Rothko's Horse

'Silence is so accurate." - Mark Rothko

This painting was inspired by a postcard sent to me by a dear friends. She had been to the Whitney Art Museum in NY, and sent me a postcard of Rothko's "Four Darks in Red".  I have always been intrigued by Rothko's color fields, and  so decided to see if I could borrow from him to create a "field" for this horse to stand in.  I am thrilled with how it turned out and am thinking I might just borrow some more in the future!!