Thirty Horses, Thirty Days

A December Celebration at Linda Shantz Studios

2011-12-06T18:00:00.001-08:00

I'd like to invite you all to my online December Celebration. Until December 18th, I'm going to give 25% off the paintings found on my Thirty Horses, Thirty Days blog, and on my Red Willow Gallery blog. In the next few days I'll also introduce a similar celebration for 10% off reproductions and other items in my Etsy store - stay tuned! I will be adding other work to the Red Willow Gallery blog, so be sure to check back.

Original artwork is a great gift idea! Whatever you celebrate this time of year, I hope it's happy!

~ Linda

More work can be seen on my website and my studio blog.

Week Ten - Bugged

2010-08-11T14:51:00.001-07:00

From high heels last week, to trying on Mom's wig - I mean, tail - this week? Baby Girl in this painting reminds me of when I was a kid an my brother would take a piece of my long hair and hold it over his upper lip to see what he'd look like with a moustache...yes, really. Of course Baby Girl was really just wanting a reprieve from the flies, because I took off her fly mask in order to get some photos!

This is 6 x 6 oil on canvas, $75.00 unframed.

Week Nine - High Heels

2010-08-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

For some reason, when I see this image, I think the little girl looks as if she's borrowed Mom's high heels and is strutting around. She's looking quite mature at nine weeks of age. Quite the pretty thing, and she's a good size as well. Will you look at the neck and body on her?

This is 8 x 10 oil on canvas, $200.00 unframed.

Week Eight - Going Green!

2010-08-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

I guess in my excitement about going to Saratoga, I forgot to post last week's painting! This one is 6 x 8 oil on Raphael linen panel. I went back to my old limited palette, and I'm quite happy with the result. Back shortly with this week's effort!

$175.00 framed.

Week Seven - Gremlin

2010-07-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

I officially feel like I've lost my groove painting the filly! Ah well...this is week seven. Maybe it's my subconscious coming through, that I feel like the filly looks like a little gremlin in this painting, because she can be a cheeky little thing!

This is 5 x 7 oil on panel.

Week Six - Scoping You Out!

2010-07-14T20:57:00.001-07:00

I had limited time today to complete a painting, hence the even loose, sketchier nature of this work! All things considered, I'm not displeased with the effort. This is 6 x 8 oil on linen.

~sold~

Week Five - Striking a Pose

2010-07-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

Here's the little girl at five weeks old. This is 7 x 5 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel.

~sold~

Week Four - Peek-a-boo

2010-06-30T17:16:00.000-07:00

This is a sight I see often at the barn, to varying degrees. Sometimes it's just ears...sometimes it's a profile...regardless, it makes me laugh. I was laughing much of the time I worked on this painting. How can you ignore this face?

This is 8 x 6 oil on Old Holland linen.

~sold~

Racecar Sounds!

2010-06-23T17:41:00.001-07:00

Three weeks old, tearing around the paddock. Her mother no longer trots anxiously after her when she does this! This is 11 x 14 oil on board. Zoom zoom!

$275.00 unframed.

Week Two - Catching Rays

2010-06-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

Well, today's painting is of Jubie's filly at two weeks of age. Here we have the new princess sunbathing - very important practice for when she starts to vacation in the south of France. This is 6 x 8 oil on Raphael linen panel.

$350.00, framed with a quality distressed wooden frame.

Variation on a Theme

2010-06-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

I've been spending some time recently trying to come up with a way to incorporate daily paintings into my painting routine. I love doing the Thirty Days, but it's not very practical for me on a long-term basis. It seems now I've come up with a couple of compromises to deal with this!

Last June, I had to abandon my Thirty Horses, Thirty Days for the month when one of the horses colicked, leaving seven days unfinished. Plan number one is to make up for those seven days this June. Last June, for part of the month, I portrayed some of the Queen's Plate hopefuls, so this June I thought I would use those seven days to showcase some of this year's prospects. This Sunday is both the Canadian Oaks and Plate Trial Stakes at Woodbine, so I'm planning to go and take some photos to use as reference.

