Stephen,
Thank you for the reply. What it says to me is that, if I am not familiar with horses, then I am left in the dark with this image. That is unfortunate, and reminds me of what has been said to me in the past about writing poetry. The job of a poet is to lead the reader into the experience that the poet had. To me, the job of a visual artist is to lead the viewer into the experience that the artist had. I can appreciate a horse for the qualities that I am shown, without being a horse person. I just feel in this instance, I have been shut out by the artist because of my lacking knowledge of horses.
This comment is not meant to inflame; I hope it isn't seen that way.
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