Bold Contemporary Equine Art by Southwest Artist Theresa Paden

Bold Contemporary Equine Art

By Southwest Artist Theresa Paden

"Wild Beauty"

24 x 24"

Painted on a canvas with 1.5" deep edges. 

I painted the edges so framing is optional.

Available through Wilde Meyer Galleries

in Scottsdale and Tucson, Arizona.

Shipping is available from the gallery.

info@wildemeyer.com

480-947-1489

Email: theresapaden@gmail.com

Boots & Spurs

Boots & Spurs

Boots & Spurs is the 4th completed watercolour painting for the invitational exhibition in August this year... I have to rephotograph it in order to have the white background show up clearer...


I will be offering limited edition of 50 prints of Boots & Spurs ...each print will be signed and no. and come with an authenticity certificate.
There will be 2 sizes on offer A4 @ $50.00 + postage and A3 @ $75.00 + postage
If you would like to reserve a copy of this print drop me an email: catherin@animalarthouse.com


Catherin McMillan
http://www.animalarthouse.com/
email: catherin@animalarthouse.com
Commissions welcome... Original Art Work for sale
Lay byes and gift vouchers available

pay pal accepted

Presence

I painted this 30x40 oil on gallery-wrapped canvas as I was transitioning between series. I had been working on Equine Spirit paintings - somewhat abstracted/fantasy/dream images of horses that had more to do with capturing the essence of equine rather than literal interpretation. I was moving into (although I didn't realize it at the time) my totem animal series.

In this piece I really tried to suspend my own idea of what the painting should be and let the horses guide me. The thing I kept thinking about was the very subtle way horses communicate with each other - the position of an ear, a swish of a tail, an almost imperceptible shift in weight. To the untrained eyes, this small band of horses may seem to be completely at rest, unaware. But if you look at their ears, you can see as a group they are listening to each other and to sounds from the woods beyond. And they are aware of the viewer.

Click here for more information about "Presence."

Approaching the herd

I have a new horse photography client in my geographic area, and have been out to her place a couple of times since we first met in the late fall/early winter. I love her set-up and her herd, plus she is in a very nice prairie setting. The only thing lacking so far in our association has been decent weather, and that's something that I hope time will correct as our very long and harsh winter finally shows signs of a slow departure.

This shot is a merged one where I took one photo of Mable leading her boy Michael, and merged it with a different shot of the mare herd. I also altered the colors and added a mild wood texture. I'm quite happy with the end result. I've got lots of shots of Mable's horses in my portfolio already, and I hope for many more to come in the future. You can check her website to learn more about her operation, and my website (under the Western gallery) to see more photos from her place.