Horse drawings
POWER AND ELEGANCE
Power and elegance are two main elements in Maike Sjåfjell's horse drawings.
She wants to convey the horse's external strength, but also its inner character
through line, surface, and form.
A tight line structure combined with atmospheric shades of grey gives the drawings
a physical presence and also a metaphysical dimension that conveys the animal's inner life.
Maike Sjåfjell's great passion for horses originated in her childhood, when she grew up on her parents' horse farm in Münsterland.
Today, this is clearly evident through her love for equine drawings, which showcase her knowledge of these elegant creatures.
As an artist, Maike employs classic techniques to create high-quality art. Maike's incredible precision and delicacy give the horses an elegant touch. They appear atmospheric, almost a bit mystical and fleeting.
Maike allows the underlying forms to emerge clearly enough that we simultaneously sense the raw power residing in the animal we are observing. The beauty, elegance, and immense power are masterfully balanced and sculpted with pencil, charcoal, or ink, infusing the subject and image with an almost charged energy. To see the small details of the horses and the guidelines, the observer should almost use a magnifying glass.
