Morgan Cameron: Finding Home in Life and Art
Saturday, November 07 2020
By Shya Beth While traveling the world and going on countless adventures, Morgan Cameron’s passion for horses and art have always had a special place in her heart. Growing up with horses, it was only natural that drawing and painting them was in her future. “I was born and raised in the small town of
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September Vhay: From Architecture to Art
Monday, October 26 2020
By Shya Beth September Vhay brings depth, movement and emotion to all of her drawings and paintings. With a love of horses and the technical aspects of art to guide her, it’s no wonder that each of her artworks is a delight and an eye-catching wonder. For September, art in the family and growing up
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Nancy Smyth: Bringing Horses & Art Together
Monday, September 28 2020
By Shya Beth Nancy Smyth has been surrounded by horses and art all her life. From growing up in the natural beauty of New Jersey to living in the equally beautiful — but slightly more humid — state of Florida, it doesn’t matter if there are mountains or everglades on the horizon. As long as
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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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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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Steve Messenger: Immortalizing Horses Through Art
Monday, September 30 2019
By Shya Beth Show jumping throughout the years has changed into a global, larger-than-life sport, and the same could be said about Steve Messenger’s colossal equine paintings. Steve has an uncanny ability to collect emotions together on his canvas, bringing his images to life in ways only a truly knowledgeable and talented artist can. Steve
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Frederique Poulain: “I Always Wanted to Paint Horses”
Monday, June 24 2019
By Lyssette Williams Portraits by Kristie Nichols For Frederique Poulain, being a professional artist isn’t a job but a way of life. While some people drag their feet getting into the office five days a week, Frederique happily works seven. Her studio, nestled in the coastal town of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is her sanctuary. There
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Julie Ferris: Painting Her Passion
Monday, May 06 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster The horses in Julie Ferris’ work look as though they could step off the canvas, especially in her life-sized paintings. Her trademark style of using a white painted background highlights her subject, showing the character of each individual horse through their facial expression and unique physical components. As much as Julie enjoys
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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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Jane Gaston: Art, Horses and Never Giving Up
Sunday, July 16 2017
By Dani Moritz-Long Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek A solid black stallion with an indomitable spirit. A Chincoteague pony born to wild horses. For many of us, these characters defined our childhood. For equestrian artist Jane Gaston, they defined her life. The iconic equines not only bolstered her passion for horses and ignited her love
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