Synergy - Vanessa Whittell

From the artist: "My goal as an artist is to create art that has meaning to you. Our experiences with horses teach us about synergy. In dressage, synergy obviously means working in partnership with our horse. We encourage their power and expressiveness by modulating their speed and balance in a harmonious way. We train to use the most subtle of aids so that we are not taking away their energy but subtly containing or directing it.


The modern, loose style of this piece was originally created using professional quality artist acrylic paint in an abstract water-colour like technique. The drama of the piece comes from its energetic diagonal design and vertical format, its high contrast tonal range, the contrasting colour palette of orange and blue and the contrast of very thin transparent paint combined with full opaque detail."