For painting night I just couldn’t face working on one of my projects in progress, so I started two new paintings… Coming Going
Category: Horses
The First Painting Night of 2015
I am still finishing a stealth project, so no photos there. I am trying to concentrate on paintings for the Equine Art Show (in July), so I started one based on this photo. Here’s step 1. We’ll see how it turns out…
Online Studio Sale Day 12 & 13
Trackside Discussion I The reference photo for this was also taken at Emerald Downs during the 2013 Equine Art show. This horse was being lead back to the barn by his groom; the horse had been hosed off and was very shiny and obviously still feeling the excitement of the race. This piece started as an experiment; I used hot…
Oregon Championships & Online Studio Sale: Day 4
On a cold, clear, blistery day I headed out to Portland Meadows for Oregon Championship Day. A friend invited me up to join her at the Turf Club buffet and also told me about a special backstretch tour, which I was lucky enough to join! This was the first time I had watched the racing anywhere except the rail, and…
Online Studio Sale: Day 2 – “Steens Mustang”
In 2003, before I started painting (at least this time around) my family took a trip over the Steens Mountains. My goal for this trip had one item–to see mustangs. And we were very lucky. We actually saw two different herds. We saw a band (from a distance) of the Kiger mustangs and then later we ran across a band…
Online Studio Sale: Day 1 – “Between Classes”
As promised, I’m starting my online studio sale today. This piece, “Between Classes” is a relatively recent painting. It was inspired by a snapshot taken at the Sound Equine Options “Ride to Provide” show this last spring. This piece comes with a mat that will fit into a standard size frame, but I have not framed it. I’ve been offering…
Another last minute addition
“If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” — Rita Mae Brown I am working on expanding the pet portrait part of my business. I though a great way to do this, and support a good cause, would be to give a custom pet portrait to the Poker for Ponies auction for Sound Equine Options (happening on…
Last day with Old Friends
I arrived back in Portland very late (11:58pm) on Saturday after spending 11 hours getting back across the country. But I had one more stop to make before leaving Kentucky: Old Friends. There are no words to describe how wonderful this place is. They are devoted to taking the unwanted Thoroughbreds from the racing industry (industry being the key term)…
Almost done with my Lexington bucket list
In my final full day in Lexington, I worked my way through the remainder of my bucket list items. 1. I photographed a foggy day in the scenic horse pastures. 2. I toured Darley. The trophy room is impressive. Sandra Oppegard (a watercolorist) has pieces in this I “met” Affirmed (most recent Triple Crown winner). As I was driving away…
Plein Air in the Paddock – Day 4
So, finally we are caught up and I can report the day as it happened. This morning I got up determined to actually paint (the last three days have been filled with all sorts of fun things, but not as much painting as I SHOULD be doing.) Because my horse paintings just weren’t going right, I decided to concentrate on…