Art Of The Horse

Creating horse portraits using her gifted talents on wood, Katarzyna Stefanowicz’s canvas choice echos mankind’s centuries old thought of horses: Strong, durable, classical, with each horse having it’s own unique feature or character trait portrayed in time-honored oil paints. Creating only originals,  Katarzyna studied workshop graphics and oil painting at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. While showing her work…

Today kicks off the first Q&A for Week 7 of the workshop of “Modern Masters Of Equine Art”, an online workshop Q&A sessions with some of the best equine artists today. With two Q&As each week with the likes of Tony O’Connor, Steve Messenger, Steven Lang and many others, this is sure to be several…

One of the largest horse racing organizations is promoting their event by featuring 20 fiber glass copies of the historic “Torrie Horse” sculpture this summer to gather hype and interest for the 35th running of the Breeders Cup. Each one was painted by local artists and placed in public locations in San Diego County. Why the…

Italian painter and mathematician, Paolo di Dono (known as Paolo Uccello, meaning “Paul of the birds”) was a pioneer in the art world of the 14th Century. According to the the book, “Lives of the Artists”, by Giorgio Vasari, Paolo would stay up all night in his studio, becoming one of the fist of his time…

Today kicks off the first Q&A for Week 6 of the workshop of “Modern Masters Of Equine Art”, an online workshop Q&A sessions with some of the best equine artists today. With two Q&As each week with the likes of Tony O’Connor, Steve Messenger, Steven Lang and many others, this is sure to be several…

The first thing that comes to mind when viewing Mirelle Veger’s equine portraits is that she must somehow capture the spirit of the horse, then let it go free on her canvas, while using her paint brushes to portray everything that makes the horse so special to us. Creating her portraits by using the same painting…

Today kicks off the first Q&A for Week 5 of the workshop of “Modern Masters Of Equine Art”, an online workshop Q&A sessions with some of the best equine artists today. With two Q&As each week with the likes of Tony O’Connor, Steve Messenger, Steven Lang and many others, this is sure to be several…

Today kicks off the first Q&A for Week 4 of the workshop of “Modern Masters Of Equine Art”, an online workshop Q&A sessions with some of the best equine artists today. With two Q&As each week with the likes of Tony O’Connor, Steve Messenger, Steven Lang and many others, this is sure to be several…

With a swish of his brush dipped in earthy watercolor tones, Eugène Delacroix created paintings depicting wild and dangerous scenes. “Colour always occupies me, but drawing preoccupies me.” From the terror of war to the surprise attack of a lion, Eugene could convey emotion skillfully through each brush stroke. A famous French romantic painter and illustrator, his…

Today kicks off the first Q&A for Week 3 of the workshop of “Modern Masters Of Equine Art”, an online workshop Q&A sessions with some of the best equine artists today. With two Q&As each week with the likes of Tony O’Connor, Steve Messenger, Steven Lang and many others, this is sure to be several…