| Julie Kinkade Little did I know that, as a child fascinated by the comics and cowboy heroes of the fifties, I was laying a foundation for later art work with my stories and illustrations. Based on Lone Ranger’s horse Silver, these adventures allowed me to early on find inspiration in popular culture. I blended the ready-made images with my rural New England woods exploration to develop a creative form that lasted from 3rd grade to high school. It gave me an intuitive understanding of equine gesture and character which informs my current horses, saving them from the limitations of realism. I frequently look at Picasso’s line drawings, Franz Marc’s horses, Native American fetishes and storyteller dolls, pottery by Robert Turner and Betty Woodman, horse sculptures by Deborah Butterfield. Colorado rounded rocks, Goodwill stores, rusted things, rearranged nature by Andy Goldsworthy and Billy Collins’ poetry. Please click on a thumbnail below to see a larger view. | |
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