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Sue
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To find out what's involved in having your own portrait created click here
Jazzabout 50 x 60cms Oil Here's Jazzabout framed . 'I think it looks great and I am very happy with it. It is so true to life especially his face.' Louise
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My painting's can bring your horse to life much better than any photograph.
Although I work from photos , as an artist I can selectively enhance , play down or remove areas to come up with a painting that really captures them for a lifetime of treasured memories. For a gift that no one else can match, a painting of your horse is a unique gift that will touch the hearts of all involved. Each painting is a unique and passionate creation and much time is taken to ensure it captures not only a likeness but also the essence of your horse. If you have ever taken a photo of a few horses you will know that it's practically impossible to take a group photo of animals and have every one looking it's best. This is even harder when riders are in the equation! If you have a photo that you like but the horses head position isn't quite right , you would like more activity or your own expression leaves a lot to be desired by using other reference photos I can overcome these problems and come up with your ideal painting. Things to keep in mind when supplying reference photos- Best results are obtained by using sharp in focus photos photos with your horse in the sun so there is gloss on their coat. A close -up of the head from the same angle is good. Professional photos are great but you will need to contact the photographer and check that it is Ok for me to use their photo's as reference.( This shouldn't be a problem). Additional photos will help me to get a better idea of your horse. If you are local I can come and take suitable photos. As I said earlier , you may have a professional photo you love but your horses mouth is open, ears back , your position isn't as good as you'd like etc. With suitable photos I can fix this to come up with your ' perfect ' painting. Size suggestions- Your budget will obviously be a factor in deciding size as the larger and more complicated paintings are more expensive due to the extra skill and time it takes me to paint them. I have done smaller versions of these in the past but I feel that to do justice to your horse the larger sizes are required. Special Pastel sketch - $350 framed - suitable for head portraits. Frame under glass with 2 mats in this colour and style . Inner border mat colour can vary.
Head only pose- 30 x 40cms .I can do a smaller size if required but it wont' have as much impact. A head portrait is great for showing your horses character as I can put expression and detail into the eyes. Horse and rider - 40 x 50cms front on or compact poses . 50 x 60cm /60 x 70cms or larger for side on / action poses Larger sizes are great to show the grace and power of your horse or his athletiscm-his overall beauty. With a 50 x60cm side on horse portrait your horses head will be approx 4- 5cms long. If you were looking at him at that distance you wouldn't be able to see the colour or details in his eyes. I can't put any real detail into his eyes as it looks unnatural and people looking at the painting would feel something was wrong. Similarly a riders face will be only a few cms long so the features will be suggested rather than detailed. For a more detailed painting of your horses head and riders face a front on pose where you are standing next to the horse is the best or something like a cropped closeup of just you and the horses shoulders if you are jumping. See suggested size examples below-All are starting sizes. The bigger the better if you want impact , especially with a rider. |
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30x 40cms - Suits a head only pose |
40 x 50cms -best for a front on / compact pose |
50 x 60cm + side on ( I suggest a larger size with a rider) |
40 x 50cm suits a portrait type pose |
30 x 40 suiting a portrait type pose |
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Please enjoy seeing samples of my previous work and to capture a lifetime of precious memories of your own horse in a portrait contact me
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'Mr Expensive , Cheryl Duff & All Zipped Up'75 x 85cms Oil'It's gorgeous!!" Cheryl Although it looks simple here this was a large complicated portrait. I used about 12 different reference photos to create it. As it is going to be in a large room it is designed to be viewed from about 10- 15' away. See below.
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'Frank '25 x 30cms Pastel
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'Alex
is a jockey and sadly lost her favourite horse Country Tide. She contacted
me wanting a portrait to help ease the pain of losing him. She had a
lovely She had other clearer photos of Country but she really loved this photo which shows the connection the two of them had. I knew it would be difficult but I could see how much it meant to her and suggested that if she could find a similar horse I could come and take some extra photos .With those to help I was able to create their portrait although it certainly wasn't an easy task! Below are the original photo and the finished portrait. |
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The original reference photo - From looking at other photos of Country I could see that this photo didn't really do him justice. He looks really dark and drab here. You can't see his eye, or any of the structure of his head and Alex's face is all overexposed.