Project number two was proposed by a friend yesterday. Just over two weeks ago, we had our one and only foal for the season born on the farm. The filly takes after her mother - very pretty, and with a definite air of entitlement! She's a natural muse. The plan is to do a painting of her once a month for fifty-two weeks, as we watch her grow up. I love the idea. I did my first painting of her yesterday, depicting her when she was just a day old - that's what you see above. It's 5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel.

Even though these aren't strictly part of a Thirty Horses, Thirty Days, I'm going to post them here. Hope you'll follow along as we watch Jubie's filly's first year. Maybe she'll even have a name before the year is up!

$100.00, framed.

Day 30: A Study in White

2010-04-30T16:53:00.001-07:00

Well, here we are, Thirty Days! As I had a black horse request, it's only fitting that someone else countered with a white horse request. I had to think for a moment, whether I had an appropriate reference for that. This horse is, of course, grey, but he is what I call a white-grey. This is Thoroughbred stallion Alphabet Soup, best known for being the horse to defeat Cigar in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Woodbine in 1996. This painting is available, $350.00, framed in a black wood frame.

The painting is 8 x 10 oil on canvas, and I purposely left it sketchy, with lots of the blue-toned surface showing through. I've loaned my camera out to a friend, so I had to scan this on a couple of strips of wood to keep it off the surface of the glass. It's far from ideal, but I'm sure I'd never hear the end of it, if I didn't post!

Thanks for coming along this month!

Day 29: Study in Black

2010-04-29T17:39:00.000-07:00

For a needed push these last few days, I asked on my Facebook page what I should paint. One suggestion came from my friend and black horse fan (that's an understatement) Sheri Gordon, who very obviously grew up with the Black Stallion books, as I did. Sheri is a great artists *and* web designer, and was also an amazing hostess a little more than a year ago when I visited Saskatchewan for the Val Hinz workshop. So this one's for you, Sheri! He's not a very ferocious-looking black stallion, but I think he's rather handsome.

This is 11 x 14 oil on canvas, and the background is an acrylic wash....though I can't remember what colours I used to come up with that burgandy tone! As a reference I used photos I'd taken of Dubai, a Hanoverian stallion that is part of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) breeding program. Dubai has a star, which I omitted!

Available for $200.00 unframed.

Day 28: Summer Sun

2010-04-28T18:29:00.001-07:00

My working title for this was "There's a Monster on My Back" because of the shadow cast on this colt's back! I played it down a bit but the early evening sun throws some long shadows. I love the lazy, contented look on this guy's face.

This is 5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel, $195.00 framed.

Day 27: Statuesque

2010-04-27T18:39:00.001-07:00

I took pics of this dark bay getting a bath last summer in Saratoga - I've never tried painting a wet horse before, and it was a fun challenge. The painting is 11 x 14 oil on masonite, $295.00 unframed.

Day 26: Blue on Blue

2010-04-26T19:20:00.001-07:00

This handsome grey is 2009 Prince of Wales winner, Gallant, prior to the Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine. The painting is 5 x 7, oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel.

~sold~

Day 25: Persuasive

2010-04-25T19:22:00.000-07:00

(Or, just come a little closer, my pretty....)

Now who could resist this face? I think Leo's personality is second only to Gracie's, and well, as she's a year older and his half-sister, she's had a head start. He's a charmer, Leo. When he's not trying to bite you, that is!

This is 7 x 5 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel.

Day 24: Wasn't That a pARTy?

2010-04-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

This week Kim Santini and I have been hosting another Virtual pARTy, with one of Kim's photos from last summer in Saratoga as the reference. This is my contribution - a 6 x 8 oil on canvas board. Hopefully I'll post all of the participants' images early next week, so you can see all of the interesting takes on Kim's photo!

$175.00 framed.

Day 23: Not a Thoroughbred!

