FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Detail of a historic rendition of a stallion, painted by Andrea Kent,
which was used to raise funds for the Buckland Preservation
Society
The Gentleman of Coburg, oil on Belgian linen
One focus of Andrea’s commission work is charitable in nature.
Thoroughbreds painted in the style of the 18
th
century have raised
money for cancer research and Thoroughbred rescue, hound
pictures have benefted fox hound and beagle rescue. Of course,
if someone prefers a painting with a British background or a
modern American setting, the artist is happy to comply.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned, whatever feld you’re in, do
not procrastinate,” says Andrea. “My father died and he never
painted a portrait of my mother. I kept putting off painting a horse
that I loved and then realized that those photos were destroyed in
a fre. I need to paint my son and my daughter, my animals, and
my sweet little mare, River. You never know how long you’re going
to have them. You have to seize the day.”
For information, please visit: www.historichorse.com