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Oil Alex
Portrait - I used 14 different photos to come up with the portrait.
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I have been patiently waiting 65 days since he arrived to be able to give to and see Jeff's reaction. Karen The day- ' I was so excited about giving the portrait to Jeff. Finally the moment had arrived and the unveiling was taking place. He was actually speechless when he saw it. It seemed like he didn't say anything for an eternity. His expression was one of full emotion, it moved him that much. He didn't need to say anything his face said it all. He was , is , so delighted with it. Once again thankyou Sue. With our heartfelt thanks , Karen & Jeff |
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Bonus! 17 x 24cms Unframed Pastel sketch "I love the portrait! " Kate
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Misty Lynx & Hot N Peppy 50 x 60cms Framed Oil "I
received the picture this morning in the mail and it is AMAZING! I
can't wait to give it to Simon, fortunately this year is flying past so a
month shouldn't take too long. I did have to give it to one of the
girls here to look after at her house though so I didn't give in to
temptation! The way you captured their personalities is incredible, I
almost want to pat Peppy's outstretched muzzle.Thanks again, the portrait is
fantastic. I'll let you know Simon's reaction next month! Kelva 'When Simon saw the portrait he was quite speechless, and anyone who knows Simon will know that this is no mean feat!. He couldn't believe the likeness and how you captured their characters perfectly. It is quite incredible considering the lack of quality photos that you had to work with! Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job of bringing our mares back to "life", we feel like they're still with us in a way.' Kelva (
Both mares had died of separate accidents within 3 weeks of each other. We
only had mobile phone photos for reference and they weren't very good so I'm
glad the portrait turned out as well as it did!- Sue)
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'His last day before the sales.'50 x 60 cms image sizeFramed Oil
"This is my entry for the 2011 Inglis Equine Art Prize for Thoroughbred racehorses. I had to go to a TB stud and take reference photos and do a painting with the theme 'Life at Stud'. 'Thongy' is a 9 month old weanling and was being prepared for the sales. He was everyones favourite and they were going to miss him. He ended up being a favourite at the sales and selling for top price. He has now gone to New Zealand." Sue
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'BeeJay Park Piaf '25 x 30 cmsPastel" Wow It's like looking at her in person! Fantastic!" Shelley ( when Shelly was sent the photo of the portrait)
"I've just seen the painting - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spectacular! You have really captured her character. It's perfect! Meg is going to be so delighted! I'll let you know the reaction!" Shelley ( when Shelly saw the actual portrait) 'She loved the painting!!!!! I wish you could have seen her face - she is delighted!' We really are delighted. Mum has just seen the painting and was blown away, she said you really brought BJ to life. Shelley
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'Cicciolina'35 x 35cms Oil on deep edged canvas ( gallery wrap canvas)" Cicco looks wonderful I`m really pleased!" Anna
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'Jazzabout'We placed Jazza in a setting with the views of the property .Jazza is now retired but we painted him in his prime. 50 x 60 cmsOil " Thank you for the wonderful painting of Jazzabout. You have captured him in a way that shows off his beautiful kind eye and gentle nature, but have still managed to capture his happy soul. This horse is very dear to me and has given me a lot of enjoyment in both training and competitions .Now everytime I walk past this lovely painting I enjoy seeing him forever portrayed in Oils." Louise 'I think it looks great and I am very happy with it. It is so true to life especially his face.' Louise
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'Emma and Balco'30 x 40cms Oil on deep edged canvas
'Lovely , so sweet! I love it it looks so like her." Anna |
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For Sale'Ha Ha ! That's a good one !...'35 x 46cms Oil on deep edged canvas$550 |
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Zeuss & Ic 48 x65cms OilThis is one I did for myself. I've been trying to get a decent photo of us for years without luck so I decided to make my 'ideal' painting! I picked a happy photo of us both from a few years back. Zeuss's pose wasn't very good nor mine but I fixed that in the portrait and also slimmed myself down..LOL's.. Because I was pleasing myself I also zapped up the colour a lot as I love colour! see the reference photo I used below
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'Kaludah Renoir'25 x 30cmsOil on deep edged canvas
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'Jack'40 x 50cmsOil"OK - I have waited till I had all the family here to give me their opinions. You have definitely captured his inquisitive nature. Jenny
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For Sale$2350 'Power and grace'59 x 59 cmsOil
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As always the images are of reduced quality for the web. The original painting is much sharper than this. |
As this wasn't a commission I decided my aim would be to emphasise the movement and front of the horse and everything else would be less important. If this was a commission the client would have had input and I could have put a jacket on the rider , had the horse plaited maybe even had the rider the most important. That's the beauty of a painting, unlike a photo where it is already chosen for you and everything is important , in a painting you can choose to emphasise whatever you want .So from one photo you can get several paintings all with a different feel.