2010-04-23T18:28:00.000-07:00

As I worked on today's painting, it occurred to me that this is the first non-Thoroughbred I've painted this month. Not including my Saratoga pony, of course. Well...that's not fair, of course the pony counts! Am I forgetting someone else?

This Warmblood filly is TB on her dam's side, however, so I'm not straying too far from my apparent (and admitted) preoccupation. I painted her half-sister in the first Thirty Days, back in November 2008. Despite being orphaned at a very young age, this filly is growing up to be a lovely girl. She was a yearling - last summer - in my reference photo.

The painting is 5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel.

~sold~

Day 22: Another Saratoga Study

2010-04-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

When it gets past 8pm and all I've done is a very rough sketch for my painting, I get a little worried that I'll manage to actually finish. Deadlines are a pretty powerful motivator, though, and a really tight time frame means less "think" and more "do" which is usually a good thing for an artist. So here you have a very quick, very loose - and very small - study of a horse at Saratoga, heading back to the barn after schooling in the paddock.

This one is 6 x 4 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel, $60 unframed.

April 21: Smirk

2010-04-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Disclaimer - I don't paint people! This painting was from a shot I took at Saratoga last summer when we went to watch the horses train in the morning. I loved the light, so I was more concerned about trying to capture that, rather than stressing over my poor people-rendering skills!

This is 8 x 10 oil on shellacked masonite, $195.00 unframed.

April 20: Spring Cleaning

2010-04-20T18:58:00.001-07:00

The two boys spend part of every day doing the reciprocal grooming thing. The routine is pretty basic: eat, play, drink, eat, groom, nap, graze, eat, drink, play....something like that. Life is pretty tough being a yearling.

This is 5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel, $125 unframed. And we're two-thirds of the way through!

Day 19: Sharp

2010-04-19T19:10:00.000-07:00

I know, this is another bay, but I couldn't help myself. I took some photos of this pretty girl on Canadian International Day last October. This is Look Here, winner of the 2008 Epsom Oaks, on her way over to the paddock for the E.P.Taylor Stakes at Woodbine.

I did go a little bigger this time - this one is 14 x 11 oil on canvas, $395.00 unframed.

Day 18: Shhhhhhh...She's Sleeping!

2010-04-18T18:49:00.000-07:00

I was contemplating doing something larger today, but this is another 5 x 7, this time on shellacked masonite. Another foal, imagine that! Sweet Miss Gracie. I think I need to dip some more panels in that shellac...I really like how this one turned out.

April 17: Champs Elysees

2010-04-17T17:52:00.000-07:00

I just realized I've had a run of bays lately! Guess I'd better find a different colour to paint tomorrow. This is 2009 Canadian Horse of the Year, Champs Elysees, before his victory last October in the Canadian International....or whatever they call that race now!

The painting is 5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel, $150.00 framed.

April 16: Leaping Leo

2010-04-16T18:24:00.000-07:00

I knew today's painting would be a challenge - legs are always tough, and foals' legs all the more so! This painting is 7 x 5 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel, and it's a very young Leo showing off.

~sold~

April 15: Familiar Face?

2010-04-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

I wonder if anyone recognizes this little guy. I think I've made him a little more bay than he really is - he's really a dark bay. but that facial marking is pretty distinctive. Have a look through my paintings over the last year and see if you can find him!

After being frustrated with yesterday's painting, I kept things simple today - you know the saying, right? This is 6 x 4 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I never get tired of painting foals!

~sold~

You Can't Have Your Cake and Paint, Too

2010-04-14T20:44:00.000-07:00

Don't ask. ;-) Another case of too much stuff to do and not enough day, so something had to give, and it happened to be the painting! Probably not the best day to choose a very challenging composition, but it's time to get this posted and move on to tomorrow!

This is 9 x 7 oil on canvas, $125.00 unframed.

April 13: Backlit Dark Bay

2010-04-13T14:04:00.000-07:00

Sorry about the photo on this one - the painting is still wet, and it's catching glare! I wanted to post it now instead of later on, because I have to go out tonight. I'll replace the photo when I have a better one.

