Girl and Horse - Kentucky No. 1

Girl and Horse I

Oil on canvas with embedded NFC media, 2024

244 × 213 cm

A girl stands in proximity to an emerging horse, their relationship defined by distance as much as contact. The animal is not fully resolved, appearing through provisional marks that shift between construction and erasure.

The composition holds a state of becoming. The figure remains grounded, while the horse occupies a more unstable, indeterminate space. This asymmetry introduces a quiet tension between presence and projection.

Traces of underdrawing and revision remain visible, situating the work within an extended temporal field. Embedded NFC elements introduce a secondary layer of time-based media, expanding the painting beyond a fixed surface.

As the initial work in the series, it establishes a framework of approach—where aspiration, access, and form begin to take shape.