Carrie L. Lewis | July 10, 2010
In 2007, a European favorite by the name of George Washington was returned to training after a disastrously short stud career. Fertility problems resulted in only three mares scanning in foal and only one of them carrying to term.
George Washington was competitive in 2007 before breaking down in the 2007 Breeder’s Cup Classic at Monmouth.
He [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | June 2, 2010
The post position draw for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes was today and the current favorite, Ice Box, drew the number six post. In a race as long as the Belmont (1-1/2 miles), I’m not sure post position is all that important to anyone but those who love process for the sake of process.
Most of the horses [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | May 14, 2010
As every horse racing enthusiast knows, Thoroughbred Racing’s highest honor is the Triple Crown. A honor reserved for the three-year-old who can win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, all in the space of six weeks. The last horse to do that was Affirmed in 1978.
The Preakness Stakes at 1-3/16 miles [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | May 1, 2010
…one of my horses! What do you know!
Super Saver passed under the wire first, followed by Ice Box and Paddy O’Prado. All three were on my List of Favorites, though none of them were my first pick.
My first pick, Devil May Care, the only filly in the race, finished tenth of twenty, so even though [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | April 30, 2010
…the favorite, Blind Luck in a very good, very tight stretch run.
Where did I finish? About half of my picks made respectable showings. Led by Tidal Pool in the show position, horses I’d picked accounted for three of the first five fillies to cross the wire.
The rest? Let’s just say I had the back of [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | April 29, 2010
The only thing certain about life is the uncertainty of life.
What goes for life, goes for horse racing, too.
This past Saturday, I shared my List of Favorites with you, knowing full well that some of them would drop of the list by post time on Saturday, May 1.
I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.
And [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | April 27, 2010
The Kentucky Derby isn’t the only game in Louisville this coming weekend. The weekend is full of racing action.
The filly version of the Kentucky Derby is run on Friday. The maximum number of fourteen fillies are running in the 2010 Oaks.
As with the colts and the Derby, I have my picks for the Oaks. The [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | April 24, 2010
I took some time today to look at the list of contenders for next week’s Kentucky Derby. I’ve been following racing via the internet and the Blood-Horse.com, but wanted to familiarize myself with the field; to see among the dozens of hopefuls made it to this point.
I also wanted to see if there was anything [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | June 30, 2009
The portrait of Gueinne Hanover is now complete except for the tweaking! Praise the Lord!
I worked on the painting on Monday in spite of the fact that some of the previous work was still a little bit tacky. There wasn’t much to do, but it was about the most difficult part of the entire painting: [...]
Carrie L. Lewis | June 25, 2009
The last previous work on Guienne Hanover wasn’t completely dry when I went to work the evening of Wednesday, June 24, but I decided to work on the painting anyway.
I started by fine-tuning the horse, especially the front end, but once the lights and middle tones were in place, I dry brushed Lamp Black in [...]
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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