Horse jump, 2023

As with most of my works, the inspiration for this painting was nature and animals that I love observing in their natural environment, spending a lot of time there. A horse jumping is, next to a ship under full sail, one of the most beautiful views we can observe. In art, I don't think I have more interesting ideas than what surrounds us, but at the same time it is difficult to notice and fleeting. I spend a lot of time sketching horses, either loose in the pastures or under saddle. In addition to the classic portrait, I love painting horses in full movement, jumping or galloping. The historical context is very important to me and I often refer to it in my paintings. The horse has been with us for millennia, so the human-animal relationship in this case is probably one of the most important, and it is certainly this relationship that has played the most important role in the development of our civilization.