64 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2011
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
O
lva Stewart Pharo was born and raised in
Texas and has been around and on horses
all of her life.
“I do not know what came first: my love of art or
my love of horses.”
Pharo earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
from the University of Texas @ Austin. Returning
to horse showing she discovered doing unique
pencil portraits of show horses and cherished
pets was challenging and rewarding.
In 1999 she returned to her passion: bronze
casting. As one client put it, “it is like having her
horse with her all the time.”
A bronze is forever.
To see more of Olva Stewart Pharo’s work go to:
Web:
www.olvastewartpharo.com
Email:
portraits@texhorseman.com
Phone:
281.373.9304
Address:
P. O. Box 625, Cypress, TX 77410
“Job”
Labrador Retriever,
3/4 life size head,
painted bronze, in
private collection
“Elliot & Noble Star”
Colored pencil portrait, 18” x 24”
Two eventers owned by Kristy McKetta Limon
“Grand Prix Dressage”
Horse head, bronze, 6” tall, perpetual trophy
“Tikki”
Polish Arabian Mare, painted bronze, 8” x 12”,
commissioned by Elisabeth Bruheim
Olva Stewart Pharo
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