In the Studio

A Monumental Equine Painting

At six feet high and nine feet wide, Teri's Wild Horses was created to command both space and attention. Six horses emerge at full stride through a haze of dust and winter light, their movement carrying across the expansive canvas beneath a vast, atmospheric sky.

The painting balances strength with stillness: the horses advance with undeniable energy, while the muted landscape and layered blue-green horizon give the work a quiet, almost dreamlike quality. Its monumental scale allows the viewer to experience the scene rather than simply observe it.

This original work was commissioned for a private collection in Park City, Utah.

Artwork details

Teri's Wild Horses

Original painting

72 × 108 inches
Private collection, Park City, Utah

The Painting

The composition brings six distinct horses together as a single moving force. Their dark silhouettes, cool grays and warm chestnut tones stand against the softness of the landscape, creating a dramatic sense of depth and forward motion.

Subtle shifts in light, color and texture capture the raw beauty of the Western landscape while keeping the horses firmly at the center of the work. Up close, the surface reveals the individual brushwork and layered details that give each figure its presence. From a distance, the painting becomes immersive—a sweeping encounter with movement, freedom and the untamed spirit of the horse.

Installed in Park City

Installing the finished painting required the same care and precision that went into its creation. The work was placed high above an interior entryway, where the home’s soaring ceilings provided the scale and viewing distance necessary for the composition to fully unfold.

In its permanent setting, the painting acts as both artwork and architecture. Its expansive horizon draws the eye upward, while the approaching horses bring movement, warmth and presence into the room. The installation demonstrates how a large-scale original can transform an otherwise difficult architectural space into a defining feature of the home.

Inside the Studio

Creating a canvas of this scale is a deeply physical process. The nine-foot composition was developed gradually in the studio, beginning with the broad atmosphere of the sky and landscape before the horses were brought forward through successive layers of form, color and detail.

The studio photograph offers a glimpse into that process and the unusual scale of the work before it left the artist’s hands. Every element—from the smallest highlight to the broadest passage of sky—had to contribute to the painting’s impact when viewed across a large architectural space.

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