Equestrian
Joy Kirton Smith has a unique style to her painting which is significantly apparent through her use of backgrounds and flux. She had always been inspired by her family's painting and decorating business which taught her to experiment with new styles and different materials. She became facinated with drawing techniques whilst attending college workshop group and was particularly interested in how t.....
Born in Poland, Andre Pater studied at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. In 1981 he relocated to the United States where through Polish tradition he was involved in the breeding of Arabian horses. It was this involvement that inspired him to depict through painting this breed of horse. It was in 1998 after his move to Kentucky that his interest shifted from Arabian horses to Thoroughbreds. He has c.....
Claire Eva Burton studied at the Medway College of Art. She had always had a fascination with horses and racing and it is this fascination that has provided the basis for all her beautifully executed paintings. Claire Eva Burton states, "Working with racehorses was my best education...you have to be able to feel how a horse moves at speed to be able to convey that on canvas". She was commissioned .....
Graham Isom was born in 1945 in Kent and has always had a passion for horses. His father had a riding school and Graham Isom grew up with horses. He started off teaching in Dorset but was able to give this up in a short space of time due to an overwhelming increase in private commissions. He specialised in figure studies for two years and was devoted to his life of painting. From 1990 to 1993 he w.....
Jay Boyd Kirkman was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1958, and has been resident in England since 1973. He studied at the West Surrey College of Art and at the Camberwell School of Art from 1976-1980.
He has been working in the equestrian genre sinc.....
Susan Crawford is a self taught painter although spent two years at Signorini Nera Simi, the Florentine drawing school. The inspiration for her paintings is drawn from the works of Sir Alfred Munnings and George Stubbs, the very classical horse painters. Susan Crawford has hosted many exhibition both in the UK and abroad, including the Tryon Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the National.....
John Trickett originally trained as an accountant and then went on to play football on a professional level. He is probably most famous for his labrador paintings. He has been described as the 'finest labrador painter in the world' by the 'Shooting Times'. He is also well known for his shooting landscapes, Norfolk scenes, Scottish Loch scenes and river and sea scapes. Trickett's abilities were not.....
Malcolm Coward lives his life for his animals and painting. Born in Malton, West Yorkshire he has gained recognition Internationally as being one of the UK's leading equestrian painters. He has been awarded the President's medal by the Society of Equestrian Artists in London and has had his work accepted by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Birmingh.....
Jacqueline Stanhope was born in 1963 and was educated in Scotland. Facinated by horses and racing she began painting and drawing them at an early age by the young age of 10 she was using oils. She was gifted both academically as well as artistically, she began selling her work in secondary school. She left school at the age of 16 to follow her career in painting on a professional level, chosing th.....
Tom La Fontaine paints predominantly equine and figurative portraits and has a long an illustrious career. Throughout the war he undertook mainly commercial work and after the war had ended he returned to commissioned painting. His very first exhibition was in 1962 at Ackermans followed by joint exhibitions with Peter Howell in 1966 and 1972. The work of Tom La Fontaine has often been compared t.....
Mike Heslop was born in London and his artistic career spans more than forty years. Mike Heslop trained at the Sommerset College of Art and the Brighton College of Art and Design for five years. Between 1983-1986 he worked at the Falmouth School of Art and Design as a Senior Lecturer, he then relocated to Stockholm in Sweden where he spent the following two years working for Studio Frank as a res.....
Daniel Crane was born in Norfolk in 1969, he was surrounded by farm animals during his childhood on the family farm and has great respect for the countryside. Having a keen interest in field sports he became gripped with a passion for foxhunting. Daniel Crane feels constantly challenged to capture the atmosphere, spontaneity and anticipation of what a day may bring, and this has led to Daniel be.....
Angela Davidson was born in 1969 in Aberdeen and is recognised as one of Scotland's up and coming artists. Her inspiration is drawn from her local surroundings and is an entirely self taught artist. She has a regular stream of commissions due to the very high standard of her work. Whilst working on client commissions she is often working on original paintings for her gallery......
Leslie Thiel was born, raised and educated in England. The majority of her adult life has been spent in the USA, Germany and Switzerland. Leslie Thiel has had a passion for painting and drawing from a very young age, despite this passion she did not commit herself to her love of art until much later on in life. Inspired by the beautiful Arab horses around her, she has now become an accomplished eq.....
Leslie Stones grew up on several farms in the North Yorkshire countryside and there is a strong presence of the countryside influence in his work. Born in 1957, Leslie Stones began drawing and painting farm scenes, animals and the rural countryside around him from an early age. He left school and began working as a joiner for the building trade, following that a mining electrician and then as a te.....
