“Little Dreamer's”, you will never walk alone

American artist Jenai Davis was about 5 or 6 years old, when she met for the first time a pony.

And as her granddaughter says today, it was a very long time ago, in the old days! At the time Jenai didn't have a pony of her own, but the two best of her did.

And, together, they used to pack a lunch or snacks, gather up the ponies and just go off exploring. They were going off on their little big adventures every chance they could, which was at least 3 or 4 days a week, especially after school and during weekend days.

One of their favorite spots was down in an old apple orchard, across a neighboring field, down the hill and into the sunny, yet shady apple tree grove. They used to spend hours chit chatting away, playing the old game "Apple Core Baltimore", while their ponies were listening and grazing away peacefully on the cool long green grass.

The artist remembered that orchard was especially wondrous in the late spring when it was all in bloom. "It was simply heaven, being with my friends and our pony friends. Our sanctuary. My sanctuary. I loved laying down on my ponies back and reaching down with my hands and rubbing his sides. Whilst looking up through those trees, and all those colorful blooms, and daydreaming and thinking about big things."

The pony was so peaceful, so patient, kind and loving, and he gave this peace to her soul too. "A huge blessing for me at that time in my life and especially my fondest moments and memories."  And so it goes, the circle.

Jenai still has ponies to this day, and they are now her biggest loves. And though they are elders now and retired, her grandchildren play and love on them out in the pasture in their barefee, in all their sweet little goodness.

And the ponies love it. "It is good to remember and to feel like a child again". 

Intense color, contrast, composition, brush strokes, and a fervent need to tell a story describes Jenai Davis's work. All whilst using her love and passion for the beauty and soul of horses and wildlife.

Jenai studied Art and Music at Cornish College of The Arts and the University of Utah, and is skilled in several mediums including oils, acrylics, charcoals, and pastels. Her work can be found in multiple private collections and businesses throughout the USA and Canada.

Her art has been featured in several publications including Chronicle of The Horse and Bit Magazine and she has been selected into several juried shows such as the American Academy of Equine Art online spring show and the yearly Terrain Art Exhibition in Spokane, Washington.

Jenai currently works as a full-time professional artist in her studio she built in her home on her farm in Spokane, Washington. It is where she embraces her love of wildlife, nature, and especially the sacred role and spirit of horses that inspires her artwork.

 Jenai Davis, 1966, American. Oil painter.                                   

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"Little Dreamer's" Oils on canvas. A4

Jenai Davis 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.