Art and Awards

I have been increasingly impressed with much of the personal artwork I have seen many bloggers display on their blogs. We have some really talented cowgirls out there, including Trainwreck over at Cowboys, Kids, and Sunsets, as well as Chelsi at Adventures of a Horse Crazed Mind!

While browsing on K T Spark's The Wildwood blog a few weeks ago, I saw a piece of artwork titled Work Boots that caught my eye!

The piece was by Carolyn Mock. I particularly liked it because it reminded me a little bit of a photo Paint Girl took of me on My Boy last summer. I have always wanted to have someone create a piece of art for me off of that photo.

I clicked on Carolyn's painting on the sidebar and it led me to her website. I emailed K T and asked her if I could feature some of Carolyn's art on my blog, and she said yes. Yeah! I really liked this one called Appaloosa Sundown:

I also liked this one, titled Hello Handsome. You probably did not know this about me, but I am a fan of moose. Goodness, I don't know why and I have never seen one in person. I just find them fascinating!

K T said that Carolyn even did a card front for Leanin' Tree this year, a red cardinal on a spur.

Here is the link to Carolyn's site, if you want to see her other western and wildlife artwork.

I just love Leanin' Tree holiday cards and searched 3 different places to find a mixed box set I liked. I was even able to find a set that had a few Appaloosa cards in it! This particular card designed by Jody Bergsma was not in the boxed set, but I find it on their website, available for purchase as a single card.

As I was writing this post, it dawned on me that my best friend (of 27 years) and I took an acrylic painting class a few years ago. I was always a good artist as a child and think I am fairly creative artistically. I painted a few canvases, but then I got back into horses and gave it up. However, my friend has continued painting and has shown some real talent. Perhaps I have found the person to paint that photo for me!
I also want to thank my blogging friends Victoria at Teachings of the Horse and Lisa over at Laughing Orca Ranch for the Butterfly Award! I am always so honored to receive an award! And this one is such a lovely one, too! Thank you!