Horse Portrait Artist – Anne West, Equine Art

Archive for May, 2011

Isabella - Portrait of a Thoroughbred Percheron cross

This is “Isabella”, a 22 y/o TB/Percheron cross (the owner’s first horse) She is enjoying her senior years relaxing and going for a few trail rides here and there. She has been to shows, clinics, beach rides and her owner says, “I just love her to pieces.”

This was a fun portrait to do because of the strong lighting…it makes for a very dramatic portrait.

Solecita's Pride - Horse and Rider portrait

This is Solecita and her owner Dawnita. Solecita was a Peruvian Paso horse and she and Dawnita did many lovely things together, including giving Alzheimer’s patients buggy rides, parades and other exhibitions. I just loved the original photo when I saw it. The dress is so amazing and I could just see the love between these two in the picture. Solecita, unfortunately, had to be put down due to DSLD (Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis) which is an issue with some gaited horses. So I am very honored to have painted such a beautiful memorial to her for Dawnita.

I thought I would put this photo out there so that people can see what my art looks like in your house. These are two portraits that I painted for a patron in Canada. The first one, over the fireplace, was The Masters. He was a harness racing horse. That painting is 24″ x 24″ on deep gallery wrap canvas. It does not need a frame. Framing it would give it a completely different look, so framing is always up to you.

The other painting of the white horse is El Pine, an old quarter horse. That one is 16″ x 20″.

I paint custom portraits of horses, and also do portraits of horse and rider. If you are interested in a portrait, visit me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westhorseart or email me at anne@westhorseart.com. Getting a custom portrait is very, very easy. Simply email me a few digital photos of your horse/s and I’ll look through them and pick one that I think will make a really good portrait. I always work from photos, so the better your photo is, the better chance I have a making you an outstanding portrait. Photos should be hi res, in good lighting (not all in shadow), in focus, and close to the horse.

This was a fun painting to do. I love draft horses and this is the first time I have painted one. I am working on a second one to go along with this one. This mare is such an interesting color and look at the star on that filly! I looks like a big ‘C’. And that filly has all these round swirls of hair on her face. So cute!

Here is ‘El Pine’ a lovely old quarter horse that belongs to a friend of mine in Canada. He is in retirement now, but what a lovely fellow.

I loved doing this painting! Sammy and his little gang of mustangs were so anxious for me to make them beautiful for their mommy! Aren’t these mustangs so cute. If you are interested in having a portrait of you and your horse, or just your horse, or a couple of your horses, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My prices are very reasonable and reflect our current economy. See my contact me page for my contact info.

Here is Hannocka, a 16H Egyptian Arabian. This was a custom portrait and part of my Spring Special.

If you are interested in my art and would like a portrait of your horse, please use my contact form to get ahold of me and we’ll get started! All I need are a few good digital photos of your horse in nice poses.