Power Animals
THE 'RED SADDLEBRED' DEPICTS THE SADDLEBRED HORSE AS A POWER ANIMAL, WITH REFERENCE TO THE SHAMANIC CULTURES WHERE ANIMAL SPIRITS ARE SEEN AS GUIDES FOR THE HUMAN PSYCHE. THE SADDLEBRED AS AN AMERICAN BREED EVOKES THE NATIVE AMERICAN MTHYS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HORSE. IN THIS CASE THE PAINTING CONVEYS THE GRACE, STRENGTH AND PASSION EXPRESSED BY THE DYNAMISM OF THE FORM.