The Wiltshire White Horses have long been an intriguing part of English history. So much so that other places have followed suit & created white horses of their own.
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Recently I started writing a post about the Wiltshire White Horses in the UK when I came to realize just how many there actually were. As I started visiting them via Google earth I realized I had a series of posts on my hands. Each one is interesting in their own right.

So I’m dedicating a post to each of the Wiltshire horses, as well as the various other huge artistic horses on this planet. Here is a list that I think is comprehensive & includes some pretty amazing works of art – some of them in very unlikely places.
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Throwing away my posting schedule has forced me to do some summer cleaning, and in doing so I always find fun ideas I’d forgotten about.

I love the colorful horse stamps and was delighted to find this additional post of them, (you have to love finding half finished material). This is the fourth part in the collection, so if you haven’t seen parts one, two & three be sure to take a look.

The equine stamps I’ve found come from all over the globe, although it seems Germany & Russia lead the pack in sheer numbers.

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It seems that painting life sized horse statues is a growing trend around the world. I’ve done a little research and I don’t know if they are all connected to the Trail of Painted Ponies or if they are independent. (Anyone know?).
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Ivan was a Russian painter, born in St. Petersburg in 1876. He was raised fairly isolated from the traditional Russian art community and found himself inspired by Russian folk art & fairy tales.

His love of the wilderness of Old Russia and the mythology that arose from it propelled Ivan into a career of illustration and mural painting.

An art nouveau flair combined with his attention to detail led Ivan to later become an accomplished & sought after stage designer for opera and ballet.

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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Kimberly Santini, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist can create lifelike animals with lightning speed. Using simple strokes and soft colors she brings her subjects to life with an ease most of us only dream of. Not just a horse artist, Kimberly is an artist with a love of all animals.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Angie Ketelhut, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist isn’t specifically a horse artist (although she does paint them) she is more of an animal artist. Her pet portraits are colorful and fun & her animals full of enough life and energy to bound off the page.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Donna Ridgway, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist appreciates a number of different art forms, but all of them relate to horses in some form or another. Her work is interesting and the variety is delightful. Her all time favorite horse is the Missouri Fox Trotter (mostly for their keen sense of humor).
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Susan Williams. Her artistic photography offers a different look at horses.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist is an artist of the film and she captures hauntingly beautiful shots of our equine friends. She is partial to baroque breeds like the Andalusian and the Friesian and this shows in her majestic work.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Terry Stanley, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist creates bold imagery that is full of life and movement. Terry’s use of bright color and texture imbues her animals with character and personality. A lover of the flashier horses, she is a fan of Vanners and Rocky Mountain Horses.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Kelli Swan, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist uses her pencil to bring horses to life. Her drawings cover a wide variety of disciplines and for each one she tells a simple story with no need for words. Her favorite horses are the flashy ones, especially the Morgan.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Juliet R. Harrison, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist doesn’t use a paintbrush or a pencil, she uses a camera to create her art. Her photography is unique and her eye for perspective is superb. She is an indiscriminate lover of all horses and appreciates the vast differences (and angles) the horse world has to offer.
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