Inside Equine Art

Inside Equine Art presents curatorial insights by Joyce Ter Horst, curator and founder of Paard Verzameld.

The Zorn palette. Painting structure and what happens when you remove most of the options.

The Zorn palette is often seen as a limitation of four colours. This essay explores how it functions instead as a filter for decision-making, revealing structure, direction, and what holds a body of work together.

Joyce Ter Horst

Originality at mid career: For artists with an established body of work

At mid-career, doubts about originality return in a different form. This essay reflects on authorship, reference, and why coherence matters more than constant adjustment.

Joyce Ter Horst

The artist and the observer at the Dutch Equine Art Fair. Photo by Malou Ploeg.

Building a body of work in equine art: When investigation continues.

A body of work in equine art does not form through repetition. It develops through sustained inquiry, layered thinking and the courage to go further.

Joyce Ter Horst