Polo For Heart 2014

Me being very silly :-P

Back from Polo for Heart and and tired! What a weekend :-)

I cant say enough about this beautiful event; top notch grounds and polo playing, smoothly run event, juicy and tasty burgers from the Lions Foundation and a happy Mother Nature who provided us with a gorgeous, sunny weekend!

Kudos and Thanks yous go out to Darlene Winfield for all her hard and efficient work in organizing the Art Walk and for letting me be a part of it (I hope to be back next year!)
Our space was light and airy with plenty of room for displays and spectators  alike. My fellow artists were friendly and helpful and together had a nice variety of work to present to the public. Please check out their sites!

Darlene Winfield              www.darlenejwinfieldart.com
Anna Whitmore                www.annawhitmore.ca
Karola Steinbrecher          www.karola.ca
Louise Garin                     www.louisegarin.com
Helen Hermanns               turtlehollow@explornet.com
Brigitte Granton                www.brigittegranton.com
Robert Cathcart                 www.robertcathcart.com

If you have a chance to get out to be part of the festivities next year, by all means go! Fun time :-D

Beautiful and colourful ponies!

Pinto butts!

Hats, hats...

..and more hats! This one is by Relhok

Polo 101 - stroke demonstrations

Micki the pony

Mounted Police open the matches

Resting ponies

Truckin' right along....

Getting work ready and a commission ongoing...here's a little update on a draft horse pencil piece that will be available at Polo for Heart in Toronto, ON next weekend.

Remember this One...?

Remember this one? Finished it!

Pencil is just as demanding as colour, if not more...sure made the brain work in assessing values and textures to create mass and form. And I'm still not sure about the back leg. It had a hit of sunshine on it, but may be a little too floaty right now...

Other than that, this piece needs a name and I am completely blank...suggestions anyone :-) ?

Busy, Busy Busy....

Here is a little peek at something new on the drawing board...I have been juggling artwork between getting a few new pieces finished for Polo for Heart and some commissions....just not enough hours in the day! Will try to post again soon, with some finished work, and the final canine pencil piece I posted a few months ago :-)

2014 Polo for Heart Artist Walk

Very excited to announce that I will be part of the Artists Walk at this year's Polo for Heart Event...and have been very busy creating new pieces to display. I will try to give some 'sneek peeks' once they're done.

The event is in its 35th year and benefits the Heart and Stroke Association. It is a wonderful event with fabulous polo! If you attend, make sure you check us out at the Art Walk under the tents! Tickets for general admission can be purchased through the Polo for Heart website
Oh, and although the dress is casually elegant, I don't think I will be as dashing as the lovely ladies shown above!

More Pencil Scribbles

Slowly but surely, continuing on with my pencil drawing....

Pencil Scribbles

Busy and cold month!

I did manage to get some time at the drawing board and have started on a pencil piece. There are so many great pencil artists out there to draw (pardon the pun) inspiration from, I wanted to give it a go...here it is so far.

Sorry about the vacant eyes-they won"t stay like that!

Christmas Ornament-Arab Mare and foal

Here's a new ornament....

Hand Painted Round Wooden Ornament
Has burgundy background with a very dark green and gold accents. Shows a grey arab with her foal and is dated and signed. Measures 1 1/2 in. x 4-1/2 in. with brass screw eye hanger and decorative ribbon (not shown)


$30.00 Cdn plus shipping ~SOLD~
Interested? Email animalartist@justagallery.com

Christmas Giveaway #2 Winner!

Thanks so much for all the visits everyone...

The winner was drawn...Congratulations to Ines Giers!
Please email me (animalartist@justagallery.com) with your address and we'll get the Cheeky Pony ornament out to you

Next ornament giveaway will be posted on Monday 9th with the winner being announced on the 12th...stay tuned!

Christmas Giveaway #2

Here is my next Ornament Giveaway....

A cheeky little pony helps "adjust" the bow on his Christmas Wreath. This is a one-of-a-kind, hand painted small cylinder wooden ornament. Signed and dated. Measures approx 2 1/2" high.

To be entered in the draw folks, all you have to do is link this page's post on your blog, or comment below and your name is in.
Winner will be announced Wednesday evening at 6:00

Good Luck!

Christmas Ornament - Blue-eyed Paint

Here's another ornament, this time its equine!

Hand Painted Cylinder Wooden Ornament
Has moss green background showing a blue-eyed paint (or pinto) and is dated. Measures 1 1/2  in. x 4-1/2 in. with brass screw eye hanger and decorative ribbon (not shown)

This can be personalized with a name on dated side of ornament. Signed by me, the artist

$30.00 Cdn plus shipping
Interested? Email animalartist@justagallery.com

Christmas Ornament-Golden Retriever

For all you Golden Lovers out there!

Hand Painted Oval Wooden Ornament
Has dark green background, a beautiful golden portrait and is dated. Measures 2 in. x 4-1/2 in.  with brass screw eye hanger and decorative ribbon (not shown)

This can be personalized with a name on dated side of ornament. Signed by me, the artist :-)

$30.00 Cdn plus shipping   ~SOLD~

Interested? Email  animalartist@justagallery.com

Christmas Giveaway #1 Winner!

The winner was drawn...Congratulations to Kelly Lehman!

"Kitty" will be out to you this week.

I will have a few more giveaways coming up over the next few weeks, so everyone stay tuned

Christmas Giveaway Draw

To give you a taste of what is to come, here is my first Christmas Giveaway...additional ornaments will be posted for purchase this weekend.

This hand painted miniature wooden ornament is someone's for the taking...how? Easy! Between now and 6:00pm tomorrow night do one of the following:

1.) "like" my page
or
2.) comment on this page about this giveaway post
or
3.) comment on my blog

We'll draw a name tomorrow and Kitty will be on its way to a new home next week!

Ornament with penny to show size

Bottom of ornament with garland and signature

Back of ornament showing date

Working Hard...

While finishing up doggie commissions, I started to try and make sense of my messy studio...

One thing that I have piles of are Christmas ornaments: glass, porcelain, wooden etc. and have promised myself every year that I was going to paint some. Well, as space is getting to be a premium around here, this year looks like THE year.

Look out for cat, horse and dog ornaments to be coming your way and some giveaways here and there as well!
Here is a sneak peek for things to come.....