 paintings for their new houses, they explained to me their project and what they wanted.

I’m able to speak to you about the first one now as they have received it a few times ago.

The asking was to start from a former painting I’ve made with other colors and in a bigger size (very much bigger!). And here is what I’ve created! Tadaaaa 🥰

If I have to write about him, it would be something like that:

“I am not what you think, I am so much more than that. A sort of talisman, a revealing. Deep down inside, it’s about knowing what will make you happy. Maybe I could take you there in your dreams? Keep the eyes wide open.”

So I wish him and Helen & Mark a ton of happiness.🧡

*** 146 x 97 cm – not available

Oct

Painting from Detaille

I’ve made this painting in 2009 from a painting of Jean Edouard Detaille. I still have it in my studio.

At that time I loved very (very) expressive attitudes and this one matched well that desire.

At my age (not that old 😬), I think I’m much more in the subtlety of the feelings, not anymore in the obvious ones. Even if I love them anyway.

Did you see that one ear and tail was there 🥳 ?

*** painting on paper stretched on a wood frame, 80×80 cm

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