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Equine Art by Holly Vanasse

I am passionate about creating mixed media horses that are uniquely colored and living in a spirit filled, dream-like world.


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Paintings

Each painting is many many layers of collage, paint and ink. I love to create wild backgrounds and paint horses on top of them. This creates lots of opportunities for "happy accidents" and unique color combinations.

Process

I don't know who the horse will be until I am finished. Their personality emerges as I am painting them. I love the challenge of making the background colors work with the shading and highlights of the horse.

Commissions

Photos of your horse are used to inspire a painting that captures the essence of your horse but as if they are in another world, one where colors and patterns behave differently.

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The age of the utilitarian horse is over. But the horse as an object of art, as a subject of concern, as a monument to character development is now more important than ever. That which is irreplaceable and not interchangeable deserves cherishing.

Charles De Kunffy

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Process from Painting to Giclee Print

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Once a painting is complete, there are still quite a few steps to take to create a high quality giclee print. Here is the process that I use to create …

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Process

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 Dappled Pony paintings begin with a background. I play with many colors, types of paint, different tools, and different techniques in many layers. I …

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Why Horses?

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Equines are the animal that has fascinated me the most, for my whole life. I am drawn to their beauty, the way the light falls on them at different …

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Ernie Painting is Finished!

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Work in Progress Pictures for Ernie Painting

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Connecting with horses is letting go, yet merging, to enter the infinite and dance with the spirit of the horse, a magical moment of mutual respect, harmony, and partnership. Through this union, anything and everything is possible and we can become whatever we give ourselves the power to be.

Margrit Coates