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'Lukey'
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" It looks so much better in the flesh than on the computer .Its so 3D..he really stands out...I'm speechless.." Bronwen " That's why I say a painting is better than a photo.. Its more 3D and lifelike..." Sue " You had your work cut out between removing me, lowering his head and changing his expression.." Bronwen
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'Rio'40 x 50 cmsOil"That looks fantastic ! We're really happy with it!!" Liz " I love the shine he has .You're very clever." Bronwyn
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'Sam'
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'Grant and Casca'30 x 40 cmsDeep edged canvas Oil " It's awesome! I'm sure he'll love it!.." Kym This painting was a compromise. It was to be a secret and the reference photos weren't good enough to use so we had to use a different horse and rider, change the colour of the horse and add a suitable face from our photos of Grant to suit the riders pose. To see what we did click here
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'Liz & Rio'30 x 40cmsOil" We love it ! It looks great...Your image of Liz is just perfect!.." Liz & Bronwyn
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'Boss'60 x 70 cms Oil " LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!! You're a genius!!!! It will bring tears again!!! Thank you soooo much - it'll make his day. Actually he hasn't stopped talking about the Whoopi & Buster painting - but this will blow him away. Made my day ! Vanessa
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'Medallion'20 x 30 cms Oil
" Louise loved her painting. I joked and said I expected downlights installed above the painting as Lou's husband was an electrician in a former life - so he did and they are on a timer so that they are on from when they arrive home until they leave for work the next morn. Even if you get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet you can view the painting. A huge success just not sure how to top it next year." Toni
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'Kym'30 x 40 cms Oil " You've really caught the action!!...everyone who sees it loves it.."
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'Piquett'50 x 60 cmsOil"Gitte loved it !!! Thought it was tremendous and can't wait to see it in real life." Inger "Thank you so much for showing us around your place when we were in Australia but the best thing was to see the painting of Piquett - how on earth do you do it? The expression in her eyes is just perfect - and all the undertones in the dark colour - well everything.. And Gitte was thrilled when she saw it! You have really done a wonderful job. " Anne maria
"I was very happy to receive
the beautiful painting of Piquett. I'm amazed how many details you
have been able to get into the picture - she looks so alive! It's
now on the wall in our living room and many people comment it. I
cannot praise it enough, it's the best gift I've ever received!
I've attached some photos from the
day I got it, and after having it framed so you can see
what it looks like. I hope you like it - I'm very happy with the
result! "
Gitte
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Gem50 x 60cmsPastel1998
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'Smoking Billy'50 x 60 cms Acrylic c 2000 |
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'Olivia & Ebony'20 x 30 cms Oil
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I can offer quality custom framing for your painting.You then need only to supply suitable photos and wait to receive your custom ready to hang portrait.
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