International Equine Art Competition

I was surprised to receive notification today that my pastel drawing of Sophie, a Morgan mare, won eighth place in the Ex Arte Equinus International Competition. The drawing will be published in the Ex Arte Equinus II Book, which will be available this coming January.

Boy, when I see some of the work that was entered, I feel really honored!

Today's Project - Barn Owl

This is about 7 x 9", conte and oil pencil on black charcoal paper. It's a donation for Sarvey Wildlife Center.

Today's Project - Bronx the Rottweiler

Here's Bronx, my friend Debbie's sister's Rottweiler. This is oil pencil and conte, about 12 x 16". Poor Bronx is on his last legs this year. So this is a tribute to his sweet old soul.

The Morgan Horse Calendar

Well, the images are finally all loaded and the calendar is done! I am ordering my own copy. I've been very happy with the quality of products from Zazzle so far. Here's the link:
http://www.zazzle.com/foxbrush/product/158999827332106704

Today's Project - Palomino Morgan

"Dapples", a Morgan mare. This is oil pencil and conte on black, about 11 x 6".

This is on eBay.

Today's Equine Art

This is Gayle, a Morgan mare who has lived with my friend Pearl for 22 years. The portrait is done in oil pencil on black charcoal paper, about 9 x 12".

Today's Project - Sophie

A chestnut Morgan mare owned and loved by Lori Lambie. This is primarily conte crayon (with a bit of oil pencil) on black paper, approx. 9 x 12".

Today's Project - Friesian

My friend Kristi and I saw some Friesians at the Expo in Lansing last weekend. They were stunning. I'd sure love to see one performing some upper level dressage maneuvers.

Anyway, I have soundness and dressage on the brain these days -- I am sure looking forward to the day when Clifford is up to doing some more ring work. We did just basic stuff but he could sidepass and did a beautiful collected canter. He was very supple.

But I digress. This piece is about 9 x 12", highlighted in blue and purple. It's listed on eBay as I continue with my experiments of color and textures and techniques in equine art.

Today's Project - White Mares

"Four Sisters" is in oil pencil/conte on pink charcoal paper. This one is a little different, color-wise as I have mixed in blues and purples to compliment the pink background. The painting is about 8 x 10" and listed on eBay.

Today's Project - More Ponies

This pair is done on tan charcoal paper, about 9 x 12". It's listed on eBay.

I did this to accompany my pony on black for note cards as a set, but now I think I should have done these on black as well!

C'est la vie!

I had kind of throttled back on doing horse art for awhile because someone told me I couldn't compete. "There are just too many great equine artists in the world." I was dumb enough to let this discourage me -- and then recently I realized it's not all a big contest!

It's kind of funny how the universe rewards these epiphanies, because lately I'm having more people ask about having their horses done. I feel very blessed.

Today's Project - Tennessee Walker in Oil Pencil

This is Dollar, a TWH. He's a blue roan but looks black. He was commissioned by my friend Dianne. Her house is done in southwestern type colors; sage and rust, so I had fun picking complimentary colors to put in the painting.

Dollar is a lovely horse. He was a sort of rescue; about 100 lbs underweight when Dianne got him. He'd been shown in the south and has scarring from cuts on his hocks like they do to make them pick their feet up higher in the ring. (I can't remember what they call it.) He's living the good life now!

This is oil pencil about 12 x 16".

Today's Project - Dark Pony in Oil Pencil

I became so enamored of the last project on black that I just had to try another one. The practice is all good since I have an upcoming commission on black - YAY! Just waiting for the larger sized paper to arrive.

Anyway, here's a Shetland pony. He is listed on eBay.

Horse Easter Cards

My oil painting, "Pal O' Mine", with a mare and foal saying hello to a calico kitty, has translated pretty nicely into an Easter card. The colors are so spring-y. It's wishful thinking as I sit here looking out the window at a blizzard, but I know it's just around the corner. Really.

Anyway these are on eBay.