This is 8 x 6 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel - I tried to keep it fairly loose because I didn't want to lose the movement that was happening. I love dark bays, and the light in this was a lot of fun to do. Backlit photos for me are an opportunity to paint something more than just the photo, if that makes sense. There's so much going on in the shadows, and trying to capture that is what makes the painting work.

$225.00 framed

Day 12: Truth or Dare?

2010-04-12T17:27:00.000-07:00

So this is neither polished nor perfect, but I'm posting it anyway. I didn't really intend to be posting this as today's painting, but after about only half an hour's work, it had such a funky abstract feel to it, I was tempted. After a day of returning to fairly strict realism, perhaps I decided to one-up my Chestnut Filly Explosion. I think this one needs a name like that, any suggestions? Coincidentally, this is Gracie again.

The painting is 8 x 8 oil on canvas. I suppose if I had planned to stop it here, I would have done things a bit differently, but instead, what you see is what you get!

I've said before that we can't help but be influenced by other artists, and I happily give some credit today to my friend Donna Ridgway . She was one of my guest artists last year - check out that link and I think you'll understand what I'm saying!

Okay - tomorrow I'll try to behave!

Day 11: Back to Boring?

2010-04-11T17:27:00.000-07:00

After yesterday's flashy colours, today's painting is back to a basic limited palette. This is 10 x 8 oil on canvas, and my subject is a Thoroughbred stallion named Peaks and Valleys, sire of our own Peaker. I took photos of him last December at Gardiner Farms.

$350.00 framed.

Day 10: Chestnut Filly Explosion

2010-04-10T19:04:00.000-07:00

I've kept my palette very controlled so far this month, painting in fairly muted tones. I didn't know what I was going to paint today, to the extent that I put it off until about 7pm. At that point it was kind of do or die - just like the Canadiens game I was watching!

This is Gracie, one of my favourite models. I've been breaking Gracie this spring, and it always makes me laugh, when after I've worked with her - which she takes very seriously - I turn her back out and she tears around, bucking, like it was so hard being good. Maybe that's how I've been feeling - being so careful, I needed to have some fun and not care that it was something completely different from the norm. I used a palette knife a lot for the background, which always gives a really cool abstract quality.

As a result, this is another one I'd happily spend another day on, just to punch it a bit once it's dry. But here you have it, the Chestnut Filly Explosion, 14 x 11 oil on canvas. Am I the only one who has a craving for Haagen-Dazs right now?

Day 9: Coordinating

2010-04-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

Another busy day - maybe that's best, because it doesn't give me a lot of time to think, I just have to do. Today's painting is a really little one, 4 x 6 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel. This little chestnut foal is getting those long legs in order after a nap - time to get up!

~sold~

Day 8: Precocious

2010-04-08T18:03:00.000-07:00

Some paintings paint themselves. The reference photo for this painting is almost ten years old; pre-digital. I've always planned to paint it, and I guess today was the day. This pretty little foal is my own Monster. How did a foal so sweet-looking come to be dubbed Monster? That's a story for another day!

This is 6 x 8 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel. I'm hanging onto it for now, to decide its future. All I'm going to say is, I wish I could paint like this every day!

$350.00 framed.

Day 7: Superhero Boy!

2010-04-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

Spider was born a year ago today, so naturally I had to paint him. He actually made his debut in last April's Thirty Days, and the reappeared in June! He was also in my recently sold painting, I Hear You Calling.

After he was born, he went for a while without a name, because his owners weren't able to come visit him. I decided in the meantime I needed to call him *something* and fellow artist Elizabeth McCrindle came up with Spider. The owners finally decided Batty would be his barn name, but I admit I still call him Spider, though it does go from that to Spiderman, and from there to Batman, hence the superhero distinction.

This painting is 8 x 8 oil on canvas, $295.00 unframed.

