This little painting was a pleasure to paint! I was fortunate enough to spend some time with this wild foal and her family in April of 2023 at Assateague Island National Seashore, on the Maryland side. (Keeping to the 40 foot rule of distance, of course. Zoom lens on a proper camera is best, as cell phones just don't cut it for any kind of wildlife photography.)
The filly's impish attitude reminded me of the work of Wesley Dennis, author and illustrator of the Flip books about an adventurous foal - which happened to be the very first book that I borrowed from my public library when I turned 5. (I believe I was imprinted. For more on my early passion for horses, please see my blog "My Muse ~ The Horse")
Wesley Dennis is renown as THE artist/illustrator whose work frolicked through the pages of author Marguerite Henry's beloved children's books - most notably, her books that made Assateague Island famous for its wild horses.
This little painting was a pleasure to paint! I was fortunate enough to spend some time with this wild foal and her family in April of 2023 at Assateague Island National Seashore, on the Maryland side. (Keeping to the 40 foot rule of distance, of course. Zoom lens on a proper camera is best, as cell phones just don't cut it for any kind of wildlife photography.)
The filly's impish attitude reminded me of the work of Wesley Dennis, author and illustrator of the Flip books about an adventurous foal - which happened to be the very first book that I borrowed from my public library when I turned 5. (I believe I was imprinted. For more on my early passion for horses, please see my blog "My Muse ~ The Horse")
Wesley Dennis is renown as THE artist/illustrator whose work frolicked through the pages of author Marguerite Henry's beloved children's books - most notably, her books that made Assateague Island famous for its wild horses.