Herd - Artist Statement

Having grown up on a farm and caring for my own horses from the early age of three, I have always held a passion not only for my horses, but animals in general. My love of horses led me into a lifelong hobby of competing with many different equine partners. From my very first Quarter horse, Miss Shy As a Daisy, to my most recent guy, Intended (aka Stanley), I have collected my own herd over the years. When I bought my first house I wanted to decorate my walls with the many horse photos I had accumulated over the years, but I was having a hard time placing them. I didn’t want to simply hang photographs around my home, I wanted something more creative, more me. Using the chosen earth tones of my home, and simple black outlines of each of the equine partners I have held in my life, the “Galloping Herd” was born. Having previously been more of a realism artist, I was surprised how much I loved the fluid and wild creation of this painting! I found so much joy in splashing paint, blending colors, and painting without the rigid structure of perfection I had previously found myself striving for. I was so freed by my abstract designs and I fell completely in love with this new style. I wanted to continue this adventure of abstract animals so I moved onto a herd of cattle, then whitetail deer, then buffalo, and I never looked back. With each new painting I add to this collection, I want every collector and viewer to be captured by the shapes and lines and expressions of each of the animals on the canvas. Every one of the animals posed on the canvas has their very own story and personality, and I want to capture every one of them and give the viewer a new animal to decipher in every corner of the canvas! My hope is that each painting provokes the viewer to feel attracted to, and pulled in, by the wild lines painted throughout the canvas, while also being calmed by the realization that there are so many individuals just waiting to be discovered within the larger Herd.

Woman in green turtleneck and jeans standing next to a framed art print of various horse sketches on a table, with a large round clock and houseplants on white shelves in the background.

*Jasmine’s first Herd painting of the collection, the “Galloping Herd,” still hangs in her current home in New York.

It is now referred to as the “York St. Herd” to pay homage to her childhood farm that was sold when her parents relocated in 2023.

  • Galloping Herd of Horses

    Galloping Herd

  • Lonestar Herd abstract longhorn cattle cow wall decor

    Lonestar Herd

  • Wayward Herd of Cows

    Wayward Herd

  • herd of rambling rhinos abstract wall art decor

    Rambling herd

  • Stampeding Herd of Buffalo

    Stampeding Herd

  • A large, framed artwork of numerous black and brown line sketches of bison on a light background, displayed in a gallery setting.

    Stampeding Herd II

  • Gathering Herd of Deer

    Gathering Herd

  • Playful herd of goats abstract wall art decor

    Playful Herd

  • Thundering Herd of Elephants

    Thundering Herd

  • Painting of a large herd of elephants in shades of gray and black, with some subtle hints of color, on display in a gallery.

    Thundering Herd II

  • Soaring Herd Flock of Birds

    Soaring Herd

  • Pacific Herd turtle abstract canvas art wall decor

    Pacific Herd

  • Large framed artwork of a herd of zebras with black and beige line drawings in a contemporary gallery setting with ceiling lights.

    Voyaging Herd

  • A framed abstract artwork featuring numerous outlined cow heads in black on a white background, with some shading and lighter details.

    Wayward Herd

  • Bonnie Fold Herd of Highland Cows

    Bonnie Fold

  • coastal Herd sandpiper bird abstract canvas art wall decor

    Coastal Herd

  • gentle herd of lambs sheep original art

    Gentle Herd

  • abstract herd of horses original canvas art wall decor

    York St. Herd

  • Large black-and-white line drawing of numerous chickens and roosters on a white wall.

    Gobbling Herd

  • Illustration of multiple horses in various poses, depicted in a sketch style with brown, gray, and black tones.

    Donkey Herd

  • A large illustration of numerous cats with different colors and patterns, arranged in a collage style.

    Mischievous Herd

  • Artistic painting of multiple greyhounds on a white wall in a gallery.

    Slender Herd

  • Black and white line drawing of a large group of deer and elk with antlers on a wall in a gallery setting.

    Bugling Herd

  • Painting of multiple pink flamingos standing in water with a greenish background.

    Flamboyant Herd

  • Art piece depicting a lively scene of cowboys riding horses, sketched with black lines and highlighted with blue accents, set in a black frame on a gallery wall.

    How 'Bout Them Cowgirls Herd

  • Artwork depicting a herd of cows sketched with black ink lines and some yellow tags, set against a creamy background.

    Black Angus Herd

Galloping Herd