Day 6: Saratoga Pony Power

2010-04-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

I've often thought I would do a series on pony horses at the track - they have such an important job. This one was one of our favourites last year at Saratoga. Once again this was kind of an ambitious painting for me for a daily, and I was kind of worried I wouldn't get it done. I'd still like another day at it!

The painting is 8 x 10 oil on canvas, $225.00 unframed.

Day 5: Mischief

2010-04-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

It was a challenge to get this one done today - lots on the go! This is 5 x 7 oil on masonite. If you've been around foals, you'll know they're not unlike little kids in that they will nibble or lick just about anything. I laughed at this foal because I thought she might fit in my "horses being bad" series, as she tests out her teeth on the fence. Are Thoroughbreds just born wanting to chew fences?

$100.00 framed.

April 4: You Were Expecting the Easter Bunny?

2010-04-04T18:32:00.000-07:00

He's cute, he's fuzzy, he's got big teeth...but that's where the similarities end. This is a 6 x 8 oil on canvas of our boy Leo, a yearling Thoroughbred colt. Handsome, isn't he?

April 3: Napping

2010-04-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

I never get tired of painting foals. This handsome little guy is from the first crop of two-time Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute. The painting is 6 x 8 oil on masonite, $195.00 framed.

April 2: Happiness Is...

2010-04-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

Nothing quite compares to early morning at the track. I was into Woodbine this AM to watch a few of the 'kids' work, and naturally I took my camera - the light is just gorgeous that time of day. I snapped a couple of pics of this chestnut galloping by - he (she?) looked so happy. Probably an ambitious choice of reference photo for someone trying to do a daily painting on limited sleep, so I'm forgiving myself the problems and trying to appreciate the stuff that kind of worked.

This is an 8 x 10 oil on masonite, and it was a new surface - I used Gamblin's Oil Painting Ground to prep the panel instead of gesso. When I was preparing the masonite, I have to admit I absolutely hated it. It is a thick paste and I had to slap it on with a palette knife and try and spread it, then feather out the lines with a brush. I really need to look up whether I can thin it with something! Despite those first impressions, I really liked it when it came time to do the painting - a pleasant surprise!

$395.00 unframed.

April 1: Saratoga Grey

2010-04-01T19:25:00.000-07:00

It's never too early to start thinking about Saratoga. The reference for this painting came from the photos I shot last summer at the Spa - the winner of one of the first races we watched, such a pretty backlit grey!

This is a 8 x 6 oil on Old Holland linen. I think grey is one of the hardest horse colours to do, and I was pleased with the way this one came together.

~sold~

April 2010: Ready for Another Thirty Days?

2010-03-31T06:28:00.000-07:00

It's finally time for another month of paintings - I've really missed doing this, and never did get last June's images posted here, after having to abandon the June project because of a sick horse. Now that Blogger has the feature that lets us add pages, I'm going to add June under its own tab when I get a moment (yeah okay, so the way moments work around here, that could be June!).

I don't have a theme as such this time around, except that this time of year I'm focused on foals, the start of racing again in Ontario (opening day at Woodbine on Friday!) and looking forward to Saratoga this summer. I also admit I've stockpiled a few paintings either for emergencies like last year, or to give myself some days off in the month when real life catches up and things must be done. I'm still endeavouring to do a painting ever day, but best to be prepared!

You can follow along by joining this blog, or by joining my Facebook page. Some paintings will be for sale right away; others I might be considering for other venues, but feel free to contact me anyway if something catches your eye.

Hope you're ready to have some fun in April!

(Above, "Bellator #2" 7 x 5 oil on shellaced masonite, done for March's Virtual pARTy. Sold).

April, 2009: Another Thirty Days

2009-05-30T10:07:00.000-07:00

This month, I took advantage of a number of guest bloggers, all artists, to help me fulfill my 30 days of horses. I've only included my own paintings on this blog, but to see the work of my esteemed guests, please hop over to my studio blog. You'll get the full story on all of the paintings there!

Thanks for visiting, and stay tuned for the June edition of Thirty Horses, Thirty Days!

