"Midday Reflections"

9x12

 

This is a painting of Vogue and one of her brothers, both members of Cosmos' or Kiowa's band, I'm not sure who is the leader.  I've heard both refered to as the leader.  The wild horse band heirarchy is quite interesting.  There can be a lead stallion and a dominant stallion both in the same band.  Kiowa, most probably Vogue's daddy due to similar coloring, was the meet and greet stallion.  When another band approached Kiowa was the one to go out and do the posturing, striking, rearing and poop pile sniffing, and adding to ( a curious thing, similar to dogs urinating to establish territory).  Cosmos seemed to be the disciplinarian, chasing the little sorrel in my painting here with snaked neck all around the watering hole, only to be stopped by Kiowa resulting in a bit of rearing and striking. Quite the display!