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LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 4.17 139 Call to the Canvas JAIME CORUM I've talked to trainers, jockeys, gamblers, equine vets. But I don't think I've met anyone who understands the anatomy of horses as well as Jaime Corum. e 43-year-old paints horses almost exclusively, conjuring stunningly realistic subjects. But Corum's knowledge also goes into the metaphysical. She talks about the horse as archetype, as envoy of nature, as something vast. Her subjects canter through void, pose proudly in a lack of landscape, the precision with which Corum paints their bodies not diminishing but emphasizing their mystery. She's had a long time to perfect her technique. By age 7, the Kentucky native was obsessed with horses in art. She became an artist by drawing horses, watching horse movies, reading the whole Black Stallion series. In art school — she completed a bachelor of fine arts at Bellarmine and a master's in painting at UK — she branched out, exploring mixed-media collage, bookmaking, art history. "I love the period of the Surrealists and the Symbolists a lot," she says. "Giving it a little extra mood or feeling is something I like to try to bring back into traditional horse painting." Corum's equine paintings at the Brown Hotel's horse-themed art show, "From the Grandstand," are up until June 16. By Dylon Jones Five Louisville- based artists on depicting horses.