Indian Prince
By Tammy Walters
Original artwork
Acrylic and ink on fine art paper
Image size: H: 56cm x W:59cm
Framed size: H: 70cm x W: 74cm
For spring and summer 2024 we welcome the colourful and expressive work of Tammy Walters who joins us with some of her vivid wild animals and, especially, her horses. Her passion to create, she says, ‘is as powerful as breathing’: she believes animals are in her spirit and uses painting as her creative voice to give them life.
This exuberant painting is in ink, acrylic and pastel and glows with sensual light, colour and energy - much more so than you can detect in the image above.
The neck of Indian Prince has a burnished bronze appearance, perfectly offset by the brilliant turquoise braids and harness details.
She says: "Horses are definitely one of my prime spirit animals. The colours in this piece were inspired by my trip to India, where I took note of all the beautiful gemstones and silk saris in the market places. The background yellow has the warm glow of their summer sunsets.
"The elegance of this stunning stallion, with his braided mane and bridle decorated with turquoise gemstones, gave me the strong impression of looking at a majestic prince. When I was painting him I almost felt like I was grooming him with my brush strokes. Sometimes, I used my hands to paint him and that feeling and connection were so strong I could almost feel the muscles in his strong stance."
ABOUT TAMMY WALTERS
Based in Lancashire, where she paints from her home studio, Tammy works mainly in acrylic and ink and with a bold and illustrative style, sometimes choosing bright neon colours, and never afraid to enjoy vibrant tints and celebrate movement, emotion and energy.
Having pursued a corporate career and having lived in Azerbaijan and Dubai, she is now enjoying a deliberate change of pace and succesfully pursuing her art making.
Her artistic development is strongly influenced by her passion for horses and all animals and she takes inspiration from artists including Charles Rennie Mackintosh and contemporary names such as Jo Taylor and Sir Quentin Blake.
Her first, highy successful solo show was in 2022 and her work has sold internationally to private collectors.
"My biggest honour to date is a yearly memorial commission at Haydock Park Racecourse where, for the last four years, I have been entrusted to produce a piece of horseracing art to present to the winning owners of the Patrick Coyne memorial Race."