Art Of The Horse

  For this Tuesday’s article, I have had an exclusive interview with  equine artist and photographer, Leland Neff on #equinearthour. Read on! Leland Neff  Middleburgh, New York, USA http://www.lelandneff.com The equine paintings and photography of equestrian art extraordinaire Leland Neff have adorned the walls of homes and the Leland Neff Fine Art Gallery, highlighting and…

  There are hundreds of children’s books out there, so I decided to show you these two books with a mission: Kay Kerr’s colorful book about the plight of the Sand Horse Beach Wild Horses, which educates its readers and these special horses and the story of Dinky, a nurse mare foal with a big heart. Both…

Ebony and Ivory A horse and art lover all her life, artist, graphic designer and photographer Sheri Gordon has kindly allowed me to share her wonderful equine paintings here on The Flying Shetlands. Sheri lives in the Saskatchewan prairies in Canada, where her horses come a live on her canvas as she paints in her studio….

*  Thank you Lauren for sharing the article about this movement to move a historical monument! Charlottesville, Virginia, USA- The future of one historical Civil War monument is at stake.  Led by Wes Bellamy, Charlottesville City Council vice chair  is calling for the removal of the General Robert E. Lee & his horse Traveller statue in…

Judith Widener  Location: Florida, USA Website: http://www.judithwidener.com “Artist Judith Widener was born into a family with a passion for horses. Although the Widener family’s interest was in horse racing, Judith’s love was training and showing hunters, jumpers and dressage horses. Her art has always paralleled passion for horses . Her first art award came at the age…

*This is a special article about the art that was at Olivia Inglis’ memorial earlier this month. I am showing you Allira Fontana’s “Fly Free, Fly High” photo of Olivia that was used for the #rideforolivia movement as well as nearly ten other paintings featuring Olivia. On March 6th, the equestrian world was rocked off it’s…

*Note: Yes, I am writing about a Scottish artist on St. Patrick’s Day. The reason?  George Bain is the creator of one of the most famous Celtic art pieces. A section of Ireland was apart of the six Celtic Nations ( Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man).  So, I hope you enjoy…

Gail Guirreri-Maslyk 1968-  Location: Rectortown, Virgina, USA Website(s): http://www.equine-impressions.com, https://www.artgallerydata.com, http://www.equestrian-paintings.com Gail Guirreri-Maslyk “My studio time is precious time. The door is shut and all else quiet and calm; that means the horses are happy. Many artists can come and go from a canvas and keep their intention and focus. My process is more feverish and responsive with increasing…

“Peek-a-Burro” by Rita Kirkman “…Freedom, liberty, and justice for all.” I wonder if those “rights” extend to our loyal companions and living legacies, wild horses and burros, as well as us humans. It’s a disturbing time for horses now, since the firing of three Polish Arabian Horse executive experts, the ongoing fight for the freedom  of our nation’s…

Marine Oussedik Happy Women’s Day! I just want to thank all of the women that have helped me not only  with my art, but who I have had the fun and pleasure to feature on The Flying Shetlands. It is such an amazing opportunity to be around creative, interesting and inspiring women. If it wasn’t…