...through his mane and tail the high wind sings, fanning the hairs, who wave like feather'd wings. This line from Shakepeare was the inspiration for "Eagle's Flight." I wanted to portray the words in both a literal and a symbolic way. I drew the horses in a state of fluid motion to emphasize speed and power. On a symbolic level, I arranged the horses and Indian in such a way that all the darks in the painting would create the image of an eagle in flight. The use of eagle feathers as decoration on the horses was also to emphasize the feeling of flight. - BD