These are Wyoming wild horses, painted by our mom — a collection of 17 paintings called Morning Light in Mustang Pens. We don't know what comes next for it.We're hoping to connect with people in the know who can advise us and make introductions.
The family is raising funds for Ellen's care. If Mom had her wish, it would go to a person or a place where it would be meaningful. A foundation — wild horses, Western art, kids and art — could even use it to raise funds.
Ellen talking about the collection at the Brinton Museum, Big Horn, Wyoming, 2020.
Morning Light in Mustang Pens
Wild horses, gathered into roundup pens and painted in early light. Ellen was invited to join the roundups and photographed the herd — the horses coming in from the wild, circling the pen, then settling and finding their families. The paintings are where her fascination with light meets these animals in a working setting.
What I love to paint is light.Ellen
I just feel so lucky that I fell into this. I was always painting them running — the iconic freedom theme — but here it's something different.Ellen
Ellen's gallery talk at the Brinton Museum, 2020
We're grateful for any help from people who know this world — your read on what we're after, or a name we should talk to.
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Ellen's work
Ellen trained at Pratt. Her work took her to Africa, then back to the States, drawn to the West and the wildlife that call the Rocky Mountains home.
Her paintings have been carried by fine art galleries across the West.
