David R. Stoecklein~ Photographer of the West!

In honor of the late David Stoecklein , here are some of his magnificent photographs of the west!   David Stoecklein~ Died: November 10th, 2014 http://stoeckleinphotography.com David Stoecklein launched his photography career by taking lifestyle shots of skiing, fishing, hiking, and biking, landing assignments for companies such as Coca-Cola, Ski Magazine, L.L. Bean, Reebok, Timberland, and Scientific…

~The Sporting Art Auction ~Keenland and Cross Gate Gallery!

 In today’s post, you will see some well known equestrian artists , some of them in fact  I featured on my blog on past posts- including Sir Alfred Munnings, Alexa King and John Skeaping ! I hope you all enjoy seeing some fantastic art work made by great artists that was nicely put together by The…

Horsefly Films-Equus Film Festival~

I ‘m excited that Horsefly Films contacted me and I decided to do  this post on their up-coming Film, Talking To The Air: The Horses Of The Last Forbidden Kingdom  and an interesting  equine painting called ” LUNG-TA”, which is a triptych.  I am also going to show you some of their other amazing  films and photography!! Two…

Laurel Burch~ A Very Colorful Artist!

  Laurel Burch~ December 31st, 1945 – September 13 2007 Born In:  Southern California http://laurelburch.com Laurel Anne Harte was born in the San Fernando Valley of California on Dec. 31, 1945. She grew up in a broken home; her father married three times, her mother twice. She said in an interview to The Marin Independent…

Lady Godiva of Coventry~

Remember  last Friday’s post , when I told you it would be a sweet one? Well, today’s is on Lady Godiva. I read an interesting article on the Lady Godiva Chocolates and thought I would share it with you and some  art depicting her and her horse!   The story of Lady Godiva’s naked ride…

Nancy Weimer Belden ~ NJ Equine Artist’s Association Art Show~

Tomorrow is the first day of the NJ Equine Artist’s Association art show! It runs though November 29. Nancy Wiemer Belden is going to be exhibiting her two sculptures , “Wounded Soldier” and “Surprise Attack “! Since this event is starting this weekend, I thought it would be great to feature Nancy and her sculptures!   New Jersey Equine…

Equus Film Festival NYC ~ November 21st And 22nd!

This week, SO many art events are happening! Equus Film Festival event doesn’t happen till November, but I decided to post it today anyway so that if you were interested you could plan and buy tickets! Looks like LOTS of fun!!!  This is the first time this event will be held in NYC and will be…

Horses In Camouflage~ Bev Doolittle!

I’m carrying over the western theme from last Tuesday’s post on Maria D’Angelo, to today’s post on Bev Doolittle! I’ve always loved to look and see if I could see all the faces or horses in her drawings and paintings! Hope you enjoy them too:)   Bev Doolittle Born In: 1947 USA Site: http://www.bevdoolittle.net   Bev Doolittle…

Maria D’Angelo – Fine Art In Pencil~

This week’s featured artist is Maria D’Angelo! Wow, look at all the detail in these fine pencil drawings!:) Maria D’Angelo Newton, NJ, USA Site: http://www.mariadangelo.com I have been drawing since I was a child in Staten Island, NY and I often say that I feel as if I was born with a pencil in my hand….