Whiteout (Bison)
8" x 8"
Acrylic on canvas
Available for purchase at Carnation Corners, Carnation, WA
Kristin Jurist Haakenson
The Best Western Artists Around!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING TEXAS LONGHORN by MARCIA BALDWIN
"LONGHORN ABSTRACT"
18" X 24"
gallery wrap deep edge canvas
no staples ~ no frame needed to display
Available Direct from M Baldwin Studios ~ Click HERE
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Colorful Contemporary Western Horse Art by Theresa Paden
Colorful Contemporary Western Horse Art
"Wild and Free"
By Theresa Paden
36 x 36"
Acrylic on 1.5" gallery-wrapped canvas.
I have continued the painting onto the edges of the canvas,
so a frame is not needed.
Email for purchasing information
theresapaden@gmail.com
Friday, February 10, 2012
Large Contemporary Texas Longhorn, Colorful Western Painting by Theresa Paden
Large Contemporary Texas Longhorn
"Leading the Way"
Colorful Western Painting
By Theresa Paden
36 x 36"
Acrylic on 1.5" deep gallery-wrapped canvas
Painting is continued onto the edges,
so a frame is not needed.
Email me for purchasing information
theresapaden@gmail.com
The lead steer is very important to the cowboys in cattle drives.
He needs to be the type that will not let anyone else get in front of him,
but also needs to be calm and unafraid. The herd will follow him
and go places where they may normally not want to go, such as across
rivers or into pens at the end of the cattle drive. By staying calm,
the lead steer helps keep the herd from stampeding if they encounter
something that scares them, like coyotes. One famous lead steer from the
1800's was named "Old Blue" and he was beloved to his cowboys. His horns
are on display at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
You can read all about Old Blue at this link
Monday, February 6, 2012
Large Expressionistic Horse Painting by Theresa Paden
Large Expressionistic Horse Painting
"Sunshine Frolic"
By Theresa Paden
36 x 36"
Acrylic on 1.5" deep gallery-wrapped canvas
This is a painting that I did a couple of weeks ago,
but wasn't thrilled with the colors.
So I livened it up with some brighter hues.
I like it much better now and
I hope you do, too!
Email me for purchasing information
theresapaden@gmail.com
Please visit my website to see more of my paintings
Friday, February 3, 2012
Colorful Western Wildlife Art, Brown Bear with Salmon by Theresa Paden
Western Wildlife Art
"Fresh Catch"
Brown Bear with Salmon
By Theresa Paden
24 x 30"
Acrylic on 1.5" deep gallery-wrapped canvas
Edges are painted so a frame is not needed.
Contact me for purchasing information.
theresapaden@gmail.com
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Start of the ‘Cowgirl Series’ by Debbie Flood
Braiding under the Pine
5 x 7 Watercolor $100.00 no frame or $275.00 with a frame. Plus Shipping.
Canyon Solitude
7 x 5 Watercolor, $100.00 no frame, or $275.00 with a frame. Plus shipping.
Canyon Wedding
7 x 5 Watercolor, $100.00 no frame, $275.00 with a frame. Plus shipping.
A few weeks ago, I had a thought to create some small paintings of Cowgirls of all ages doing various things with their horses or ranch life.
So far, I have created these three little gems! I really like them a lot. I have created them, using my own photographs as reference and the Canyons and rocks that I had experienced when I went out West last Summer.
I especially enjoyed painting the latest one, Canyon Wedding. I love a challenge with my watercolors and creating that sheer see through effect of the white head gear and the piece draped over the horse’s withers, was a very fun challenge.
I have packed and shipped out two large paintings to the Moreno Valley Arts Council Winter Exhibit, in Angel Fire, New Mexico. That exhibit runs February 14- 21, 2012.
Back to the drawing and painting table for me!
More works in the making and more exhibits to enter and Galleries to send work to.
Have a great weekend, coming up! Go Patriots!
~ Debbie
Contemporary Equine Painting Horse Art By Artist Jennifer Morrison, Divine Equine
"Divine Equine"
Contemporary Palette Knife Commissioned Horse Painting
40 x 30 Inches
Oil On Canvas
Jennifer Morrison
Enjoy!
Jennifer Morrison
© Morrison Studios
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
"Hunting by Starlight" by Kristin Jurist Haakenson
Hunting by Starlight
12" x 12"
Acrylic on canvas
Available for purchase at Carnation Corners, Carnation, WA
Kristin Jurist Haakenson
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
"Patience" by Kristin Jurist Haakenson
Patience
24" x 12"
Acrylic on canvas
Available for purchase at Carnation Corners, Carnation, WA
Kristin Jurist Haakenson
Colorful Contemporary Western Wildlife Art, Palette Knife Painting by Theresa Paden
Colorful Contemporary Western Wildlife Art
"Blue Sky Bighorn"
Palette Knife Painting of a Bighorn Sheep
Palette Knife Painting of a Bighorn Sheep
By Theresa Paden
36 x 48"
Acrylic on 1.5" canvas
Lots of thick paint on this one!
