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PASSIONS

Sandrine Koller

Equestrian Artist

Sandrine Koller has been fascinated by horses it is during an equestrian competition. The
for as long as she can remember. Following large-scale canvases and the fast-drying acrylic
an accident in childhood, she withdrew from paint allow her to work unhindered on the ani-
the world of riding but her natural feel for mal’s movements in order to unleash all the
horses soon made her climb back into the power and energy of the horse.
saddle. And at the same time, she found that
she could express this lifelong passion and
talent within the world of equestrian painting.

If you ask what inspires her, Sandrine Koller
replies that ‘inspiration is not something I can
control. My head is filled with horses and they
need to get out.’ Her artist’s studio is like step-
ping into another world. It provides her with
the peace and quiet necessary to paint, with each
work born from her passion for horses. She
doesn’t work with photographs. For her, the
horse’s anatomy is very familiar and her crea-
tive freedom isn’t restricted, unlike, for example,

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