Boris
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Boris was the first horse I had the pleasure to paint. He is a gentle and sensitive soul, with a peculiar fear of plastic bags (on one occasion jumped sideways onto a car to avoid one).
Described by his owner as a ‘slightly mal coordinated tank’ he has a tendency of not paying much mind to obstacles and being a little on the clumsy side.
In the portrait I wanted to capture both the amazing power of and bulk of Boris’s physical presence along with this emotional softness a balance between strength and sensitivity.
“Susie has done such an amazing job of catching the character of Boris here. He’s a gentle giant of a cob and has been the much loved heart horse of us all. He’s retired now and living his best life and it is so amazing to be see him brought to life in this way. It was the best present ever.”
