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Academic Level at Time of Creation
Senior
Date of Creation
Fall 12-10-2025
Artist Statement
Art is a language of connection—between people, animals, and the quiet spaces in between. At its core, this work explores emotional bonds, particularly those shared with horses, offering a visual expression of love, trust, and healing that words often cannot reach. Through oil painting, colored pencil, and mixed media, each piece invites the viewer into a moment of relationship—where grief softens, companionship deepens, and memory lingers.
Influence comes from artists like Peggy Judy, whose painterly style brings emotion forward through bold brushwork and tone. Her ability to convey depth beyond realism continues to shape this body of work. Inspiration also draws from the sensitivity of Georgia O’Keeffe’s forms and the emotional clarity found in Andrew Wyeth’s portraits—each reminding us of the beauty in stillness and the power of storytelling through simplicity. These voices guide an approach rooted in softness, vulnerability, and connection.
The painting You Came Back tells one of these stories. It captures the first meeting between two horses, Bailey and Izzy, following the loss of a longtime companion, Dusty. Their immediate bond—unspoken yet unmistakable—embodied a moment of return, a kind of emotional reunion that felt larger than life. Through this piece, a private story becomes shared, inviting viewers to reflect on their own moments of loss, hope, and new beginnings.
More than portraits or landscapes, each painting seeks to become a place—one where viewers recognize themselves, where animals become mirrors, and where love is felt without needing to be explained.
Advisor/Mentor
Sarah Martin; Mike Martin; Jessica Fife; Katie Knoeringer
Description
Homecoming
Oil paint on canvas
36” × 48”
2025
The first
Oil paint on canvas
30” × 24”
2025
Hello there
Oil paint on canvas
30” x 48”
2024
Is it winter already?
Oil paint on canvas
30” x 40”
2024
Summer was our season
Oil paint on canvas
30” x 24”
2025
Dusty Girl
Oil paint on canvas
24” × 20”
2025
Bailey Boy
Oil paint on canvas
24” x 20”
2025
My Chico
Oil paint on canvas
24” x 20”
2025
Izzy Girl
Oil paint on canvas
24” x 20”
2025
Photo Credit
Jeremy McKeel
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
harrell, jordan, "Horse Sense" (2025). B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition (ART 498). 165.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/art498/165