As with most of my paintings, these two small paintings of horses grazing were done from photographs I took in my daily life.
Most of my paintings are created this way and are of subjects in the world around me, things that catch my eye. Love of the subjects, light, color, and shape seem to make the paintings sing.
I tell the story of going to a painting and sipping charity event after the death of my mother, when I was nearly retirement age. My father and sister, both artists, had already passed. It was there that I discovered that I had a little of the family artistic talent, which made me laugh. You see, I was supposed to be a writer, which I am, and I had never painted before.
I have been painting with acrylics ever since. I sign with just my first name, Caren. Also, after I create a painting, I go find a frame for it at an antique store. It’s part of my art.