Amy Bernays

Taming the Unicorn, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

2021

I spend so much of my day thinking about how to raise children, how to make them and mold them into wonderful little people. I think this work is some of the most important work we d...

I ruminate on the act of rearing. These paintings are portraits of my life, both the interior conceptual and exterior physical worlds. The overlay painting if of my shadow as I train a colt at the ranch, our home in the distance. Viviennes painting of a unicorn underneath. This is a love song to the decisions of rearing. Years ago, at a crossroads of my life, I was offered a job as one of the elephant trainers at a zoo in the north of England. It was a fun job interview and I liked the German lady...

Homage to my enjoyment of my trail rides. I go in the hills of Hollywood, on the beach, up the mountain and gazing down at the city and the sea. This is ruminating on that simple c...

This one is more back and white. It’s about how we teach our children. Introduce them to powerful tools. We direct them to use it; have fun with it, don’t do harm with it. ::...

In this portrait, a white horse commands attention with its serene and kind eyes, embodying gentleness. Inspired by the renowned Lipizzan breed, those horse's coat reflects the br...

MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....

Lady and the Unicorn, 100x90cm