Gypsy on Green

Pastel on La Carte pastel paper - 8 x 10"

"This is actually a rework of a past pastel of mine. I really wanted to put a background on him and touch him up a bit more. He is such a handsome guy!! Of course, my favorite subject, Gypsies :-)"

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Swish!

Oil on Ampersand Board - 5 x 7"

"As many of you know, and if you don't know by now you will, I LOVE gypsy vanner horses! And there is something about the rump of a horse that I also love! ;-) This is of a friends horse just lazily grazing and swishing her tail, not a care in the world. If I had a tail, I believe I would be doing the same thing..."

20% of the sale of this painting will go to NCARES, the shelter that my friend runs.

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SOLD!

Lemme Tell you a Secret!

"Lemme Tell you a Secret"

Oil on Ampersand Board - 5 x 7"

"My friend Elizabeth has a shelter where she takes in dogs who need help. This is one of her shots from her place. I loved the sweetness between the two!

20% of the sale of this painting will go to NCARES, the shelter that my friend runs.

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Helping.

"Helping"

Oil on Ampersand Board - 5 x 7"

"I took this photo when we visited friends of ours in NC. My kids loved helping with the horses. I thought this was a really cute shot and had to paint it :-). For those of you who have animals and kids who like to 'help', this would be a great little painting for you!

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Sweet Candy Jane is finished!

"Sweet Candy Jane on a Run"

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas - 16 x 16"

"I finally finished this piece as you can see! Thanks to Gretchen Stribling for allowing me to use her photo of her gorgeous horse!! Sorry it took so long to post it! I have been a busy bee with my oils as of late, you shall see!

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Sweet Candy Jane

The latest gypsy painting on my easel now! Sweet Candy Jane :-) Belongs to a gypsy friend of my Gretchen Stribling. This photo was really a great shot, Gretchen thought it would be a good one to paint, showing the movement and playfulness of the gypsy vanner! It has taken me a while to get back to this painting, but I hope to finish it this week! After spending my Sunday at the Feathered Horse Classic and rubbing noses with some of the most incredible Gypsy horses around, I am more motivated than ever to pick up my pastels and brushes and transform my photos I took into works of art! Keep this blog address handy! Some of my best artwork is coming up soon!!!



This piece is a 16" x 16" oil on canvas. Another few hours and it should be finished. If you are interested in having your Gypsy commissioned as a painting, contact me at redstreake@mac.com. I would love the opportunity to paint your horse!

A little something different...

This is something I needed to do to challenge my brain. Something 'non animal' related. I wanted to see if I could do it, firstly. Secondly, I had to take a break from my norm for a bit. Was having artists block. I took a bunch of photos of the trains that we have here in Cowan, TN at our little museum. This is the first of a series of paintings I am doing from these photos. They are fun, the colors are great and it just makes me focus more on something other than horses for a bit. Oh, I am still doing the horses! But just adding another element into my basket :-). Hope you like it!

Hildy and her Toy

When I went to visit my son up in Baltimore, I managed to shoot a bunch of photos of his dog, Hildy, playing with this horse toy. She was so funny with this thing! The look on her face when I approached her was hilarious! Almost like, "I DARE you to take it from me!" I loved the color of her eyes and the contrast of the ball with her fur. It isn't finished yet, still have to work on the ball and a few more details in Hildy, but I wanted to post the progress anyway. Hope you like it!

3 gypsies, finished!

Just a quick note to share with you what the final painting looks like! Finished the 3 Gypsies :-). I am still not so sure about the background, I will be staring at that for a while... I might change it, might not. Depends on my mood. For now, though, this will do. I didn't do this as a commission, so if I want to do something different, hey - what Jen wants, jen gets! I mostly just really liked this photo that my friend Lien in Holland sent me of her horse. It inspired me. I like it. Whether anyone else likes it remains to be seen. I paint what makes me happy these days... Tomorrow I think I will start a big painting... Gypsies again? Or Fjords... I like fjords, too. Or maybe cats? I might have to go a different direction if i actually want to start making money in my gallery. Selling art must happen at some point. So far I have a 'collection' of nice gypsy oil paintings ;-).
Cheers all :-)
jen