What a hunk!

Photos and finishwork by Carol Williams

Encanto, painted by Carol Williams, owned by Marilou Mol. To see more of Carol's exquisite finishwork, visit her gallery of painted resins.   

 

Saved from the bin

 

When you use epoxy to create your sculptures (like I do) and things don't go as planned, you sometimes end up sawing off a part of your project. Starting over can be easier than manipulating the stone hard epoxy into a different shape. 

Over the years I gathered quite a collection of hacked off bits and pieces. I just can't throw them away, you never know when they might come in handy. 

 

 

 

Like this head. It didn’t suit the horse it was on, but it’s cute and I kept it. 

I also keep a ‘spare epoxy horse’ on my table, because I always mix too much of the stuff. Right now it’s a damaged Encanto resin, I’m using leftover bits of epoxy to customize him into a heavier muscled schoolmaster type of PRE.  

And what do you know, it’s a match with the head! 

 

 

 

His name is Devante. He still needs a lot of work, but I like him already.

Photo shoot

Me and Apollo, my 19 year old Haflinger stallion. This golden horse (inside & out!) is my biggest inspiration, if you own one of my sculptures, you own a little piece of Apollo. So when we need new photo material of the artist, the horse needs to be there as well. And of course he steals the show!

Many thanks to my friend Patty Lindeboom, the photographer.

 

Handsome and he knows it

 

Posing with a sculpture. Apollo sees ponies in the distance

This one is for the shipping notifications :)

New photo galleries for painted resins

Finishwork by Nikki Button, Meredith Warren, Sarah Bieber, Carol Williams, Nicola Behr and Christina Riley

Hi folks! I've rearranged my online photo galleries, every one of my sculptures now has its own gallery of painted copies. You can take a look here on my Editions page. In the albums, click on the little 'i' next to the photo to see the name of the painter.

I know there are many more out there, so if you have a horse that should be included, drop me a note. You can email me your photos (don't forget to mention who the painter is) or, if you have a Google account, you can upload your own pictures directly to the album.

 

 

Artist's Proof pieces have also been added

The first painted Tassel

Photos and finishwork by Nikki Button

A beautiful dark dapple grey by the amazing Nikki Button. Don't you just love how Tassel looks with 'clothes' on? So sweet. :)

Don't forget to order your own unpainted Tassel before October 31. If you want this one by Nikki (yeah who doesn't), act fast. You can find her auction here on MH$P until Wednesday.

 

I met Whistlejacket!

The enormous painting of Whistlejacket (George Stubbs, around 1762), is probably the most famous piece of realistic equine art ever made. The pose is clearly inspired by classical rider portraits, but Stubbs did everything he could to make the stallion look real. You can almost feel the tense muscles in his hindquarters and the soft skin around his armpits. Amazing. And this was achieved in a time when photography didn't exist! Scroll down to the last photo to see how...

He's huge! Much bigger than I expected, almost life sized.

Stubbs knew his dapple greys. So detailed!

Look at the grey mare! This man loved horses.

Stubbs dissected horses in his workshop, hence the stains on this preliminary sketch. His book on horse anatomy has been (and still is) a great source of information for equine artists.

Wishing you a very...

The real horse

Photos by Patty Lindeboom

If you own one of my sculptures, you own a little piece of Apollo. He has been my horse/inspiration/guru/equine atlas for ten years now.

Apollo and I agree, this is what a beach is for!

Piaffing like a pro. This horse never ceases to amaze me.

I can't say enough about this guy. So let's give him a treat.

Konik boys

An unexpected encounter during a hike in the dunes: two very relaxed konik stallions crossed our path. These boys are on duty, they are being used to keep the vegetation in check and help preserve the unique coastal landscape. Happy workers, by the looks of it.