Equine & Animal Studies
Jen drew horses constantly as a child, so from a very early age so is very familiar with their anatomy. The large scale animal paintings came about after a commission of a 7’ friesian cow for the Television presenter Gabby Logan; this large scale work has since lead to tremendous success. For thousands of years the horse has been used as a symbolic or metaphorical figure conveying notions of spirit, strength, nobility and freedom. And it is that open context that allows the possibility of many readings.
“Horses embody a wonderful physical combination of arches and bridges, power and grace making them a great subject for the manipulation of form……as controversial as painting was and is I could not help but be seduced by the visceral quality of paint, the power in a few strokes to communicate light, energy and movement.”
![Friesian Friesian](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Friesian.jpg)
FRIESIAN | 120cm x 100cm
![Young Stallion Young Stallion](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Young-Stallion.jpg)
YOUNG STALLION | 100cm x 80cm
![Spanish Bull Spanish Bull](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Spanish-Bull.jpg)
SPANISH BULL | 130cm x 100cm
![Spirit Spirit](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Spirit.jpg)
SPIRIT | 120cm x 100cm
![Black Knight](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Black-Knight.jpg)
BLACK KNIGHT | 120cm x 100cm
![Defiance Defiance](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Defiance.jpg)
DEFIANCE | 120cm x 150cm
![Into The Open Into The Open](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Into-The-Open.jpg)
INTO THE OPEN | 120cm x 150cm
![Icon Icon](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Icon.jpg)
ICON | 150cm x 120cm
![Coffee](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Coffee.jpg)
COFFEE | 120cm x 100cm
![Call Of The Wild](http://www.jencollee.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Jen-Collee-Call-Of-The-Wild.jpg)
CALL OF THE WILD | 120cm x 100cm