The official 2016 Kentucky Derby Limited Edition Print was created by artist John Mattos for the 142nd Derby on May 7th (tomorrow!). Be sure to grab your KY Derby hat, mint julep and one of these spectacular posters! You can see Mattos website here. Speaking of Derby hats, below you can see a few of Sally Steinmann’s…
A Q&A With Expressive Equine Artist Corinne Dupeyrat
“The pencil is my medium and I am the medium of my subject. Bound by this promise, I caress tirelessly to reveal the unique and singular soul.”- Corinne Dupeyrat Corinne has always drawn and sketched horses and other animals from an early age. I really like her style; some of her horses look like ghosts galloping across…
Equestrian Artist Ruth Buchanan Brings Realism & Abstract Together In Her Colorful Works Of Art
Ruth Buchanan Location: Yorkshire, England Website: http://www.ruthbuchanan.com As most equine artists do, Ruth Buchanan has been drawing and painting horses as long as she can remember. Ruth was born in London and raised in Northampton. She is now based in Yorkshire since completing her bachelor’s degree and has been working in the realm of art as a professional…
Photographer Philippa Davin Talks About Her Journey Through Photography
” “Born with a camera in my hand”, is how my close friends and family describe me. I can’t remember my first camera, but I know that I have always had a longing to capture beautiful moments and views that I have around me.” Deciding to make the art of photography her career, Swedish photographer…
St. George The Dragon Slayer In Stained Glass
Chartres, France. Photo from here Happy St. George’s Day! In this post is a brief history of St. George and some of the many stained glass panels he is featured in. According to legend, St. George was a Roman soldier and military officer in the Guard of Emperor Diocletian of the Roman army. His…
The Inspiration Behind Steven Lang’s Western Paintings
When looking at these glorious paintings, it doesn’t take much of your imagination to transcend into another time and place where Indians, cowboys and millions of wild horses once lived. You can almost feel the tension of a war party, hear the war cry in the breeze that blows the horse’s mane or see the wise look in an…
Q&A With The Founder of the EQUUS Film Festival: The Future of The EFF, International Equine Art Contest
New York City, the “City That Never Sleeps” probably brings to mind pictures of skyscrapers, the Empire State Building, and Wall Street. But for the last two years (and counting!) it is home to the one-of-a-kind film festival: The EQUUS Film Festival, show casing some of the finest equine films, art, and literature from all corners…
The Immortalized Wild Ponies of Assateague Featured On A “Forever” U.S. Stamp
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, there is a new series of U.S. stamps that feature the National Parks. The third of sixteen stamps celebrates the wild ponies Assateague, which can be seen above. Tim Fitzharris from Arkansas photographed the image for the stamp. Here is his website: http://www.timfitzharris.com These wild ponies are immortalized…
Equine Art Insider: Contemporary Equine Artist Steve Messenger On His Equine Art
Steve Messenger Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education: 1999-2001 BFA Degree University of the Arts and 1989-1990 at Maryland Institute Collage of Art Steve Messenger studied at the Maryland Institute Collage of Art before working as a groom for several barns. He then went on to study at the University of the Arts and has been creating equine art…
“Midnight: The Story Of A Light Horse” Tells A Story Of War Horses In a Part Of World War I
*Thank you, Mark and Frane, for supplying all of the text and information of your book for this article. Author: Mark Greenwood http://www.markgreenwood.com.au Illustrator: Frané Lessac http://www.franelessac.com A foal is born at midnight, on the homestead side of a river in Australia. Coal black. Star ablaze. Moonlight in her eyes. On October 31, 1917, the…
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