Merlin height-8 "I strive not to imitate

"I strive not to imitate actual places but to recreate the universal idea of landscape and time

Avoiding the visually expected

An intricately inlaid new design by Ben Nighthorse

Original by Elsa Sroka

this ring will bring lasting pleasure

Merlin height-8 "I strive not to imitatePhotograph, Edition of 10, 42" x 46" This is a photograph of a Merens stallion. They are pure black, with a slight red tinge in their manes and tails. The Merens horses are indigenous to the Pyrenees region of southern France. This was photographed in a forest under an overcast sky as the stallion was running through the trees. Since the light was very flat and dark, I had to work very hard in the digital darkroom to bring out the essence and strength