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ARTIST STATEMENT
By Cheryl Ward

I see my paintings from two different perspectives. First, the art of creating vivid, enjoyable works on canvas. Second, the art of communicating with my horses.

It's tempting to call what I do animal art, but I see it as a collaboration. I view myself as the conductor and my horses as the orchestra or engine behind what I do. I think of my style as "interspecies collaborative action painting."

As the artist, I prepare the canvas, design and make the brushes and envision the color palette. The horses provide the action. I take that action and shape it based on their mood and stroke style at the moment. I believe this meets a deep need for both of us. My desire is to create large, unpredictable, random works on canvas. The horses have a built-in need to manipulate their environment. It then becomes our combined expression that creates the paintings.

Paintings by Cheryl Ward
With her painting horses - Romeo, Juliet, DaVinci and Raleigh

Change is afoot!

As of January 2009, we will no longer be posting new paintings or offering the current paintings online for sale.

What? Why?

Cheryl wants you to learn how to teach your horse to paint! (If you don't have a horse and would like a custom painting, contact us.)

If you'd like to learn how, click this link to download the PDF:

Teach Your Horse to Paint

It's a free, 10-page tutorial written by Cheryl that details the steps and methods involved in learning how to begin your collaboration on canvas.

She is now dedicating her time to developing her alternative training methods and to finding ways to reach troubled horses, like DaVinci.

Stay tuned for new content on this page about the stories and images behind some of her most memorable paintings.

Large Paintings

Field of Lilies
With Romeo

Make Your Mark
With Juliet

The Season of Mist
With Romeo, Juliet & Davinci

Soul Mates
With Juliet

Gently Down the Stream - click to enlarge

Gently Down the Stream
With Romeo

Rainflower
With Romeo

Zen Again
With Juliet

Mid-size Paintings

Bounce
With DaVinci

Raven's Moon
With Juliet

Self Portrait
With Juliet

Plumbago Bloom
With Romeo

Passages
With Juliet

Heath and Heather
With Romeo

Serenade
With DaVinci

Sold Paintings

Quest for Fire
With Juliet

Revolve
With DaVinci

Joie de Vivre (Joy of Living)
With Romeo

A Thousand Miles
With Juliet - from the Lao Tzu Collection

Learning to Fly
With Romeo

Ponies in the Surf
With Romeo

Chrysalis
With Juliet

Snake Fight
With Romeo

Day at the Lake
With DaVinci

Dove Chocolate
With Romeo

Madras
With Romeo

Birds of Winter
With Romeo

I Spy
With Romeo

Herd of Flowers
With Romeo

Dreamtime
With DaVinci

Dance of the Blue Horse - click to enlarge

Dance of the Blue Horse
With Raleigh

Alphabet Soup
With Romeo

Cascade
With Raleigh

Resurrection
With Romeo

Photo record Paintings Include Photos or a DVD

Paintings are documented with either still photographs or videotape taken during the process and come with either an 8x10 print (sample at right) or an edited DVD (sample and preview below).

Gently Down the Stream DVD

Additional segments on the DVD include, Meet Romeo/Juliet/DaVinci/Raleigh, Painting Preparation and Interview with artist Cheryl Ward.

Average running time, 13 minutes.

Watch a preview of the painting DVD Gently Down the Stream.

H Hoofprints of Romeo, Juliet, DaVinci and Raleigh oof Prints & Signatures

How do you get a horse to sign its name? I started by painting the sole of Romeo's hoof with water-based paint and had him step on a piece of white paper. We took that image, shrunk it down in size, and made it into a rubber stamp. Ditto for Juliet, DaVinci and Raleigh.

Each painting is stamped on the back of the painting with the hoof print of the painter.

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