Green Pastures

"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures..." - Psalm 23

Sometimes we all need a real day off. I had spent the last six days at my office and couldn't face the work of getting "dressed up" to go to church. Instead, I retreated to my studio, opened the window and, for some reason I began to think about the the 23rd Psalm. It brought to my mind the image of an old horse resting in deep green grass by a stream, maybe looking back on a life of hard work. I felt like that horse! Green Pastures was born of the need for quiet time for rest and reflection that is so essential for renewal each day. Interestingly, I later discovered that my grandfather had grown up on a farm near Greenwood, South Carolina that was called Green Pastures.

Chosen for the American Academy of Equine Art 39th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, September 2019, Middleburg, Virginia.