**********PRIVATE COLLECTION***********

18" x 12" wood panel

This is a very special piece.  It is a portrait of a beloved mare that was lost way to soon. 

                IN LOVING MEMORY TO

              SF BINT KAHRABA

This portrait is on an 8 inch by 8 inch artist panel.  "Looking Back" is done with acrylic and is sealed (varnished) for protection.  This piece can hang on a wall as it is, or it can be framed. This piece also looks great sitting in an easel on a desk, table or bookshelf.

~~~Adoption fee is $100.00 plus shipping.~~~

************THIS IS A COMMISSIONED PIECE**************

14" wood table top

This is "Olly" a beautiful Friesian stallion owned by Bonny of Colorado.  Recently I donated a portrait in an auction to benefit the Equestrian Theater and Performance Art Association.  Bonny won the portrait!  A big thank you to Bonny and Olly for providing  me with the joy of painting this stunning fellow. 

This is a fun yet functional piece!  This is a palomino "show pony" on a wooden panel that is the lid to a lovely basket.  The lid measures

7.5" x 10" and the basket is 5" tall.

The adoption fee for "Show Pony" basket is

$55.00 plus shipping

This is a lovely addition to any home, office or tack room.  This is a wooden veneer box, if looked at from the side it resembles a big book.  I like how the bay coloring compliments with the "burl wood" look around him.  The inside of the box is completely lined with a deep brown crushed velvet fabric.

 This box measures 14 inches long by 10.5 inches across by 3.5 inches tall.  The painted area is 10 inches by 5.5 inches.

"Bay Burl" is looking for his forever home. 

~~~Adoption fee is $125.00 plus shipping.~~~

 What a fun accent piece!  Perfect to display a trophy, award, vase or scuplture.  I created this ribbons and bits table while at my booth during the U.S. Arabian and Half Arabian Nationals, October 18-28 2007, in Albuquerque New Mexico.

 It has a wooden top and base with a three sided decorative metal stand.  The top measures  14 inches across.  The total height of this piece is 33 inches tall.  I applied 3 coats of a furniture grade protective sealer.

This would make a wonderful gift for that special trainer or a "champion friend". 

~~~This table sells for $200.00 plus shipping.~~~

"Shadow" is a striking black stallion on a green and black leather trunk.  This is a perfect piece to store award ribbons or show coolers.  The front straps have faux buckles, they actually snap closed, the same with the middle latch.  The inside and bottom is painted black wood.  This is the last green leather trunk I have on hand.  The measurements for the trunk are 24 inches long by 14 inches wide by 14.5 inches tall.  There are two coats of protective sealer over the painted area on the trunk. 

~~~The adoptopn fee for "Shadow" is $295.00 plus shipping.~~~ 

I would like to show the work in progess of "Shadow" because of the dramatic transformation he takes during the painting process.

The photo above shows the first basecoat.  You can also see the straps and latch better in this photo.

This photo I started to bring in some highlights and shading.  He  looks like a ghost horse at this point in the process!

I have given the nose area some detail and started defining the facial structure.

the finished piece.

 This is one of my favorite pieces!  It was a joy to watch the golden chestnut come to life on this particular finish. 

I can paint more of these tables, or any other type of table with the horse of your choice.  For example; a portrait of your special horse or your favorite breed, color, etc...

~~~The adoption fee for a table like this one is $795.00.

Plus shipping.~~~

Below are some pictures I took during the painting process.  The first thing I did is to establish a base coat of shades and develop on them.  Next some detail starts to come in... on this peice I started with his nose and mouth.

I then moved on to bringing in the eye and muscle structure along with veins, shading and some highlights.  The blue that you see is just some painters tape to help as I began on the mane, I like to bring in the mane almost hair by hair, with multi-layers of dark and light to give the mane depth...

I thought I was finished with the one on the left... however, when I came back to it the next day, it wasn't quite what I wanted...  I felt the horse in real life was deeper, richer and more affectionate.   I also wanted to bring out the warmth of the colors that are in the table... so I decided on a "gold wash"  over the entire horse... a big gamble after putting about 15 hours of work into the horse so far.  If that did not work it would have to be sanded down and I would have had to start over from a bare table! 

It worked!  There in front of me was the passionate, warm, regal stallion I was hoping to capture.  I left him to bask in the work light of my studio over night.  Over the next four days applied 4 coats of a fine furniture grade sealer on the entire table to protect him from the elements. 

This beautiful wooden bench was a fun, yet challenging piece to paint!  I wanted to capture the glow of moonlight to illuminate some areas of this liver chestnut while the rest of him fades into the background of the rich dark stain on the bench.

There is approximately 18 hours of actual paint time on the horse.  I completed him over several days.  I started out with the base coat but could not blend a "liver chestnut" color that I was happy with.  This was because the actual color of the real horse would be darker due to the "moonlight".   Believe it or not I even thought of scrapping the whole idea and painting something else!   I had developed a bit of a  painters block  so I decided to take a break and head to the barn.  After a full afternoon of "equine therapy" with my two geldings, I came back to the studio and this gorgeous guy just started to appear out of the woodwork!

The bench measures 30 inches long by 11 inches across by 17.5 inches tall.  I applied 4 coats of a fine furniture grade sealer to protect the painting.

"Moonlight"  is looking for a loving home. 

~~~ His adoption fee is $500.00 plus shipping.  ~~~

        ******THIS PIECE HAS SOLD******

"Moonlight" has been adopted and is moving in with "Sunrise" in Bosque Farms, NM.