Alex Jakob-Whitworth
Alex Jakob-Whitworth has studied Art to Master’s Degree level and has been involved with horses all her life: painting, owning, training and competing. She has produced commissions since 1983, both equestrian and other animals.
Alex trained as a teacher of Art in 1990 and has worked in a variety of educational settings from primary through to adult and to degree level. During this time she kept up her equestrian interests and training. She works with horses as a qualified Equine Massage Therapist, a treeless saddle agent for Solution Saddles and in the behaviour and handling of horses as well as a creative practitioner and artist running workshops and demonstrations.
She has exhibited her work at the Society of Equestrian Artists in London, and has work in private collections both here and abroad. She works in a variety of media although she specialises in oils, watercolours, drawings and etchings. She is currently exploring wire sculpture, and jewellery.
“Apart from aiming to be accurate, I am also fascinated by trying to capture the spirit of the horse. I feel my daily experience with horses and in particular, the Massage Therapy, helps me to understand not only the form and anatomy of the horse, but also its character, behaviour and personality”.
She lives in Cumbria in the Eden Valley with her young family, a cat and two horses beneath Cross Fell.
More of her work can be seen at www.charcoalhorse.co.uk and www.equine-awareness.co.uk
Email: alex@charcoalhorse.co.uk