Under the Shadow of His Lash I Sleep, 2018
Oil on Linen
56 × 68 in | 142.2 × 172.7 cm
Frame included
Under the Shadow of His Lash I Sleep (2018) is a deeply emotional oil-on-Belgian-linen portrait by Sean Rush, measuring 56 × 68 inches (142 × 172.7 cm) and hand-signed by the artist. The painting represents the solitude of devastating heartbreak and the dreamlike longing to reunite with a lost love.
The composition closely frames the head and neck of a horse, rendered in warm, earthy tones. Hand-lettered script is integrated into the canvas, becoming part of the visual meditation. It reads:
Alone he stands, as the winds blow memories of the Sangre de Christo’s edging the desert floor… Under the shadow of his lash I sleep.
The phrase “shadow of his lash” evokes a poetic form of shelter—a tender curve beneath which grief quietly rests. Rush’s technique—richly layered oil contrasting with areas of exposed linen—mirrors the emotional tension between presence and absence, loss and solace.
This work becomes a visual poem: framed in sorrow yet anchored in a gentle refuge. It invites the viewer into a contemplative space, where heartbreak is transformed into memory, and stillness offers quiet consolation.
The composition closely frames the head and neck of a horse, rendered in warm, earthy tones. Hand-lettered script is integrated into the canvas, becoming part of the visual meditation. It reads:
Alone he stands, as the winds blow memories of the Sangre de Christo’s edging the desert floor… Under the shadow of his lash I sleep.
The phrase “shadow of his lash” evokes a poetic form of shelter—a tender curve beneath which grief quietly rests. Rush’s technique—richly layered oil contrasting with areas of exposed linen—mirrors the emotional tension between presence and absence, loss and solace.
This work becomes a visual poem: framed in sorrow yet anchored in a gentle refuge. It invites the viewer into a contemplative space, where heartbreak is transformed into memory, and stillness offers quiet consolation.