They draw Horses Don't They?

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 Leonard 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.

My realisation came when, at 17, my soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend drew me a picture of one. It was frightening.

So, many years later I find myself working 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 where outstanding!

http://pinterest.com/inkysolutions/they-draw-horses-dont-they/

The challenge we laid down had caused such a buzz that at one point we were getting up to several hits on the website in just one day;)

We decided to have a prize of "A 500 free postcard print run" for the most liked horse voted by the public.

And the winner was Chloe Douglass with her fabulous carousel horse.

We congratulate Chloe on her winning horse and shall be printing up some postcards for her soon. We would also like to congratulate everyone who had entered a Horse image! The standard has been amazing and the horses look wonderful! So good in fact we have great plans for them, but more on that another time. Until then feast your eyes on the horses we received They Draw Horses Don't They?