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Welcome to my Site. I document my work in studio and on location throughout the world. Thank you for your interest.
Welcome to my Site. I document my work in studio and on location throughout the world. Thank you for your interest.
Girl and Horse. Racing. 11 x 14 inches. Oil on canvas 2025
In her newest series The Girl and the Horse, Erin McGee Ferrell once again establishes herself as a master of gesture, emotion, and narrative on canvas. With over 30 years of international acclaim, McGee Ferrell brings a confident fluency to her brushwork. Her large-scale oil paintings breathe with vitality, her figures in constant dialogue with the landscapes they inhabit. Set to debut at the 2025 Jeju Art for Earth Festival in South Korea, The Girl and the Horse is both grounded and expansive. The imagery emerges from the pastoral fields of Kentucky yet speaks a universal language of transformation, freedom, and the ancient, almost mythic relationship between human and animal. There is a reverence here, not just for the horse, but for the space between beings—a kind of sacred motion that threads through every canvas. What elevates McGee Ferrell’s work beyond romanticism is her fearless approach to scale and abstraction. The figures often dissolve into their surroundings, echoing themes of unity and impermanence. Her use of color is intuitive and emotional, shifting from earthy warmth to vibrant tones that shimmer like memory. McGee Ferrell’s global exhibition history is reflected in the cosmopolitan undertones of the series. These are not simply American horses or girls; they are archetypes, channeling a collective spirit that resonates across cultures. The Jeju setting, with its ecological focus, is a fitting venue. McGee Ferrell’s work invites viewers to consider not only what it means to be human, but what it means to coexist. In The Girl and the Horse, McGee Ferrell delivers more than imagery. She offers a myth, an invitation to journey inward, and a reminder that freedom, in all its forms, is both personal and planetary.
Girl, Horse, and Bird. approx 30 x 48 inches. Oil on Canvas. 2025
Girl and Horse Series. The riders. 18 x 24 inches. Oil on Canvas 2025
3 Day Equine Art Immersion in Kentucky. Led by Erin McGee Ferrell. Learn More
