THE EIGHT HORSE
Davis W. Morton / 1994 / oil on canvas / 24 X 36 inches

     If someone in Baltimore or Washington, DC wanted to go to the race track, Pimlico or Laurel is normally where they would go. This painting combines images from the two.
When I did this painting, “The Eight Horse” represented the race that I was running. The gate I left behind was the world of paychecks I could count on, and the gamble I was taking was that I could make a living as a painter without losing my ideals.
     In this painting, “The Eight Horse” comes up on the outside, and it seems I have a shot at winning. But the viewer and I will never know, and in reality it does not matter. Because rather than being a famous artist or even doing well, the best that I have ever hoped for is to make enough money to keep on painting. In this daunting task, I would be perfectly happy to place or come in third.

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Comments and Original Art by Davis W. Morton (17-139)