Debbie Lund - Western artist - Originals For Sale

"The Golden Filly "

This is an art portrait of my young thoroughbred filly, Cheyanne. She was given to me in the fall of 2005. She was untouched, wild, needed surgery and had incredibly crooked legs. Her destiny to go to the racetrack was never to happen, and I truly believe that she sought me out as her home and sanctuary.

I was quite hesitant at first, I have never owned a true double registered, 100% pure Thoroughbred before, and I had no real idea as to what I would be getting myself into. But I opened my heart to her and learned what I could through her. What a journey it has been.

     She is a truly beloved gift and I am thankful for her each and every day. I found that inner glow that she portrays through the shadows of her now only abandoned fear, she has come such a long way in becoming her true joyous self. She used to be so fearful, untrusting, dangerous and unconfident. Now, she is a glorious light and a free and happy spirit. Her true self is slowly emerging and we are having so much fun learning together… She is now such a playful and happy horse, and all her true colors have risen above her dark shadows.

     I wanted to do something truly unique with this horse art painting. So I studied the works of Turner and Monet and how they capture 'atmosphere' in their art. So with a deep breath with a brush in hand I set to creating this piece of western horse art, 'The Golden Filly"

     Cheyanne, being such a shy, inward and unconfident filly, plus her true self is still emerging, I didn't want to have the full focus on her detailed image. What I wanted to achieve was the feeling and color of her true soul deep within. I wanted to bring forth the colors of the warmth and glow that she has inside of her and bring that out to represent her true magical soul.

     I feel very lucky to be a part of her life knowing that she picked me as the one to be with. We are on a journey different than my other horses; our path together is more of a spiritual one. Our goal with is to learn dressage naturally, to classical music.