HORSEMAN, 20”x 50”, acrylic on muslin-
collection of Cindy Morrison, Director of the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida
“Horseman” is from a haunting dreamed image of marauding men on sapling stilts approaching as if on horseback. In this painting the apocalyptic horseman is a modern “Crusader” bent on trouble. His state of mind can be found in the gathering cloud forms surrounding him.
James H. Vredevoogd holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art. His paintings are in the permanent collections of two museums, several universities, and various private collections. An Emeritus professor of Art at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, he taught painting, drawing, and performance Art for thirty-two years.