Edges are painted so a frame is not needed.
Email me for purchasing information.
theresapaden@gmail.com
theresapaden@gmail.com
Photo below shows how the painting looks in an interior.
Photo is for display purposes only, painting may not be to scale.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Steady On
Acrylic on canvas
24" x 48"
Available for purchase at Carnation Corners, Carnation, WA
Kristin Jurist Haakenson
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
‘Spirit Horse Pass’ Watercolor by Debbie Flood
Spirit Horse Pass 15 x 18 Watercolor. $1,400.00
The image above, is my latest completed watercolor Spirit Horse Pass.
There was a lot of unexplained things going on, while I was creating this painting.
As many of you know, I had gone out West during the Summer of 2011. While I was in Arizona, I did as much site seeing and photograph taking as I could. What entranced me most about the place was the outcropping of rocks.
Those rocks held magical shapes and Spirits for me. I could see shapes of hands, some looked like mittens others like bare hands reaching up out of the earth, reaching to be free of their stone encasement. Other shapes took on the look of Tribes, mothers carrying children, wearing drapes of blankets and clothing over their heads, all marching towards the horizon. I felt as if I was walking on sacred ground, and the past of the West was all around me. There is so much History there, and for me, the stones, boulders and rocks were telling me a loud story.
Several weeks ago, I was flipping through my images of riders and horses, and also going through my Arizona trip photos. There was those rocks, and I knew I had to start using them in backgrounds of my paintings.
The boulders in this painting, Spirit Horse Pass, are those of Prescott, Arizona. I had gone to visit the Phippen Museum of Western Art. As I arrived a little early, before they opened, I set off on a landscape adventure. And there was those rocks with the hands and mittens.
Here at the studio, I found the image I wanted from my files, and sketched out the rock's shapes for this painting. I transferred them onto the watercolor paper, along with the rider and horse, reference photo taken at a local horse show. I didn't have a lot of planned out things for this painting, as I got the image transferred and ready to paint. This rider and horse are the same team I had used in the watercolor Moon shine run.
As I started to lay down color onto the front of the horse, I could visualize an Appaloosa. I grew up with Appys and the love and bond I had with them came forward.
So, I had my horse color, and as I painted the horse, the hand print on the shoulder showed up. Wow, I thought, and I continued on that theme.
Then I thought, I would like to keep the background the same colors as the horse and stay along that 'spot' theme. I thought "snow". So I proceeded to lay in rock color here and there, leaving the paper white, where the snow would be. I worked it all, so it would have a pleasing flow.
When a good amount of rocks and snow was built up, I stepped back and took a look at how it was coming along, over all. Wow! What did I see?! I saw horse head shapes emerging from the rocks and snow. Some looked like race horses with blinkers on, others looked like horse head skulls, others were partial face, nose, arched necks and so on. I was totally amazed and dumb founded at what was happening with this painting! Believe me, none of this was planned.
As I kept working on the rocks, I just painted and let my subconscious take over. I didn't want to "try" to paint horse shapes, I just let "what will be, will be". And sure enough, there was more Horses in the rocks. I then had my title for this painting, Spirit Horse Pass. This painting came from a place that I cannot explain. It was not planned, it was not foreseen.
The rocks and landscape spoke to me, out there in Arizona, and are still speaking to me, through my art.
Pretty darn cool, if you ask me.
So, take a look, and see how many horse heads and pieces you can find, in the rocks and snow. I found around 20. There is no right answer, it's all in what you, as an individual, are open to seeing.
I am now taking names, to be on a waiting list for Professional Limited Edition Prints of 50, for Spirit Horse Pass.
15 x 18 Limited Edition Print $100.00 Hand signed and Numbered by me.
Approximate size 10 x 12 Open Edition Print $45.00 signed by me.
Ships flat and shipping fees are extra. Also there is a Maine Sales Tax, for Maine Residents.
You can email me at debflood@debfloodart.com if you would like a Print or two, or more.
~Debbie Flood
Monday, January 16, 2012
Large Abstract Western Horse Art by Theresa Paden
Large Abstract Western Horse Art
"Sunset Sky Dancer"
By Theresa Paden
48 x 36"
Acrylic on 1.5" deep gallery-wrapped canvas
Edges are painted, no frame needed.
Prints are also available at
The photo below shows how the painting looks
in an interior setting.
Email me for purchasing information
theresapaden@gmail.com
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Large Colorful Western Horse Art, Paint Horse "Blue Paint" by Theresa Paden
"Blue Paint"
Large Colorful Western Horse Art
By Theresa Paden
30 x 40"
Acrylic on 1.5" thick gallery-wrapped canvas
Please visit my website to see more of my work
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