Full SLOPOKE Art Book for 2023

KASIA KAZNOCHA
Horses are a passion and a source of
inspiration for Kasia. She loves riding and
painting them. Born in 1978, she graduated
with a Master of Arts Degree in Graphic
Design from Silesian University in Cieszyn,
Poland. She married and moved to Los
Angeles in 2012 and now lives and works
in Thousand Oaks, California. Horses are
the love and the life of this artist. Kasia
not only knows how to paint horses but
knows how to paint other animals too. She
is an avid horse rider and has riden horses
since she was a little girl. In 2008 she
earned her Certificate as a Riding Instructor
and teaches dressage and jumping. She
Traveler, 36x48, Acrylic on Canvas
has worked for a few well-established stables
as a rider. Kasia owns a horse named
Enigma which is often the subject of her paintings. For Kasia horses combine extraordinary delicacy
with strength and beauty. Each horse is different, just as every human being is different and
she is constantly discovering the uniqueness of each and tries to convey their personalities and
emotions in her paintings. In her art we see not only physical horses, but also sadness, pride, and
peace. It is important to her that the emotions expressed in her paintings allows anyone to explore
something new. Many paintings of horses are nothing more than their image, but for Kasia
it is important to capture a horse’s personality and spirit. She seeks to master the technique that
would show the entire essence or soul of these unusual and magnificent animals. Kasia paints in
acrylic on canvas and often combines the paint with gold or silver leaf backgrounds without any
significant detail which creates an iconic image directing the viewer’s attention on the emotional
elements of the horse. Her passion for horses is evident in her brush strokes and compositions
which create larger than life mythical paintings in which one can feel the heart of the story.
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