Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This painting is of a friend who is well known in our area, coming from a long line of horse owners and trainers. Her family own a magnificent large property in the high country running cattle and a Jackaroo /Jillaroo school which attracts adventurous people from all over the world. Here my subject is using natural horsemanship methods, otherwise known as 'horse whispering' to prepare her young filly for breaking in. Instead of training in a round yard as expected, she uses the natural environment (including inquisitive dogs!) as she says, "that's what the horse will have to put up with".

This painting was awarded the Packing Room Prize at 'Frost Over Barraba' in 2019.

I am a strong believer that we are influenced by our surroundings and with my work I like to portray beautiful scenes that uplift, but have a calming effect. Telling the stories I see around me gives others an insight into country life, and people interacting with animals somehow speaks to the soul.