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Caring relationships with children and horses have always been a part of Bethany Goforth’ life and continue to be today.
"Personally, having a pony to hug as a child, I am fully aware of the comfort and safe place this special bond can bring."
And for this reason, the American artist with the painting “Hug” wants to represent that safe place, that special bond and comfort only a child and horse can have in a peaceful, relaxed setting.
She used graphite on cream drawing paper, the timeless quality of an achromatic drawing transcends all ages and languages and allows the viewers themselves to be giving a hug to this little pony friend.
Something about Bethany Goforth and her equine art
Bethany Goforth is a professional artist and graphic designer and teaches Graphic Communications in Career Technical Education.
She is a member of the Paard Verzameld Collective, an international equine art agency based in Amsterdam, an award-winning member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and the Colored Pencil Society of America in Detroit, Mackinac Arts Council and is certified with the American Screen-Printing Association in Graphic Design.
Bethany is also a perennial award-winning exhibitor in the Michigan Education Association's Art Acquisitions. She has illustrated two published children's books and several equine magazine covers.
As a life-long horse owner, exhibitor, and animal lover, she brings her knowledge and love of animals to her work. Commissioned portraits are her specialty, and a limited number are accepted by her annually.
Bethany Goforth, 1967, USA
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Information on the work
“Hug”, graphite on cream Arches drawing paper, A4 size
Bethany Goforth is a member of the Paard Verzameld Collective.
Through international collaboration between Paard Verzameld and the Horse Museum Foundation, the painting will be exhibited during the Pratoni del Vivaro World Championships in September 2022.
