~Lost “Walking Horses” Of Nazi Germany Found! Josef Thorak~

I just found out about these two sculptures that have been missing for 26 years and were just found on the 21 of May 2015! The “Walking Horses” are a pair of lager then live size horses sculpture created by Josef Thorak. The two sculptures where commissioned by Albert Speer for the Reich Chancellery building which Speer also designed. Thorak…

~Carrie L. Lewis ~ Horse Painter~USA~

      ~Carrie L. Lewis~ Newton, Kansas ~ USA Site: http://www.carrie-lewis.com “The focus of my artworks for the past 40-plus years has been portrait work. It has been the highest calling to create portraits of beloved animal companions that do more then just capture  the likeliness of the subject.” “All those years of experience and…

~Artists Helping Horses Through Art~

  For today’s article, here are artists who have donated or are donating some of their art work to help horses. I saw Equine Advocates 2015 Horse Summit, which gave me the idea to to this article. Hopefully, this will help the fight against horse abuse! This Saturday (May 16th and Sunday May 17, 2015), there…

~Eadweard Muybridge~ A Pioneer in Photography~

For today’s featured artist, I have decided to show you Eadweard Muybridge’s photography, who’s work has helped artists for over a century in depicting the horse at  trot, canter or gallop correctly and solving the question, if all four legs were off the ground at the same time during these gaits. April 9th would have…

Happy Mare’s (Mother’s) Day!!

  Happy Mare’s Day! This Sunday  is Mother’s Day in the USA so I have collected many paintings featuring mares and their foals! Enjoy~                                           Have a Happy Mare’s Day Sunday~ What a special day……

Wendy Beresford~ African Wildlife and Equine Artist!

  I love Wendy Beresford’s Zebras and the way she depicts them!   ~Wendy Beresford~ Location: Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa  Site: http://www.wendyberesfordart.com   Wendy Beresford was  born in 1971 in Harare, Zimbabwe South Africa and started her professional career as an artist in 2006. A self-taught artist,, she moved to Nottingham Road in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal. …

~Paul Brown~ USA

   Paul Desmond Brown~ Born in: Mapleton , Minnesota, USA . Died in: Garden City, New York, USA 1893-1959 Paul Desmond Brown was an illustrator and horse artist.He was born in Mapleton , Minnesota and as a child he began drawing horses. Although he never owned a horse, he was a fan of horse sports and frequently…

Equestrian Art in Belgium!

  For today’s post , I am featuring horse sculptures in Belgium and Saone De Stalh’s latest exhibit in Antwerp, Belgium! Unfortunately , I wan’t able to find many of the artists names again.  Saone De Stalh is exhibiting at Longines Global Champions Tour, though  22 – 25 of April! Way to go Saone!!! Here are a…