Libby and Reggie are considered Companion Horses here at Montgomery Creek Ranch because they are not suitable for riding. They have been gentled and love being with other horses and people. Enrichment programs like painting provides them with different experiences and gives them the chance to connect and bond with humans.

100% of the proceeds go directly towards the care and training of the formerly wild horses and burros at Montgomery Creek Ranch.

Part of your purchase may be deductible as a charitable donation, please check with your tax advisor.

Artist Statement: Reggie

Artist in Residence, Reggie was born amongst low sage and Idaho fescue, surrounded by the rolling mountains and large plateaus that make up the Fox Mountain range just southwest of Cedarville, California. 

Though he was not even a year old when he was forcibly taken from this wild place, he can still recall its sounds and smells. The loud and raspy calls of the native chukar, the howling of the wind as it rips across the rugged landscape, the sweetness of the sagebrush. It’s these memories that have informed his art. 

Through his paintings, Reggie explores our relationship to the natural world, the lasting memories and impact it creates, and the deep longing to return. With his brush Reggie traces the connection and tension between presence and absence, memory and loss – and how our survival depends on our ability to remember our past experiences, focusing on the light rather than the dark.

Libby

Artist Statement: Libby

Artist in Residence, Libby spent her youth creating chaos and running wild in the sweeping valley beneath the north-south trending mountain ranges that make up the Great Basin region of Nevada. She recalls her fondest memories of resting with her mother beneath pinion-juniper trees on low mountain slopes, sparing with her brothers and the physical feeling of freedom that came from her mane lashing her neck as she galloped across the expanse. 

She carries with her other memories too as it was during this time that inexplicitly, in one fell swoop, Libby lost her mother, her family, and this special place. 

Through the layers of color, Libby constructs the depth of our lived experience of loss, grief, and transformation. Each piece reminds us that we contain multitudes. Where you are now does not determine where you will end up as resilience and strength can be attained through unexpected routes and within each of us is the ability to alter our perspective and renew possibility