The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island
Oil on Canvas by
California artist Jeane
Granada Coutts
The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island is a magnificently large and
vibrant work of art by
California artist Jeane Granada Coutts. Jeane completed the work
as the center piece of her
"New Inspirations" exhibition. The artwork shows a herd of wild
Assateague Island ponies in the sea off Assateague Island, which straddles
the states of Maryland and Virginia. The piece is full of movement, life,
and a rainbow of color. The scene appears to be at sunrise or sunset as
the canvas is vibrant with a full spectrum of color. The horses’ eyes are
wide, their nostrils flared, and their manes whipped back giving the
impression that the ponies are taking flight rather than frolicking in the
surf. Perhaps the ponies live on the Virginia side of the island and are
being rounded up for the annual swim to Chincoteague Island (during low
tide) to be auctioned off by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company to
raise money for fire and rescue equipment? |
