Horses on Canvas

Selected Works by James Koskinas

 

White Stallion in Black Field
68″ X 60″ Acrylic on Canvas

I have known horses since I was very young; they have been constant in a lifetime of change.

I can always go back to the horse; he is always there for me.

Let me make this clear.  It’s all about energy, the sum total of your life’s experiences.

james koskinas stallion with ochre riderStallion With Ochre Rider
60″ X 48″ Acrylic on Canvas

 

James Koskinas White and Red Horses in Ochre Field, 60 X 88, acrylic on canvasWhite and Red Horses in Ochre Field
60″ X 88″ Acrylic on Canvas

I know that wherever I go, whatever happens, I can always learn the truth from a horse. 

White Stallion Running
58″ X 56″ Acrylic on Canvas

White Horse with Pink
40″ X 30″ Acrylic on Canvas

Horse in Red Field
48″ X 60″ Acrylic on Canvas

White Horse with Red
40″ X 40″ Acrylic on Canvas

james koskinas midnight stallionMidnight Stallion
40″ X 40″ Acrylic on Canvas

james koskinas white horse with yellowWhite Horse with Yellow
40″ X 40″ Acrylic on Canvas

White Stallion in Ochre Field
60″ X 48″ Acrylic on canvas, mounted on wood

I don’t select my palette in advance but rather use color intuitively.

One of the ways I know my work is done is when nothing more occurs to me.

 

Portrait of White Horse James KoskinasPortrait of White Horse
48″ X 48″ Acrylic on Canvas

Spirit Horse James KoskinasSpirit Horse
48″ X 60″ Acrylic on Canvas

james koskinas spirit horse ivSpirit Horse IV
54″ X 56″ Acrylic on Canvas

Sunset Horse 
48″ X 36″ Acrylic on Canvas

koskinas Portrait of Ochre Horse, 48 X 36, acrylic on canvasPortrait of Ochre Horse
48″ X 36″ Acrylic on Canvas

Horses

A chance meeting with a lost stallion on an Arizona highway set in motion my lifetime obsession with painting horses.  Later I added a rider to these horses.  The riders have become self-portraits and a search for unity between horse and man.  

I am fascinated with the shape of the horse, especially the head.  I change the shape of the head, sometimes lengthening it, sometimes shortening it. I like to paint them life size or almost life size. I can abstract it, elongate it, shorten it.  Painting the horses on paper allows me to be more spontaneous and expressive and make them more abstract. I can always go back to the horse; he is always there for me.

-James Koskinas

Julie Schumer Dialogue With Black