Robert Bateman Hand Signed Limited Edition Print 17.625″ x 31″
Edition Size: 950
Horses have shared the history of humankind since earliest times. My mother was born into a world where horses were virtually the only form of land transportation other than our own legs. Those days are now past in almost the entire world. However, horses still have a place as a satisfying form of outdoor recreation. In many parts of rural North America horses are bred and used with great enthusiasm
I saw this scene while driving through British Columbia ranch land one atmospheric winter day. The farmer had unloaded hay in a line from his tractor. This concentrated the feeding horses in a longitudinal clump. Since my abstract painting days I have been attracted to black and white interlocking shapes reminiscent of the work of Franz Kline. That, to me, created the power of that central cluster of horses which I see as almost one form.
(Winter Gathering Horse Herd – Original Painting 2006, 24″ x 42″ Acrylic on Board)
