My Favorite Pony, Ever!

Bunny with Sara & Susan.

My favorite pony in the world crossed over today.
This is my favorite picture of her when she was still dappled.
I can't tell you how much I loved this pony. I can tell you that she was loved by many, and that her family will miss her dearly.
I can't tell you how many times I said goodbye to her. However I fully expected to say goodbye again to her in a few months.
I will always carry her in my heart.

Couldn't help myself!

George, first week at the farm.

Just sent George's board check off. I couldn't be more pleased with George or the care he is receiving. He is out on pasture most of the time. Has a stall when he needs it. Has his clothes changed according to the weather, which in NC can be tricky. Has pedicures every other week. Is groomed, played with, and talked to. He is at the Horsey Hyatt.

As many of you know, I won't meet George until May. I can hardly wait to just rest my hand on the side of his neck.

In the meantime, I rest easy know that he is being well cared for.

Thank you Gayle.

Poetry & Ponies Redux

Mixed Media on Canvas

10" x 10"

Sold

I have this small painting hanging in my bedroom. I love it. It's quiet and cause to to enter a reflective state. The same state I was in when I painted it.

I am also surprised that it is still in my possession.It is quite charming and always draws it's fair share of admirers when shown in public.

 This is not the first time I have reposted this, and it may not be the last time either. 

Poetry and Ponies revisited,

I spent a good deal of time driving this weekend.I really do some of my best daydreaming and pondering while I driving.I was thinking about painting and language.I love a well turned phrase.I love listening to or reading a well crafted story,one filled with succinct sentences that evoke a place or events that make me believe that I may have experienced it myself.
Why is that?
I think that maybe it is a human longing to belong to a tribe,a group a family.A desire to belong and be understood.A desire to believe"I am not alone and my life matters".
So why do I paint?
This week I believe I paint to bear witness to what I love.I want to share what I love.I want it to be understood,that I was here and for a brief moment that is my life,I loved horses.

Heartfelt Cards

Heart Cards

Decorative Papers on

Fabriano Mediovalis  Card Stock

$16.50

Each year there is a rush on these cards at West of the Moon in Downtown Historic Flagstaff. They carry them year round, but they are especially popular for Saint Valentine's Day

CCC Art Faculty Exhibit

"Temper"

from the "In Search of the Superlative Horse" series

Mixed Media on Paper

22" x 30"

Framed

35" x 43"

$1950.00

"Temper" is the painting I had framed for the" Coconino Community College Art Faculty Exhibit" at West of the Moon Gallery. The show opens tonight with the First Friday Art Walk,  6:00 ~ 9:00pm
and will be up until February 25th.

Unfortunately I will not be attending. I have a severe cold and will be spending that time in bed with hot tea.

If you find yourself in Flagstaff be sure to stop in the gallery and have a look.

To the Framer

"Temper"

from the "In Search of the Superlative Horse" series

Mixed Media on Paper

20" x 32"

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This painting has been in my private collection for years. I had it framed for an Equine Art Show in Orange, Virginia in 2000 or 2001. The frame was damage in shipping but due to the ingenuity of the art directory they were able to stabilize it and hang it.

Yesterday I went to the framers and chose a new frame of it. Can't wait to see it in the next week or two.

Meet George!

I was minding my own business on a Sunday evening when I got a phone call. My friend and trainer said that she thought someone had just posted a picture of my new horse on FaceBook and that I was to call the trainer of this Thoroughbred. This is the picture I saw of George. I got the phone number, called the trainer and after a very brief conversation told him that my trainer would call him and make shipping arrangements.

Easy peasey .

George is currently eating all the hay and grass he can get his mouth around in North Carolina.

Tomorrow is George's official birthday and he will be 9 years old.