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Oct 23, 2008
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." --Henry Ward Beecher
The Artist Who Was A Horse
His artwork has been described as having the "fire of Pollock" and the "fixed gaze of Resnick." Now, a Reno artist will be making his international debut, having been invited to exhibit his work in a juried art competition in Italy. He won't be going abroad, however, to bask in the aura of great Italian masters. Instead, this artist will remain at home, contemplating his next masterpiece while gnawing on his paintbrushes -- between mouthfuls of hay. Cholla is a mustang-quarter horse mix whose paintings have been featured in art exhibits from San Francisco to New York and now overseas.