Kim McElroy

I was born in 1966, under the powerful influence of the year of the Fire Horse, a rare sign in the Chinese calendar occurring only once every 60 years. Perhaps this explains my lifelong quest to paint horses.

As a child, I imagined I was a horse, and later turned to drawing them as a way to express my dreams. The inner world I created of horses was much more complex and emotional than the outer reality I discovered at riding stables. Though I never owned a horse until the age of 30, my intuitive understanding of their nature went beyond physical proximity. In 1987, I started a business called “The Fire Horse”, with my partner and mother, Kay on Bainbridge Island, Washington. We traveled together to horse events and trade shows, and private and gallery showings. I owe a lot of my early success to my mother’s faith in the power of my art, and her support and commitment.

Now under the name, Spirit of Horse Gallery, I sell my prints, originals, and commissioned portraits on my website www.spiritofhorse.com. The internet has allowed me to focus on my artwork and connect with people who seem to magically find my work in the world.

In creating my art, I seek to connect with the spiritual nature of the horse in order to express the horse’s entire being rather than just a likeness. My artistic styles include vivid horse portraits, dynamic paintings of the essence of horses, and spirit horses revealed in forces of nature. I have always sought an intuitive understanding of the sentience of horses, and my paintings invite the viewer to experience their own personal encounters.

Pastels allow me to capture the elements of the horse, which are both powerful and soft, tangible and fleeting. The intent of my art is to express the power and beauty of the horse’s form… yet more than that, I seek to portray a timeless glimpse of its soul.

Kim McElroy Contact Info:
Website: www.spiritofhorse.com
Email: artist@spiritofhorse.com

Products by Kim McElroy

The following products include artwork and/or writing by Kim McElroy. Most products are a collaboration of the wonderful artists and writers who have contributed to Acorn Designs over the years.

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Bliss Horses Lokta Card Acorn Designs

Bliss Lokta Card

$5.00$8.00

She breathed in the sweet, intoxicating scent of her young one, as her ancient mothering instincts awakened. He stood blinking, as young ones do, in innocent acceptance of the rightness of the world. Infant horses are unlike human babies. They are much more active in their own survival. They are born to run instead of…

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Artwork of a Mare with Foal Horse on a Small Journal in Birch for Acorn Designs

Bliss Small Journal

$20.00

She breathed in the sweet, intoxicating scent of her young one, as her ancient mothering instincts awakened. He stood blinking, as young ones do, in innocent acceptance of the rightness of the world. Infant horses are unlike human babies. They are much more active in their own survival. They are born to run instead of…

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Ever Watchful Notecard Acorn Designs NC303

Ever Watchful Notecard

$3.00$24.00

“I am the leader of my band, ever watchful against foes of body or spirit. When called upon, I answer with my whole heart for I am honest, noble, and true.” Horses embody sensitivity; physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In the wild the horse is in absolute balance with its environment. In fact, it seeks nourishment…

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Merlins Spirit Notecard Acorn Designs

Merlin’s Spirit Notecard

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“For a stallion and his son the fire is carefully tended, tempered and cooled by the healing feminine to bring forth understanding and communication.” Sometimes healing can be achieved with unlikely methods. This Arabian stallion named Merlin had become dangerous and unpredictable due to his mishandling by humans. Through the love of a woman, he…

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