Happy Autumn!! The Sporting Art Of Christine M. Cancelli ~

  Happy first full day of fall! For today’s post, I’m doing Christine M. Cancelli who does fabulous paintings of racing, portraits and fox hunting! I realy like her work, and hope you  do too~   Christine M. Cancelli~ Location: Howell, New Jersey, USA Christine M. Cancelli has had a long and varied career involving art and horses….

Poster Week! Part 1~ Greg Montgomery

        This week’s two blog posts are going to be on two of the longest running  poster series at two prestigious  horse events! This Saturday,August 23rd will be the 145th running of the Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Race Track in Saratoga , NY, USA. The Travers Stakes Posters are all done…

Side Saddle

Mrs. Francis Garvan on her hunter Alert My Post for this Tuesday will feature paintings and photography  on side saddle. Today starts  the Camp Leaping Horn side saddle clinic and show  at the USET Headquarters in Gladstone ,NJ USA. For several years I have helped out at the show and also helped groom for a friend…

Blue, Blue and MORE Blue!!~

    Many People have heard of Franz Marc’s Blue Horse Paintings-so I’m going to  start my BLUE blog post off with him!   Franz Marc 1880-1916 Born in Munich Bavaria , Germany – Died in War, In Braquis,  France   My  favorite  abstract artist is Franz Marc. He was born in in 1880 Germany. In 1900, he…

~Famous Racehorse Artists And Paintings Part 2~

    Well, tomorrow is a big day for racing fans around the world. If  California Chrome wins the Belmont, he will be the 12th horse to do so! GO Chrome!! In my last post I featured a bronze statue of a past Triple Crown winner, Secretariat. And in this post, I will be featuring a horse…

~Famous Racehorse Artists and Paintings~ Part 1

Whistlejacket ~ By George Stubbs Since this is the week of the Belmont Stakes, and we may have a Triple Crown Winner (AND of curse, I just got my new OTTB!) I decided to feature some of my favorite horse racing paintings and artists!  Also, for part 2 this Friday, I will be featuring some more racing artists that are still living today. Hope you…