Heavenly Buddies - horse oil painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

8 X 12 Oil on canvas board

SOLD Commission

My little buddy, horse trainer, farrier friend Trista has a sister who is equally fond of horses. These two mares are both enjoying greener pastures, having crossed the rainbow bridge (the bay one being the most recent traveler). Trista thought that a painting of the two would be a nice Christmas present for her sister. She managed to sneak some photos out of her sister's house and this is the one I worked from, eliminating all but the two mares and switching their positions in relation to one another. It was a challenge, but one that I enjoyed.
I know what it is like to lose a favored horse. We are told that they can live to be 30, but most horses are lucky to make it to 20. That is a longer life than most dogs enjoy, but still it seems to pass so quickly.
PJ will be 16 this coming Spring - she is 2 months older than our house. Like many livestock owners, we built the corral before we finished the house, and baby PJ and her dam moved onto our farm before we did. I always expected that we would "grow old together", but it's not something I look forward to. PJ's dam died 3 years ago (she was 22), and I miss her still. Miss Jack was definitely the best horse I ever owned. Her grandbaby, Dandy may just take over that distinction, though. Us horse owners always remain optimistic that there is always one more even better horse down the road!

Job 14:7-9

 ⁷ “At least there is hope for a tree:
   If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
   and its new shoots will not fail.
⁸ Its roots may grow old in the ground
   and its stump die in the soil,
⁹ yet at the scent of water it will bud
   and put forth shoots like a plant.

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Madonna and Child - mare and foal oil painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

16 X 20 Oil on canvas SOLD Commission

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Mother horses are a lot like mothers everywhere...I had the hardest time getting a photo of this foal - his momma tried to stay between me and her baby. Every time the baby tried to approach me, she got between us and headed him off. Of course it was for his own good, but he didn't see it that way - his curiosity was trying to get the better of him!

I finally had to settle for a single picture of each of them which I then combined into this one image for a client. As I painted it, I found a number of analogies to think about. The baby is like momma in many ways, but still different. While running, they moved as one, but occasionally their gaits conflicted. At this point in time, they are looking in the same direction...but we know that will most likely change as he grows. Hopefully, when that happens, Momma will be glad!

2 Samuel 18:26
Then the watchman saw another runner, and he called down to the gatekeeper, “Look, another man running alone!” The king said, “He must be bringing good news, too.”

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