Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Isa Kirk, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist draws & paints her animals with a passion for the subject that is evident in her art. From sketching to intricately detailed paintings her work is powerful & bold. Isa’s also an admitted lover of the Spanish & Sorria Mustangs.
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Image from Eva the Weaver
It’s been awhile since I posted some unusual horse art so I thought it was time to share more of it. My love of art is eclipsed only by my love of horses, so combining the two has been a lot of fun.
In my constant searches I find plenty of horse art that makes me go “hmmm” and still others that make me go WOW!
Utilizing interesting materials and techniques, these artists manage to represent the equine in some truly magnificent (albeit rather strange) ways.
As far as I’m concerned, the stranger the better. So prepare yourself, it’s time for more of the unusual.
Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Melissa Boverhof, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist draws soft, thoughtful portraits of horses & it is obvious she has spent hours studying every curve & shadow. Melissa is an equal opportunity horse lover and appreciates all shapes & sizes.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Danielle Barlow, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist paints whimsical animals with an emphasis on their expressive features. Her work evokes feelings of a romantic time long past. Danielle is a pony person and loves her British native breeds, her fav is the Dartmoor.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Iwona Jenkowski. Although I didn’t find her on Twitter, she and I connected through the website.
Today’s artist paints bold, colorful horses and in between vibrant splashes of color she creates animals that are both detailed & lifelike. Not a horse owner (as of last time we talked) but she is an equal opportunity horse lover and appreciates them all.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Karen McLain, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist paints animals that not only evoke a sense of personality but a sense of movement as well. It’s almost as if she is providing quick snapshots into their lives. Karen loves all horses equally, but happens to have a soft spot for Quarter Horses.
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We are celebrating our horse artists on a weekly basis & today it’s all about the work of Jennifer Pratt, another artist I found via Twitter.
Today’s artist paints & draws exceptionally detailed portraits, infused with personality and almost real enough to walk off the page. She’s a big warmblood fan with a personal interest in bloodlines and Canadian Sport Horses.
Be sure to visit her website at www.jennpratt.com or subscribe to her blog at jennprattequineartist.wordpress.com to see her latest stuff & you can always find Jennifer on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with her work. Here are some quick quotes & my favorite images from her interview, you can read the whole interview here.
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The first artist interview ever published on The Equinest was Emily of Texas and I found her via Twitter. Since then the list has grown along with my appreciation for art.
Today’s artist paints colorful & vibrant pieces, full of character & warmth. Interestingly enough she’s not just into horses, her mount of choice is Mammoth Jackstock.
Be sure to visit her blog at emilyoftexas.wordpress.com to see her latest stuff & you can always follow Emily on twitter to keep up with her work. Here are some quick quotes & my favorite images from her interview, you can read the whole interview here.
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Seems as thought I’m on a military horse art kick, and I think the Juliusz Kossak may be my favorite so far. A Polish painter from a long line of artists, he became well known for his historical paintings & illustrations.
His personal experience growing up in Poland during the military partitions made a mark on his art although he was often commissioned for portraits as well. The battlefield was Juliusz’s specialty, he immortalized battle scenes, and did many portraits of military personnel with their mounts.
The movement & presence he captures in his work is magnificent and his attention to detail really brings his subjects to life.
Depicting horses with an animated, illustrative flair, Carle Vernet was a horse lover from a young age. His intimate experience with the animal is evident in his work, as is his passion for the subject.
Carl lived and worked during the French Revolution, and was personally touched when his sister saw the guillotine. After this tragedy his style changed dramatically and he created the drawings below.
These drawings of Napoleon’s Grand Armee uniforms won Carle a great deal of acclaim. His attention to detail is magnificent and each portrait is infused with the personality of its subjects.
Perhaps all unicorn lovers have seen these Lady and the Unicorn tapestries (they’ve been around a while). However, many may not realize that it is a series of pieces, each one depicting a different sense.
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Asmus Jacob Carstens seems to be a bit of a mystery (online anyway) I had trouble finding any information about the artist himself. (& I’m not entirely sure this is the artists name – thanks to a commenter for providing a bit of info about him).
Although he isn’t well documented in English online, his art is worth a look. He was a Danish portrait artist in Germany who clearly had a thing for men in uniform.
The images below come from the Gmundener Prachtwerk published in 1761 which is a collection of historical uniforms of the Hanover army during the Seven Years War.