"Tired of Waiting"

2009-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

8.5 x 12 oil on canvas. As it turned out, this is one of the mares, Clever, about a week before she foaled...about ten days past her due date. This painting is available for $65.00.

"Welcome to the Planet"

2009-05-30T09:58:00.000-07:00

8 x 11 oil on paper. This is baby Leo, painted from photos taken the night he was born. How sweet and innocent he looks! Leo is a Thoroughbred colt, and half-brother to Gracie, who you will see plenty of this month! This painting is sold.

"Famous Blue Raincoat"

2009-05-30T09:55:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. Gladys (aka Gladzilla) is one of the real characters on the farm. Here she models her rain sheet. I just happened to be watching the broadcast of Leonard Cohen in London while I was painting this, hence the title!

This painting is sold ~ thank you!

"Opening Day"

2009-05-30T09:51:00.001-07:00

11 x 14 oil on linen panel. To commemorate opening day at Woodbine, 2009, I painted this racehorse leaving the paddock. This painting is available for $395.00. Please email me if interested.

"Billy Blues"

2009-05-30T09:48:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. Billy is a yearling colt, born on the farm last year. I painted Billy as a weanling in the initial Thirty Horses in November. This painting is sold and now resides in Belgium! The colt, however, is still in Ontario.

"Lullabye"

2009-05-30T09:45:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. This is baby Leo again, our first foal of the season, a little older than the first painting!

This painting is sold.

"Spontaneity"

2009-05-30T09:43:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. This is a quick gesture painting of a spirited Thoroughbred yearling named Gracie, who is one of my new favourite models. Available for $75.00. Please email me if interested.

"New Kid in Town"

2009-05-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. This is one of the 2009 foals, a Thoroughbred colt born April 7. He's less than a day old here, snoozing in the straw. Available for $295.00, framed. Please email me if interested.

"Not Bourbon: Game Face"

2009-05-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on Raphael linen panel. This is 2008 Queen's Plate winner in the walking ring before his stirring victory. He was certainly primed for his triumph. This painting is SOLD, thank-you!

"Joy II"

2009-05-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

11 x 14 oil on Raphael linen panel. This is Jubie, who is in no less than three of this months' paintings. Jubie fits right in with her pasturemates Monster and Gladzilla, with her energy and athleticism. Please email me if interested.

$600.00 unframed.

"Gracie, Gracie, Gracie!"

2009-05-30T09:25:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on canvas. One of my favourite "kids" on the farm, Gracie, a Thoroughbred yearling, playing with her door latch. I would bet she could open it, given the time!

"Stretch"

2009-05-30T09:22:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel. A young Thoroughbred foal stretches to reach those first few blades of spring grass!

~sold~

"Come Play!"

2009-05-30T07:02:00.000-07:00

5 x 7, oil on panel. This little Friesian colt is pretty irresistible, and in need of a playmate! Available for $125.00. Please email me if you're interested.

"Houston, No Problem"

2009-05-30T06:55:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. This handsome Clydesdale was rescued from a scary fate by a friend of mine, and now is living the life near the shores of Lake Erie.

~Sold~

"Leaving the Paddock"

2009-05-30T06:51:00.000-07:00

8 x 10 oil on panel. This chestnut Thoroughbred is headed from the paddock to the track for the post parade - both horse and rider focused on the race ahead. Please email me if you are interested.

$395.00 unframed.

"The View From Here"

2009-05-30T06:49:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. Up close and personal with bay Thoroughbred gelding, Bear, an event horse. This painting is available for $95.00. Please email me if you are interested.

Learning to Be

2009-05-30T06:45:00.000-07:00

9 x 12 oil on panel. A Thoroughbred foal (Gracie) tries some reciprocal grooming with her mom. Please email me if you're interested in this piece.

$450.00 unframed.

"KHP Dressage School"

2009-05-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. In celebration of the Rolex-Kentucky Three-Day Event, a little painting of a Canadian contender schooling dressage the day before competition.

