After stops at Spruce Meadows for the Masters (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and in Columbus, Ohio for Quarter Horse Congress, Le Cheval Du Cadeau will be heading west for its next appearance.

And going western.

Le Cadeau Du Cheval - The Horse Gift will be on display at Cowboy Christmas in Las Vegas, Nevada this December.

Scheduled from December 4 - 13, 2008, Cowboy Christmas is the official gift show of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Cowboy Christmas is the longest running and ONLY ORIGINAL gift show of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall will be stuffed full of tack, equipment, clothing and all kinds of gift ideas for this ten-day show.

For anyone who loves to shop or loves the rodeo, it is the place to be in December

A massive collaborative mural combining 187 of some of the finest equine artists from around the world, Le Cadeau Du Cheval - The Horse Gift will add its own unique flare to this year’s Cowboy Christmas.

I was fortunate enough to have been able to participate in this unique, international event. The image you see with this blog is my 16″ x 16″ contribution, Windswept, an original oil painting on panel.

For those who enjoy seeing how paintings are made, the step-by-step painting process is now available on my web site. Due to time constraints on the creative portion of the project, I used a more direct painting technique on this painting, rather than the classical painting technique I prefer. I invite you to take a look.

If you are in town for the National Finals Rodeo in December, I also invite you to stop by and take a look at the original mural, as well.

©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Carrie Lewis’s website.