“Waiting on the Rider – Corral at Sundown”2025 |
Original oil on gallery-wrapped linen canvas | 40 × 30 in (102 × 76 cm)
Artistic statement
A lone blue-roan paint horse stands saddled and patient in the last molten light of day, framed by the weathered boards of an old pole corral.
The painting is built in bold, confident masses—sun-bleached grays and cool violets on the horse’s hide, set against a ground of raw sienna and burnt gold that dissolves into loose, dry-brush strokes of tall autumn grass.
The saddle is a rich, oxblood leather sculpture, its silver conchos catching tiny sparks of cadmium orange from the dying sun.
There is deliberate unfinishedness here: edges soften and vanish into the canvas, letting the viewer feel heat shimmer and dust motes in the air.
It is quiet, expectant, almost spiritual—the moment between the end of the day’s work and whatever comes next. A modern Western meditation on loyalty, time, and the unspoken bond between horse and man.
Style lineage / “In the tradition of
- Olaf Wieghorst’s spare, elegant equine portraits
- The golden-hour atmospherics of contemporary masters Logan Maxwell Hagege and Glenn Dean
- The poetic minimalism of Robert Lougheed’s corral scenes
- A nod to the loose, luminous backgrounds of Richard Schmid combined with classic Western subject matter
Medium; Professional-grade oil on fine portrait-grade Belgian linen, gallery-wrapped 1½” deep (painted sides continue the image)
Condition; Pristine studio-fresh. Protected with Gamvar satin varnish.
Signed lower right and en verso by Evan J Phillips SR.
Unframed
Recommended presentation
- Clean 2.5–3″ wide natural walnut or weathered barn-wood floater frame. The soft edges and warm palette make it equally powerful unframed and hung raw.
Digital Download Included
Professional shipping; Custom museum crate, climate-controlled, white-glove, fully insured door-to-door (included in continental U.S.)
This one feels like the heartbeat of every ranch kid who ever leaned on a fence at sunset watching their horse wait. Instant classic.
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