MYGREYMARE
Distinctive Art by
“IFYOUCANHOLDITSTILLICANPAINTAHORSEONIT”
About the Artist
“My grandfather had a horse named Billy. I never found out if I was named for the horse or the horse was named after me”.
Billie is a self taught
artist who’s love of drawing horses
started when she was three years old.
Billie has had a passion for and an
involvement with horses for most of her life.
She has worked as a Horse Trainer, Riding Instructor and been a Judge at
various equestrian events.
She says that those experiences are what taught her the most about what her art
has become. “How the horse moves, where the muscles are, how they hold their
heads and observing their moods has taught me how to draw my horses.”
Twenty years ago she began creating her
stylized horses on ceramics,
broken pottery, rocks, anything she found that held ‘the spirit of the horse
within’. Her style was influenced by
Chinese brush painting. She says the
flowing movement in the style brought the horses to life.
From ceramics, broken pottery, rocks
,etc her art moved to painted feathers, leather , Christmas ornaments. All embellished with horses. At that point the light came on. People liked the horses and wanted to buy
them.
In 2000 Billie was introduced to the
world of Gourds and a new relationship was begun. The Gourds became a new canvas for her
horses. Shortly there after she began
showing and selling her work at equestrian events in Nevada and New Mexico
where she and
her art were well received. Soon, she
began showing at various Gourd Festivals and PowWows in California where
she has been received with equal enthusiasm.
Billie’s’ horses are unique. Not truly ‘primitive’, however, they have a
simplicity about them yet they definitely have life and movement.
One viewing her work can ‘feel’ the
spirit of the horse.
Watching her at work is quite
amazing. The horses seem to simply
‘flow’ onto the Gourds. She truly
carries the spirit of the horse within herself.
Contact Information
E-mail address
Web address
http://mygreymare.com/
Photo Gallery by CSSPLAY.
Last revised: Date: 03/30/13