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Zoe is the final painting in the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Her owner, Cynthia, rescued Zoe, purchasing her on the way to being put down. Formerly abused and untouchable, Zoe and Cynthia have actually rescued each other. Cynthia was ready to turn in her saddle, having lost 3 horses in 3 years, But Zoe came along at just the right time! Within months, Cynthia was competing again, and winning again - jumping with delight! Zoe is part of my Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. See all the horses on this web page. (Scroll to the far right on the page for a photo of Winnie with Megan at the bottom of his story.) Royal Dutch Warmblood - Street Fighter, AKA "Winnie"
We loved meeting Winnie! He has to one of the friendliest, most playful, curious horses ever! And he loves people! It was so fun to spend time with him! Megan, his owner, was exactly right when she wrote, "He is a fun and loving horse and has tons of personality. He loves being photogrphaed and always poses for the camera. He is a gorgeous bay geling with big eyes, a big blaze and four white socks. He has been described at horse shows as the 'cutest, most innocent looking horse' by several spectators. They never understand why his name is Street Fighter." Along with being cute, Winnie is a very competitive show jumper - competing up and down the East Coast. He was the 2013 USHJA Zone 3 Horse of the Year Champion! Winnie is part of my Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. See all the horses on this web page. (Scroll to the far right on the page for a photo of Winnie with Megan at the bottom of his story.)
Colorada Paintings in the Making...
One step in all of my Beautiful Horses series of paintings is preparing the boards. I'm back from a WONDERFUL trip to Colorado where I met fabulously beautiful horses and their owners.....and the scenery was so gorgeous too. Mountains were everywhere! EVERYWHERE!!! Back to the photo of my garage.... no mountains to see... just mountains of work to get done. :-) I can't wait to start painting the 20+ paintings of Colorado horses I have planned. Thanks to Curry Lumber for cutting my masonite boards.... and to tell the truth I have one painting already drawn. I'd like to draw a few more before I crack open the oil paint and start painting....And I have two Maryland paintings sitting under my couch waiting to be finished. I'm so happy that I have those mountains of work to do! (For those of you who came to my Studio Open House, this is where all the paintings were....It does triple duty as a gallery, working place for gessoing and a garage.)
Four August Paintings August is here! And more than half over.... Time to post the four paintings that I just finished. Meet Zara, Noah, Moose and Bandit........
Zara
Noah
Moose
Bandit (and friend) These paintings are part of my Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series, and you can read about the horses on this web page. (Scroll to the far right on the page.)
Four July Paintings Whew, these four paintings were completed just in time to be included in my studio open house tomorrow - along with about 80 others! I hope you can come! (Information about the Open House is listed below the paintings.) These paintings are part of my Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series, and you can read about the horses on this web page. (Scroll to the far right on the page.) Here's a peek at the paintings:
Gina's Blog I'd like to thank Gina McKnight for featuring my artwork & Studio Open House on her blogs, Writing & Riding and Girl Gab. You might enjoy Gina's insightful questions about my work. Writing & Riding is Gina's international blog about horses, writers, authors, books, cowboys, equestrians, artists, poets, poems, and more horses... As seen on #HorseGirlTV, #AmericanHorsePublications, and #GirlGab.com. Thank you Gina for helping to get the word out about my upcoming Studio Open House - July 13. Check out these links: Writing & Riding and Girl Gab.
Third Painting in the Misty Girl Trilogy You may remember two earlier paintings of Misty Girl. Here's a third, and in this painting she is joined by her pasture mate and trail riding buddy, Troy Boy. They were an awesome duo. And thier owner Dean thoroughly enjoys these horses! You'll find their stories on the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware web page.
Rachealrae and The Sweet Rose and Hammy The latest paintings in the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware are Rachaelrae, an Oldenburg mare; The Sweet Rose, a Half Arabian; and Hammy, an Arabian stallion. You'll find their stories on the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware web page.
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Misty Girl 2 In my last blog post you met Misty Girl, a beautiful white Percheron. I couldn't resist doing this second painting of her grazing in dappled sunlight. She will be featured in a third painting....coming soon.
Four April Paintings April showers bring May paintings! Isn't that how the saying goes??? Here are four brand new springtime paintings. They are part of my Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series, and you can read about the horses on this web page. (Scroll to the far right on the page.) Here's a peek at the paintings:
Four March Paintings March sure went by quickly! I've completed four new Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware paintings! Read about these wonderful horses on the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware web page. (Scroll right on the page.) Here's a peek at the paintings:
Lacie and Ka'li - Two paintings.... and one more to come....
Lacie, an Arabian, and Ka'li, an Arabian x Kentucky Mountain Horse cross, work with their owner, Rachel, with the TROTSAR, a mounted Search and Rescue team helping to find lost or missing people in Virginaia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. When they are not working, Lacie and Ka'li hang out together an the farm. They seem to be fast friends - fast as in racing around their pasture very FAST and staying close together so I could get some great photos! Rachel describes Lacie, her 17 year old mare: "Lacie broke the mold when God made the Arabian. She's calm, cool and collected. Her remarkable intelligence has allowed her to excel in the show ring in Western, English and Dressage." And Ka'li gets high praise from Rachel as well, "Ka'li was born on our property on a beautiful ady in June. Since then, she has been the perfect example of everything a filly should be. She's calm and patient yet curious and playful She's never made a wrong step when her poeple are around." Watch for another painting with Lacie - coming soon.
