Elsa Oreilly

As a New Yorker residence, art to me has been a vital part of my life. Even as a young child of three years old, I was introduced to art while watching my mom an amateur artist who worked in mostly pencil and charcoal drawings. After that introduction, I was presented with my very own drawing book and a bunch of crayons. Somehow I would manage to get into mom’s arsenals of supplies and retrieved one of those fine pencils.
It was truly love at first sight.
Years later, I studied at MaryMount Manhattan College and The Art Student League.
I was like a sponge and was willing to try new experiences; I had a passion for horses. I was so serious about it, that I went to a school in the evenings to learn to care and train them. My first meeting with a horse was incredible, but I very scared at first. Can you imagine a city girl whose never seen a real horse other than in a book is actually in a stall with one?? Yeah!! I got over the fear, and soon it became my first love. I landed a job at the New York Racing Association as a groom, boy it was great to know that I had my very own horse anatomy class up close. I had the opportunity to feel the way muscles are shaped, their symmetry of contour, the horse’s personality and kinetics. At...