It’s about that time of the year, time for Washington Irving’s spooky tale of a headless horseman and his hapless prey.
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Horse Art Category
The Phantom Horsewoman
Today’s horse poetry is by Thomas Hardy and I’m not sure when it was published but he lived from 1840-1928.
Allegory
Today’s horse poetry is by Thomas Hood and I’m not sure when it was published but he lived from 1789-1845.
Kobayashi Issa Horse Haikus
Today’s horse poetry is by Kobayashi Issa who wrote over 20,000 haiku poems during his life from 1763-1827.
Fast Rode the Knight
Today’s horse poetry is by Stephen Crane and it was published in War is Kind & Other Lines in 1899.
The Horse And The Ass
Today’s horse poetry is another fable by Jean de La Fontaine and it was published in The Fables of La Fontaine in the late 1600’s.
The Meeting
Today’s horse poetry is by Katherine Mansfield and I’m not sure when it was published but she lived from 1888-1923.
Sheridan At Cedar Creek
Today’s horse poetry is by Herman Melville and was published in More Titles by Melville in 1864.
The Horses of Józef Brandt Pt 4
Józef Brandt was a Polish painter during the later 19th and early 20th century and his claim to fame was the battle scenes he so intricately painted. Today’s is the last in a series of five posts dedicated to this prolific artist.
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The Horses of Józef Brandt Pt 3
Józef Brandt was a Polish painter during the later 19th and early 20th century and was particularly well known for his battle scenes. This is the third in a series of his art & I have one more to come.
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Coloring Horses – Horsemanship for Women
This is the last in a (very) long series of interesting and historical equestrian drawings. Although not originally designed for budding artists, I thought they would make for some fun on rainy afternoons.
A Man’s Job
These drawings are part of a large collection by Gray Parker from Horsemanship for Women, published in 1887 by Theodore Hoe Mead. Most of the book obviously focuses on women riders, however there were a few stray images that featured men too…ahem, although they are generally just there to ‘help the ladies out’. Be sure to also check out parts one, two, three, four, five & six.
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Horsemanship for Women – Coloring Horses
The past few weeks I’ve been sharing some interesting horse line drawings – the kind that are just begging to be colored in. Not only is the art fantastic, but each image provides a look into the world of sidesaddle.
Lasting Series
These drawings (and tons more) come from a book called Horsemanship for Women, written in 1887 by Theodore Hoe Mead & illustrated by Gray Parker. This book was written when horses were the dominant form of transportation and women often rode sidesaddle. I’m not sure how successful the book was in its day, but it has been great fun going through (& coloring some of) the artwork. If you’ve missed them be sure to check out parts one, two, three, four & five.
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