Statesman's Eclipse and Family This is my second painting featuring Statesman's Eclipse (see his first painting below in the January 11 blog). Here he is flirting with his girlfriend. If you haven't read about Eclipse, scroll on down and find out about him and his owner Kate. The mare he was flirting with was D Bar J Quartus. Q now resides in KY with her new owner. Quartus came off the D Bar J ranch in MO a few years ago, along with Kate's big black mare D bar J Tirzah.
Eclipse and D Bar J Quartus Another painting from Kate's Morgans is this newly completed work with filly, Heirloom and visiting mare, GRM Darlin Clementine. The pair were awesome - circling the area - Heirloom prancing as if walking on air! Kate agrees, "Yes, Heirloom was amazing that day... These Eclipse kids all move like that." Clemy's owner is from Grunden Ranch NE.
Heirloom (filly) and GRM Darlin Clementine (mare) These paintings are part of the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Karen Click here to add your comment
Waps Blackbird "Mia" Mia is a black roan Appaloosa with a beautifully intricate pattern of splatters, spots and splashes. Her owner Susan explained, "A thinking mare, Mia has confidence to assert there had better be something in it for her when we are together." We saw this play out during our photo session, with Mia not really showing her true beauty in the arena, but, once outside and after a few bites of grass along her tree lined driveway, Mia gave us some lovely poses. It was almost like she was reading my mind - that the drive would be a perfect background for her painting! Susan's description of Mia continued, "Wap's Spot 2, her sire, is the foundation stallion of a highly respected line of sport horse Appaloosas whose achievements are changing perceptions about the bred. Mia reflects her sire's handsome coloring and conformation. She possesses a proud spirit, yet embodies the sensible trainability inherent in both her sire and Appaloosa/Thoroughbred dam." Mia's painting is part of Karen's Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Karen Click here to add your comment
Buckskin Stallion - Wild Mustangs These wild mustang stallions are near White Mountain in Wyoming (near Rock Springs). Click here for more Western Horses paintings. Karen Click here to add your comment
Santa Fe Rodeo Bucking Bronco Last June while vacationing in Santa Fe we noticed the Rodeo was in town! So after a long day dragging my husband into every gallery on Canyon Road (if you've been there you know that there are over 100 - oh, yes one of my FAVORITE places EVER!!!), we drove over to the rodeo grounds. Turns out this was a professional rodeo! We had great seats for photography, and the sunlight was so perfect it almost brought tears to my eyes! It was bright enough to catch the fast action of bucking broncos! (At least at the beginning.....) This is the first painting in my Santa Fe Rodeo series. There will be more, although it will be later in the year. I'll be putting the rodeo paintings in the "Western Horses" section on this Horse Paintings website, so check back! There are some fun paintings coming for rodeo fans! Click here for more Western Horses paintings Karen Click here to add your comment
Statesmans Eclipse Statesmans Eclipse is an elegant, black Morgan stallion with a beautifully expressive presence. Just seeing him peer out of his stall as we walked down the barn aisle made me smile in anticipation of getting to photograph him in action. What a power pack of equine energy! Eclipse's owner Kate explained, "Eclipse is one of a handful of foundation Morgan horses who have reached FEI levels in dressage. His soulful elegance comes alive in these movements and he captures the heart of all who see him. I have been particularly graced to be his person. He is my best friend, a dream come to reality, my partner in the dance that is life. What an honor to be uplifted by such a creature." Kate loves Morgans. She had a barn filled with lovely Morgans - including newborns and yearlings - who were eager to greet us! What a fun place to visit. Keep watching this blog and you might get to meet a few of Eclipse's stablemates. Eclipse's painting is part of the Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Karen Click here to add your comment
TMB All That Jazz "Jazz" is a buckskin Morgan mare from Maryland. Her owner, Maggie, described Jazz as "very talkative and expressive... very coy and photogenic." During our photo shoot Jazz struck this gorgeous pose and Maggie and I knew instantly this would be the pose for the painting. Jazz's painting is part of Karen's Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Karen Click here to add your comment
Year of the Horse! Did you know 2014 is the Year of the Horse!!! It's gotta be the best of the Chinese New Years! I'm celebrating by posting a different favorite horse painting each day on Facebook and on Twitter. If you'd like to join the fun, Like my Horse Paintings Facebook page or follow me on Twitter by clicking on the icons in the right column of this blog page.... . Karen Click here to add your comment
Clover Clover is an Irish Sport Horse with lots of spirit. She and her owner Andrea were real troopers when we visited Maryland during a very rainy week this past summer. The rain was pouring down, but Clover didn't seem to even notice. She just had eyes for her pasture mates in the next field over. I really like this pose as Clover longingly looks over the fence at her buddies. They waited patiently at the gate for Clover to join them. Andrea wrote, "Clover is a lovely mare who I brag that she is my dollar horse....She had an injured sole when I decided to take her on 3 years ago. I nursed her back to health in the dead of winter and through that she started to gain my trust. She currently accepts my dabbling in dressage, drill team, trail riding, judged trail as well as camping." I'm sure Clover's favorite sports are the ones that she gets to do with her friends. Clover's painting is part of Karen's Beautiful Horses of Maryland and Delaware series. Karen Click here to add your comment
Summer - First Painting of New Series! It was a joy to photograph Summer. She seemed to love the camera... And the camera loved her right back! She trotted, galloped and just showed off beautifully! What a wonderful horse to photograph on my first stop on our Maryland and Delaware trip! And thus, Summer is the star of the first painting in the series. Her owner, Patti, provided some background: "Summer is a 14.3 hand registered Paint mare with blue eyes. She had done Judged Pleasure Rides and enjoys doing obstacles, along with drill team, trail riding and other disciplines." Karen Click here to add your comment
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