Under The Shadow of His Lash I Sleep

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.Th