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Equine Art by Holly Vanasse

I am passionate about creating mixed media horses that are vibrantly 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

Recent Posts

Last 12 Paintings

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This past year was the year that I took the leap and began to really put my equine artwork out in the world. More and more Facebook friends began to …

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Process from Painting to Giclee Print

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Once a painting is complete, creating high quality, fine art, horse painting prints involves many steps. All prints from Dappled Pony Designs are …

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Process

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Start with a Background Dappled Pony colorful horse paintings begin with a mixed media background. I play with many colors, types of paint, collage, …

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Equine Art “Gallery Equus” is Opening Soon!

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Collective Equine Art Gallery is a Dream Come True There's a unique, new equine art gallery coming to the Northeast Minneapolis Art District. Located …

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Ernie Painting is Finished!

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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