About

ABOUT US

Much like skinning a mammoth or painting with berries, the ability to draw a horse is a skill that died with our Paleolithic ancestors. 

It is a skill so alien to humans, that most of us don’t even think about it, ever. Only those who have thought, ‘Hmm, I wonder if I can draw a horse?’, and tried putting pencil to paper have discovered this cold, ugly fact!

It had been said Leonardo da Vinci attempted it, but as the result was so unrealistic, people believed it to be some kind of futuristic beast. He gave up and concentrated on drawing helicopters.

In 1913, Emily Wilding Davison, a hobby artist sketching at the Epson Derby, was so frustrated at her inability to get the legs right, that she threw herself in front of the King’s horse.

So, many years later I find myself in the creative industry. In a studio, surrounded by people who can draw and create 

images most of us could only dream of. And yet, one subject matter was conspicuous in its absence (along with hands and feet, but that’s for another day). 

In universities, schools and art clubs around the country, it’s like a dirty word. Something never to be attempted. It was the unspoken rule (“You don’t talk about horses”).

But I talked!

Yes HORSES

Horses are hard, some say impossible to draw! 

Lacking the scientific equipment and intellect to prove this, I decided to challenge illustrators, artists and doodlers to prove me wrong!

And, well; they did. The overwhelming reply I got proved me very wrong. The horse pictures I received were outstanding!

And so the collection “They Draw Horses Don’t They?” was born.