Harness Racing Art
This gallery is dedicated to those gallant and hardy horses, Michigan Standardbreds. It is only a small sampling of the portraits resulting from over 15 years of cooperation with the Michigan Harness Horseman’s Association.
Some of these horses are champions and millionaires. Some of them are now broodmares and sires producing new generations. All of them are true competitors.
My many thanks to all the owners, trainers, breeders and others involved in harness racing in the State of Michigan and to the members of the Michigan Harness Horseman’s Association. They have all taken me into their world, allowed me to see them at work and in competition and have given me many opportunities to participate in their lives and capture their horses on canvas or paper. It has been a great delight to donate custom portraits to their annual scholarship fundraiser and I look forward to many more wonderful horses and wonderful portraits in the years to come.
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Adios Indian
2001 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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Admirals Express #1
2002 MHHA Auction Purchase 20″ by 24″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
| Admirals Express #2
2004 MHHA Auction Purchase 20″ by 24″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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All Heart Raspberry Worthy 11″ by 14″ Original Colored Pencil Mat Board $750 Framed Contact the Artist |
| All That
2001 MHHA Auction Purchase 24″ by 20″ Original Colored Pencil Mat Board |
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Always in Style
2007 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Oil Raphael Linen Panel |
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Corporate Rrraider
2005 MHHA Auction Purchase 30″ by 20″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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Courtster
2002 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Colored Pencil Mat Board |
| G I Jill
2000 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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Grandfather’s First Love Blizzard Babe 11″ by 14″ Original Colored Pencil Mat Board $750 Framed Contact the Artist |
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Guienne Hanover
22″ by 28″ 2007 MHHA Auction Purchase Original Oil Painting Panel |
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Marie Montessori
1999 MHHA Auction Purchase 20″ by 24″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
| Superman
20″ by 16″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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| Tell Me A Story
2006 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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| Tight End
2002 MHHA Auction Purchase 20″ by 24″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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| Tough Day at the Office
14″ by 18″ Original Colored Pencil Mat Board |
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| Veeba Rova
2000 MHHA Auction Purchase 16″ by 20″ Original Oil Stretched Canvas* |
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I am a self-taught artist for the most part. Lots of trial and error in the past forty years! Formal art training consists of a couple of years of high school art, a painting class at a community college, one semester in the Fine Arts program at Abilene Christian University and a couple of local workshops.
I am always looking for ways to better my artistic skills, so I am a permanent student in the School of Trial and Error. I love reading and have been known to spend hours online researching materials and techniques. As a result, I've painted in several different styles, including the direct method (which goes straight for the color) and Classical methods (which involves underpaintings, layering and glazing).
I have exhibited paintings in locations such as Lone Star Park Race Track, Grand Prairie, Texas and Remington Park Race Track, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since the early 90s, I've worked with the Michigan Harness Horseman's Association, donating custom portraits to their annual benefit auction.
In the course of maintaining a growing art business, I have taught myself web design (a skill that will no doubt prove to be a continual learning experience).
I also enjoy puttering around the yard, chasing trains with my husband, Neal, travel and, of course, looking at horses whenever they appear on my horizon.
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