Horses and Art: Carrie Nygren’s Tale of Two Passions
Thursday, August 27 2020
By Shya Beth Carrie Nygren is an equine artist whose passion and love of horses shows deeply in her depiction of them. With Southern roots in Tennessee, Carrie’s journey into the horse world was a self-made one, and started early. With no formal training, Carrie learned what she could and when she could by soaking
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Monica Stevenson: Mastering the Camera
Wednesday, July 08 2020
By Shya Beth Monica Stevenson experiences the best of two worlds: She calls home the mountains and serene equestrian life in Tryon, North Carolina, while she also travels to New York City and beyond working as a high-profile photographer with brands like Chanel, Ritz Carlton Hotels and Sotheby’s Diamonds. What brings these two different locations
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Weatherly Stroh: Sharing Her Passion Through Art
Monday, March 02 2020
By Shya Beth - Weatherly Stroh weaves together different parts of her life through her paintings, intertwining a piece of her spirit along with the animal she’s portraying. Giving life to her subjects through her paintbrush or sculpting clay, Weatherly has found herself in the “pony mad” Village of Wellington, one of the most equine-centric locations in the world. With so many high-class farms — from polo fields to show jumping and dressage rings — this is an equine artist’s dream location, and Weatherly’s home.
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Alexa King: Time Stands Still in Sculpture
Monday, November 18 2019
By Shya Beth Alexa King knows how to bring out the spirit of the horse through her sculptures. Carving out not only the shape of her subject but intimately detailing her sculpture with the personal nuances that make her subjects instantly recognizable, it’s no wonder that Alexa has been commissioned to portray some of America’s
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Tanner Jensen: Capturing Joy Through Painting Horses
Wednesday, January 16 2019
By Rachel Masen Tanner Jensen is an equestrian artist based in Flagstaff, Arizona. She was born to a family that didn’t understand her love of horses, but always supported her. As a youth, Tanner took inspiration from travel, art books and the paintings in her own home. She studied painting at Northern Arizona University and
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Terri Crowley: Traditional Painting in the Modern World
Wednesday, October 31 2018
By Shelby Phillips If you told Monet that you could bring his “Water Lilies” to life without a single paint brush, he would definitely shake his head in disbelief. Mississippi-based artist Terri Crowley does just this, merging two worlds: the old and the new, in an explosion of life at its most colorful. Terri brings
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Kasia Bukowska: Passion, Poland & Painting
Friday, June 01 2018
By Britney Grover Equestrian artist Kasia Bukowska doesn’t just love horses; her passion has led her to relocate across the world, attracted her now-husband across an immense language barrier, given her the fortitude to overcome debilitating illness and driven her to create and market her unique equestrian art. “When he first took me for a
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Susie Humes: Preserving the Classics in a Modern World
Tuesday, January 02 2018
By Lauren Mauldin Photos by Shelby Phillips The world of horse showing moves constantly. With new trends, modern advances and division rules that seem to change with the seasons, it can be hard to see that some things are just classic. But Susie Humes, lifelong equestrian, trainer and judge, knows how to look past momentary
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Linda Luster: Art and Horses and Back Again
Tuesday, January 31 2017
By Alexis Rappaport Linda Luster is fortunate enough to do what many only dream of: make a living combining her two greatest passions, horses and art. Linda’s beautiful, intricate paintings show off her artistic abilities and express her unmatched passion for the equestrian sport. She began her riding career as a child in Hampton, Virginia,
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Art of the Horse Campaign — Gigi Dover Enriches the Carolina Foothills With Art & Music
Tuesday, September 06 2016
By Katie Navarra A 2,500 dollar bid, now 3,000 Now 3,000, will ya give me 3,500? 3,500 dollar bid, now 4,000, Now 4,000, who will give me 5,000? The rapid-fire auctioneer’s chant at the Art of the Horse gala will prod bidders into a fierce but friendly bidding war for one of 16 life-size fiberglass
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