~sold~

"These Eyes"

2009-05-30T06:38:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on Raymar cotton canvas panel. A Thoroughbred mare - in this case, Jubie - watches over the back of her back-scratching buddy. Please email me if you are interested in this piece.

$125.00 unframed.

"Observation"

2009-05-30T06:33:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel. This is an eye study of one of the Thoroughbred mares, Clever. This painting is sold - thank-you!

"Checkers"

2009-05-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on Raphael linen panel. The engine of a fit Thoroughbred racehorse in the walking ring at Woodbine, handsomely turned out with quartermarkers. Please inquire if you're interested in this piece.

$125.00 unframed.

"Dreamy"

2009-05-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

8 x 6 oil on Raymar canvas panel. This is Jubie, a dark bay Thoroughbred mare. That face could talk you into anything, couldn't it?

~Sold~

"Somebody's Watching..."

2009-05-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

7 x 5 oil on panel. This is Medz, a Thoroughbred gelding with a ton of character! Please inquire if you are interested in this piece.

$150.00 unframed.

"Faceoff!"

2009-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on Raphael linen panel. Gladzilla vs. Monster! The two muses face off. Please inquire if you are interested in this piece.

$150.00 unframed.

"A Little Rest"

2009-05-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

5 x 7 oil on panel of a cute Thoroughbred foal napping in the sunshine. Please inquire if you're interested in this piece.

$195.00 framed.

After thirty days....this is what I felt like doing!

Thirty Horses, Thirty Days, April 2009!

2009-04-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

Well the April project is now underway - half way, in fact! For now I've been posting on my studio blog, and I will post the resulting paintings here when the month is up. I've also been having some guest artists/bloggers, so if you haven't checked in, please take a look!

Some of the paintings thus far in April are for sale in my online store at Etsy. Plans for June are already in motion! If you're interested in seeing your horse included as one of the thirty, please email me.

"Inquiring Minds:" An Online Show and Sale

2008-12-03T20:10:00.001-08:00

For the month of November, I took time off from my usual artistic pursuits to take on a daily painting challenge: painting 30 horses in 30 days. This blog is dedicated to those 30 original oil paintings. To read more about the day-to-day experience, please visit my studio blog. Many of the paintings are for sale; for these you will find PayPal buttons within the post. To make things easy, all prices are in US funds and for Canadians, applicable taxes are included. If you would like any more information, please email me with your questions and I'll be happy to answer them.

Please check my online Etsy store for the availability of these paintings - I will be listing them there in the near future!

November 1: "Twine" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T20:06:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This bay horse is Twine, a Thoroughbred mare. The painting is available for $395.00 US. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 2: "Clever" 8 x 6 oil painting

2008-12-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 6 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This bay horse is Clever, a Thoroughbred mare. The painting is available for $125.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 3: "Muffin" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This dark bay horse is Muffin, a Thoroughbred mare. The painting is available for $150.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 4: "Jay" 10 x 8 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:50:00.000-08:00

This 10 x 8 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This chestnut horse is Jay, a Thoroughbred gelding. The painting is available for $195.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 5: "Gladys" 6 x 8

2008-12-03T19:47:00.000-08:00

This 6 x 8 oil painting was created on stretched canvas. This bay horse is Gladys, a Thoroughbred filly. The painting is available for $100.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 6: "Mute" 10 x 8 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:44:00.000-08:00

This 10 x 8 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This chestnut horse is Mute, a Thoroughbred gelding.If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 7: "Medz" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:41:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This chestnut horse is Medz, a Thoroughbred gelding. The painting is available for $195.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 8: "Peaker" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This chestnut horse is Peaker, a Thoroughbred filly.

~sold~

November 9: "Maria" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:33:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This dark bay horse is Maria, a Thoroughbred filly. The painting is available for $225.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 10: "Gracie" 10 x 8 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:31:00.000-08:00

This 10 x 8 oil painting was created on masonite panel. This chestnut horse is Gracie, a Thoroughbred weanling filly. This painting is sold - thank you!

