SHE REIGNS - ORIGINAL

A woman and her horse, their eyes rendered in the same style, gaze past the viewer’s right shoulder with quiet conviction. They seem to be facing perhaps a crowd of admirers, of which the viewer is included. She holds a celebratory bouquet in her lap. Blue blossoms—perhaps flowers, perhaps eucalyptus—climb the breast of her black riding jacket, ambiguously merging with her clothing as though both rider and flora are growing from one source.

Her white horse, painted in shifting blues, greens, pinks, and oranges, wears a crimson blanket. Soft pink warms the shadows beneath the woman’s brows, her expression radiating calm poise and a proud serenity. Horse and rider are painted with such kinship that one wonders if they are telepathically linked, sharing a single spirit. Their forms blend and dissolve into one another, a visual homage to Cézanne, Kandinsky, Gauguin, and countless unknown female impressionists omitted from art history books.

This finger painting by Iris Scott honors the Post-Impressionist movement—over a century old, yet made here as fresh, modern, and alive as ever.

The sides of the canvas are painted as a wrap-around continuation of the painting. Arrives ready to hang or frame.

Year Created: 2025

Medium: Oil on canvas

Painting Size: 36x48 inches. Canvas depth - 1-1/2 inches.