HORSE PORTRAITS
 Our Equine
Gallery is increasing in size as horse owners, parents, young riders
and professionals recognize the beauty and timelessness of our
portaits! Create an incredible memory of the horse years with an oil,
pastel or watercolor portrait!.
In order to speed up loading time, we have split our Horse Portrait
Gallery in 2 sections. The page you are reading now, with our
introduction will have recent portraits, while the rest of our Equine
Portraits will be on separate page:
What
elements make your
Equine portraits
unforgettable? Is it the correctness and likeness of both horse and
rider? Or capturing the feeling and relationship between that special
horse and its owner?
 Many
elements must be present to create that special
portrait! For some, the horse years are fleeting. The young riders grow
up, head off to college, another life and yet will always view these
years as the most exciting and fulfilling of their lives! For others,
the horse years never stop and continue into a rewarding career or
lifelong hobby. Others come back to the world of horses after an
absense. But no matter which direction you take, horses will have made
you the person you are today!
 I grew up
with Connemara ponies, 4-H, Pony Club and the Old Chatham Hunt in NY. I
thrived in bareback gallops with friends down abandoned railroad
tressles and the 5 mile Saturday hacks to Pony Club. The schooling and
discipline required for a Pony Club B certification were intertwined
with bareback dips with the horses in the cold New England creeks.
I experienced the hard work, the stall cleaning, the spring mending of
fences after the snow plows had damaged them, the training of young
foals, the achievements of winning with a green horse, the crunch of
the snow as I walked to the barn at night, the heartbreak of the mares
and foals at weaning time, the births of my mare's foals, the insanity
of my part Arabian (things lived in the ground). I loved the
unrelenting speed and endurance of my Thoroughbred, the steam rising
from the backs of the horses during a break at a Fox Hunt on an early,
cold fall morning. I accepted breaking the ice on the pond, getting
back on after a fall. I loved the timelessness of driving my team of
Belgians, camping with Quarter horses in the NC mountains, riding
bareback through the apple orchards as a kid and lying in the pasture
on a summer's day while my horse grazed and watching the clouds roll
by.
For wherever the future takes you, there will always be that memory of
a special horse, that special day, that incredible ride, that miracle
foal, the joy and happiness on a child's face or that quiet walk
through the woods and fields. As the years pass, those memories become
more and more important to you! You want to not only SEE the detail of
the moment but you want to FEEL it!
 Where
do we start? We travel up and
down the east coast to meet
our clients! We usually meet at a pre-determined location and
take the reference photographs for the portrait. For most portraits, a
stable, barn or horse show work great! Some clients have their own
photographs and then we work together to create that special look.
To set aside a day to meet
and
photograph you and your horse, or to simply chat about your
portrait and get further details, give me a call today and let's get
started ! Click on the images to view them larger.)
Click
here to
Request a Portrait Quote
Click here for our
schedule of
upcoming shows
Click
here for Theresa's "How to Draw Horses" DVD
| Here are some recently completed Horse Portraits. Please visit our Horse Portrait Gallery to view more. |
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Charlotte and JR
Raleigh, NC
Dear Theresa,
People who ride or work with horses can always remember
that special horse that stood apart from the rest. It is often due to
exceptional talent or confirmation or maybe outstanding bloodlines. Our special
horse didn't have any of those characteristics. He was a 24 year old quarter
horse with nothing special about his confirmation or his talent. What made him
stand apart was his gentle nature and his willingness to do his best and take
care of his rider. Charlotte and I have struggled since his death in October.
We miss our friend. You can not imagine my surprise when I opened this
beautiful portrait on Christmas morning. You captured so completely the
sweetness of his face and his wise old eyes. You also captured perfectly the
face of a little girl who thought he was just about the best friend anyone could
have in life. Thank you for doing such a beautiful job. I will treasure it
always.
Kitty Yarbrough
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Olivia and Cinzano
Charlotte, NC
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Joan MacNair Petty and Glenn Petty
Rolesville, NC
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