It’s not hard to see Sheona Hamlton Grant’s fascination with graphite pencils. When I look at her drawing, “Legacy” ( to the side), her artistry makes me feel that the horse’s mane is actually flowing right in front of me, or that I am at the track on a frosty morning watching the thoroughbreds breezing…

This past weekend at one of the most prestigious events of the year in Fort Worth, Texas, 25 artists from across the country showcased their latest art featuring cutting horses at the “Art Of Cutting” art exhibit. With the exhibit running from the 27th of November to the 10th of December and held in held in…

With over 40 years of training horses, Chris Irwin brings common sense and horse sense together to create the ultimate relationship between human and horse. Chris Irwin doesn’t  “train” horses. He listens to them and creates a bond through body language; a trusting friendship that goes beyond the ring.   I am thrilled that I…

Catharina Driessen’s powerful paintings of horses in motion starts out as small sketches and studies, transforming into colorful, unique and impressionistic views of the horse. “I like to work in layers, so I never start with a portrait on a white canvas. I am a fast painter, the underground becomes the underpainting of the subject in…

With each brush stroke layering against the canvas, Jessie Willyerd sculpts out a unique mix of abstract and realism to create a perfect moment of wild and tame, just like the horse’s personality. The defined features of the horse mixed with a soft abstract background demands your attention in a soft, flowing way.  “My desire to…

Racehorses of old gallop the final stretch, draft horses plow fields in the spring and acrobatics perform tricks on horseback in Sotheby’s art auction “European Art” in NYC on November 22th. With 70 works of art depicting and showing the diversity of European culture.   The sale is highlighted with examples by the most celebrated…

For countless centuries, the horse  has been immortalized in art in nearly every place in the world. The world would not be the way it is today without them. Steeped in legend, myth and culture, horses represent fiery freedom, power and grace. They have been seem through multiple perspectives and various mediums throughout time. For…

One of the most distinguished and celebrated portrait painters of all time, Anthony Van Dyck’s powerful paintings of kings, princes and other royalty adorn the walls of several of the most prestigious museums and collections in the world. He had an international career, spending most of his time with paint brush in hand while traveling…

Johann Georg de Hamilton Location: Scotland, Austria  Johann Georg de Hamilton was a was a Scottish still-life and animal painter, most famous for his equine and Lippizzaner paintings. He was of a Scottish noble family who moved to the Netherlands in 1666. Later in 1698, he settled in Vienna together with his brother Philipp Ferdinand, where he lived and…