Birchwood white and playful intensity

and playful intensity

the piece draws the viewer into the urgency and rhythm of the race

The horse is stretched to full extension

Headstrong is an arresting composition by Vineta Sayer

The large-scale composition fuses heritage with modernity

Birchwood white and playful intensity'Birchwood', oil on box canvas measuring 100 cm x 100 cm ( 39. 5" x 39. 5" ). Birchwood in Sayers jumpracing mode has that wonderful mix of power and atmosphere she brings to her equestrian work. The horse is caught midflight, its body breaking into expressive sweeps of paint that echo the vertical rhythm of birch trunks, so the leap feels both athletic and almost woodlandmythic. She softens the edges just enough to let motion blur into environment,