THE PAINTINGS · Sample Work by Privett Web Designs

★ Artist Statement ★

I paint what I see.

I see horses. I see them everywhere. They are in the field. They are in the studio. They are also on the wall, now, because I have painted them. This is the cycle.

Critics ask: are these paintings photorealistic? The answer is: yes. The answer is: look at them. The answer is: the horse has a smile. The smile is correct. The sun is in the corner. The sun is also correct.

I do not use a reference. I do not need a reference. I am the reference. The horse is my friend. The horse approves of the painting. The horse has, in fact, signed the back of the canvas. The signature is a hoofprint. The hoofprint is genuine.

— from the private collection —

The Equine Series · 2024

Four canvases. One subject. The subject is the horse. The horse is the subject. Some say the eyes follow you. Some say there are no eyes. I say: look closer. The eyes are exactly where I put them.

The artist in his studio with The Equine Series

"The Orange Horse, in Repose"

Crayon · Tempera · Pride · 2024

A horse stands on a small green hill. The sun has been added to the corner, where the sun belongs. The horse is at peace. So am I.

$48,000

"Composition II · The Bow-Tied Horse"

Mixed Media · Confidence · 2024

The horse is wearing what a six-year-old would call a bow tie. The horse approved of the bow tie. The horse is now formal.

$52,500

"Study in Triangle · The Polygonal Stallion"

Crayon · Bold Geometry · 2024

All horses are, when you really look, triangles. The legs are sticks. The body is a triangle. The head is a circle. This is anatomy.

$61,000

"Henrietta · Posthumous Portrait"

Acrylic · Memory · 2024

Henrietta is not deceased. The portrait is posthumous in spirit only. Henrietta has not seen the portrait. Henrietta will not see the portrait. This is for me.