This original watercolor painting is part of my ongoing Year of the Fire Horse series exploring awakening, instinct, and the quiet moments that precede transformation.
Painted on Somerset watercolor paper, the piece depicts Night in her adolescence, seated upon the back of the horse she will one day release into the world. She is not yet commanding the fire or directing its movement. Instead, she waits.
This moment reflects the threshold between youth and responsibility. Night listens for the subtle shift that signals when it is time to usher in the Fire Horse, a symbol of momentum, courage, and powerful change within the lunar cycle.
Rather than depicting action, the painting honors anticipation: the discipline of waiting until the right moment arrives. The horse carries the energy of ignition and movement, its body painted in luminous washes of red, crimson, and ember-like color, while Night remains cool and celestial, observing from above.
Created with fluid watercolor movement and layered pigments, the painting balances stillness and energy, youth and power, patience and awakening.
This piece is part of a limited body of work exploring lunar mythology, thresholds, and the moment before transformation begins.
Details
• 10inch x 15inch
• Somerset watercolor paper
• Signed original artwork
• Created in Colorado
• Ships carefully packaged and protected
This original watercolor painting is part of my ongoing Year of the Fire Horse series exploring awakening, instinct, and the quiet moments that precede transformation.
Painted on Somerset watercolor paper, the piece depicts Night in her adolescence, seated upon the back of the horse she will one day release into the world. She is not yet commanding the fire or directing its movement. Instead, she waits.
This moment reflects the threshold between youth and responsibility. Night listens for the subtle shift that signals when it is time to usher in the Fire Horse, a symbol of momentum, courage, and powerful change within the lunar cycle.
Rather than depicting action, the painting honors anticipation: the discipline of waiting until the right moment arrives. The horse carries the energy of ignition and movement, its body painted in luminous washes of red, crimson, and ember-like color, while Night remains cool and celestial, observing from above.
Created with fluid watercolor movement and layered pigments, the painting balances stillness and energy, youth and power, patience and awakening.
This piece is part of a limited body of work exploring lunar mythology, thresholds, and the moment before transformation begins.
Details
• 10inch x 15inch
• Somerset watercolor paper
• Signed original artwork
• Created in Colorado
• Ships carefully packaged and protected