November 11: "Billy" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:22:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on stretched canvas. This bay horse is Billy, a Thoroughbred weanling colt. If you're interested in this painting, please feel free to email me!

$225.00 unframed.

November 12: "Monster"

2008-12-03T19:19:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on stretched canvas. This bay horse is Monster, a Thoroughbred mare. The painting is available for $100.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 13: "More than Ready" 10 x 12 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:15:00.000-08:00

This 10 x 12 oil painting was created on stretched Artfix fine portrait linen. This bay horse is a Thoroughbred approaching the starting gate at Saratoga. The painting is available for sale; please inquire if you are interested or have any questions.

$395.00 unframed.

November 14: "Pleasant Mix" 8 x 6 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 6 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This roan horse is Pleasant Mix, a Thoroughbred filly.

~sold~

November 15: "Stelle" 8 x 10 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:07:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 10 oil painting was created on Raphael linen panel. This dark bay horse is Stelle, a Warmblood filly.

SOLD ~ Thank you!

November 16: "Ginger Brew: 6 x 8 oil painting

2008-12-03T19:03:00.000-08:00

This 6 x 8 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This chestnut horse is Ginger Brew, a Thoroughbred filly, winner of the 2008 Labatt Woodbine Oaks.

~SOLD~ Thank-you!

November 17: "Cassie"

2008-12-03T19:01:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This bay horse is Cassie, a Morgan-cross mare. This painting is not available for sale.

November 18: "Inquiring Minds"

2008-12-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

This 6 x 8 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This dark bay horse was photographed in Montana by artist and photographer Donna Ridgway. The painting is available for $175.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 19:"Gambler" 5 x 7 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:52:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This bay horse is Gambler, a Thoroughbred gelding.

~sold~

November 20: "Belgian" 8 x 6 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:45:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 6 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This Belgian horse is a resident of the Kentucky Horse Park.

~sold~

November 21: "Tony" 5 x 7 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:43:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This chestnut horse is Tony, a draft-cross gelding. This painting is not available for sale.

November 22: Thoroughbred foal, 7 x 5 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:40:00.000-08:00

This 7 x 5 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This is a young bay Thoroughbred foal. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 23: "Monster Madness" 5 x 7 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:36:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This is Monster, my own Thoroughbred mare. This painting is not for sale.

November 24: "Phoebe" 7 x 5 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:27:00.000-08:00

This 7 x 5 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This chestnut horse is Phoebe, a warmblood filly. The painting is available for $100.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 25: "Gladys" 5 x 7 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:22:00.000-08:00

This 5 x 7 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This bay horse is Gladys, a Thoroughbred filly. This painting is not for sale.

November 26: "Tejabo" 8 x 6 oil painting

2008-12-03T18:17:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 6 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This dark bay horse is Tejabo, a Thoroughbred stallion. The painting is available for $150.00. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

November 27: "Kimchi" 7 x 5" oil painting

2008-12-03T18:10:00.000-08:00

This original oil painting features 2006 Woodbine Labatt Oaks winner Kimchi. It is 7 x 5 oil on triple primed Raymar cotton canvas using a limited palette of colour. This painting is SOLD - thank you!

November 28: Mare and Foal oil painting

2008-12-03T18:05:00.000-08:00

This is a 7 x 5 oil painting on Raymar triple-primed cotton canvas of a Thoroughbred mare and foal, created using a limited palette of colour.

~SOLD~

November 29: "Mike Fox" 10 x 8 oil painting

2008-12-03T17:54:00.000-08:00

This is Mike Fox, winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, portrayed here in the post parade. The original oil painting was done on 10 x 8 panel using a limited panel.

~SOLD~

November 30: "Sass" 8 x 6 oil painting

2008-12-03T17:04:00.000-08:00

This 8 x 6 oil painting was created on Raymar triple-primed canvas panel. This dark bay horse is Sass, a Thoroughbred mare – Monster's mother! This painting is not for sale.