NEW FRONTIERS | Megan Jaffe

40 x 30 inches | oil on canvas

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I continue to explore the deep connection between women and their horses—a relationship that embodies both gentleness and strength. They are mirrors, a reflection of each other’s power. My daughter’s journey with these wild creatures has been a profound source of inspiration for me, showing me the delicate balance of trust and respect that grows between them.

When I paint a woman standing on the back of a horse, it’s not a symbol of dominance but of a bond built through hours of care and understanding. Over time, the boundaries between them blur, and the rider begins to see herself in the horse. As Ada Limón beautifully expresses in her poem How to Triumph Like a Girl, it’s “as if this big dangerous animal is also a part of me, that somewhere inside the delicate skin of my body, there pumps an 8-pound female horse heart, giant with power, heavy with blood.”

To my daughter and her wild journey through life: may you always know the horse that lives within you.

ABOUT MEGAN JAFFE

Megan Jaffe’s work is poetry, literally and figuratively. Entirely self-taught, her technical ability is hard earned over years of dedication to her practice. What stands out the most in each piece is the emotional depth and connection reflected in her subjects. Her advanced degree in literature and her love of poetry are the conceptual underpinnings, often inspired by forgotten narratives within American history and poetry which she collages from books and newspapers. For Jaffe, the hidden elements within her paintings are aligned with the depth and sacred nature of life and all the perspectives one image or phrase can inspire.

Jaffe lives and works in Carlsbad, California, and has exhibited her work in exhibitions in the US and Europe.

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