"A Nice Cold Draft"

Winter is about here because the flurries were falling this morning in Nashville! The winter cold inspired my painting "A Nice Cold Draft" which I did to participate in the International Equine Artist's Group Winter/Holiday on line show. Go to the IEA site ( link is below...) if you would like to relax and scroll through some fun equine paintings inspired by the season.
They have an easy people's choice voting system in place, so choose your favorite and cast a vote. Merry Christmas to you all!

Here's the link: http://www.internationalequineartists.com/winterexhibit.html

Fine Art in Brentwood 2010

Come on out to Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tn. this weekend to see a wide range
of wonderful art. This will be my first year participating in the Fine Art in Brentwood Show and I'm excited to be invited. I'll be showing a lot of my equine paintings but also some small gift sized oil paintings that may make that perfect Christmas present. Here is the link to their site so you can get all the information that you need !

http://fineartinbrentwood.com/

Polo Player's Edition Magazine December 2010 Issue....

You've seen my painting "Calvin's Race" on this blog a few posts back...but the good news is that it has been chosen for inclusion in the 2010 Art Issue of Polo Player's Edition Magazine. I'm honored to be in the company of some fine equine artists. Here's the link to see the December issue.....http://www.poloplayersedition.com/test2/index.php

Their art issue each year consists of paintings chosen that represent a certain chosen theme. This year is was "making history". I haven't seen the issue yet...but it should be up on their site soon.

Also...keep Calvin Borel in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from a recent nasty fall that resulted in a badly broken jaw. We wish you a quick recovery Calvin!

Hartsville Horses & The Scottsdale Artist's School

Good news .... My painting, Hartsville Horses has been chosen for inclusion in the 2011 Scottsdale Artist's School "The Best and the Brightest" juried art show and sale. I'll be packing this painting up in a few weeks and sending it to Arizona to hang at the show which runs at the school from January 8 through March 15 2011. The paintings in this show will also be shown at the Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale.

I painted these draft horses at a farm on the road from Gallatin to Hartsville, TN. The back light was irresistible and I just had to paint this one. The horse on the right was the subject of a smaller painting that I did a while back that was on the cover of "The Barn Book" in 2009. That one was so much fun to paint that I just had to do more ....so here they are ..."Hartsville Horses", oil on canvas, 10 x 20.

Belmont Community Art Show and Sale

Just a few weeks and the Belmont Community Art Show and Sale will be in full swing.
I'm happy to be invited to participate this year. You'll find me including smaller sized works to help fill the need for gift sized paintings since it won't be that long until the holidays are here! See you at Christ the King school between Oct.1st and 3rd!

Chronicle of the Horse Cover Art

I was thrilled and honored to be chosen for another Chronicle of the Horse Cover for the July 23rd, 2010 issue. The Chronicle has a long list of artists over the years who have graced their magazine covers. Many of those names from the past have been an inspiration for me throughout my life as an artist.

Thank you Chronicle for choosing "View from Virginia Tech Barn"! Our sons both attended Virginia Tech and the many trips to campus we occasionally saved room for a photo shoot over at the equestrian facility and barns. The view out to the Blue Ridge mountains
with beautiful well cared for horses in the pastures
was inspiration for this painting.
I always smile at the memory of it.

A Horse in Vieste, Italy

I'm always looking for horses wherever we travel. My husband loves Italy and because of him I love it too. My only complaint is that we rarely see horses there in our travels. Granted, the rolling vineyards are breathtaking but the views of grazing horses are few and far between.
Last year we spent some time staying at a small coastal resort town called Vieste ( if you see the “spur” of the boot of Italy…that’s Vieste) It has beautiful white cliffs falling into flat sands and calm waters of the Adriatic. We were walking along the base of the cliffs near the town when we heard hoof beats! As a guy was leading his horse down to the beach, his friend pulls up in a small car beside the two of them. This picture is what I snapped as I saw the horse being exercised Italian style….. two guys in a little car, talking and smoking; one with his hand stuck out the window leading the horse at a slow trot with their little dog following behind. I love to see how the Italians sometimes do have a different way of doing things!