$310.00
This artwork is on display at LRB Retreat & Private Gallery Experience.
It is not for sale online. You can view and purchase it in person at this location.
An expressive black ink drawing of a horse bowing to a bird in flight, where strength meets quiet guidance.
Winged Messenger captures a single, suspended moment: a horse lowers its head towards a small bird rising into flight, and for one breath the two hold each other’s attention. Drawn entirely in black ink, the work strips the encounter back to gesture and contrast. There is no background noise, no colour to soften it, just the weight of the horse’s bowed neck against the lift of small wings. The stillness of one animal and the motion of the other pull against each other across the page, and the space between them carries as much feeling as the marks themselves.
The drawing is built from loose, energetic brushwork. Broad strokes describe the horse’s neck and shoulder in a few confident passes, while flicks of the brush and scattered ink spatter trace the bird’s flight path and give the surface its restless energy. Working in ink leaves no room for hesitation. Every mark is permanent, so the drawing keeps the honesty of the moment it was made in. You can see where the brush ran dry, where the ink pooled dark, and where a fast wrist sent droplets across the paper. That rawness is deliberate, and it is what gives the piece its sense of breath and movement.
The subject carries its own quiet symbolism. The horse stands for strength, instinct and a grounded physical presence, while the bird has long been read as a messenger, carrying guidance between worlds. Here neither animal dominates. The larger creature bows, the smaller one rises, and the exchange feels mutual rather than staged. It is a meditation on paying attention, on the idea that insight often arrives in small and easily missed moments, and on the trust it takes to lower your head and listen.
Winged Messenger was drawn by hand at Running Duck Studio in Dayboro, Queensland, where horses graze the paddocks and birdlife passes through daily, so encounters like this one are observed rather than imagined. As an original work it will suit collectors of contemporary figurative art, equestrian art lovers, and anyone drawn to Australian wildlife rendered with feeling rather than photographic detail. The strong monochrome palette sits comfortably in both modern and traditional interiors, and it holds the eye from across a room.
Winged messenger
This artwork is on display at LRB Retreat & Private Gallery Experience.
It is not for sale online. You can view and purchase it in person at this location.
