“Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania” is underway. Pennsylvania is the fourth state in my special series of horse paintings, and I thought your club members might be interested in learning about the project. Everyone is invited to nominate their favorite Pennsylvania horse.
I hope to include a wide variety of breeds, colors, shapes and sizes of horses from throughout Pennsylvania. Up to 25 horses will be selected. An online nomination form is available at . Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2009.
The project offers an opportunity for horse owners to share details about why their nominated horse is special. The stories for selected horses become an important part of the project, and will be displayed alongside the finished paintings on my website and will be included as part of the exhibition of the completed paintings in 2010.
I will travel throughout Pennsylvania the during June 2009 to photograph selected horses. As an artist, I enjoy personally meeting and photographing the horses in her paintings. Observing the horses at liberty and interacting with their owners helps me portray the horse’s personality in my artwork.
To enter “Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania” complete the online form or to enter by email, send the following information: description of why this horse should be included in the project (300 words or less), horse’s name, breed, age, color, gender, owner’s name, address, email, and phone. If the horse is kept at a different address than the owner’s, include the address where horse resides. Include the nominator’s name and contact information, if different than owner. Email the information to: kmbrenner@hotmail.com. (If owner is under 18 years old, please list parent’s name, so permission to photograph the horse can be coordinated with a parent.)
Entries must be received by March 31, 2009. Owners of selected horses will be notified by April 15, 2009.
This will be the fourth in my “Beautiful Horses” series. I hope to travel to all 50 states and do a series for each. Earlier series, featuring horses from Texas, Ohio and Michigan, can be viewed on my website .
If you have questions about the project, please contact me at kmbrenner@hotmail.com.
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