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Back in the Saddle, Watercolor, goes to Texas Museum Exhibit

August 11th, 2010 | Posted in Debbie Flood

I’m pleased to announce that the watercolor painting Back in the saddle has been accepted into the Breckenridge Fine Art Museum 19th annual exhibit in Breckenridge, Texas. Exhibit dates are August 24 to September25, 2010
You can view thier website here: http://www.breckenridgefineart.org

Debbie FloodDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Dealing with Excess Baggage in a Relationship

June 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Sue Steiner



Every relationship brings baggage. We all know this. The older you get the more you bring with you. Sure, you bring good life experiences and knowledge too but when you start a new relationship a big part of it is figuring out if there is more good vs bad. You go through the giddy, I’m in love stage and then, in time, you separate out the fantasy vs. the reality.

When you get a horse it is no different. In the beginning the fantasy of what the horse will be is so strong. In rescue horses it can be even more so because you get to fill in all the blanks yourself. What will this horse will become under MY care? Maybe people turn to animal rescue because they have already learned they can’t change people…. but oh our minds have a field day in thinking what we can make this creature into. Very little information comes with a rescue horse. You try to piece it together. The horse in time will tell you their history. Thats one thing about horses that you can’t say is true of all people in relationships– horses are always honest.

When I got Rhythm all I knew was her approx. height, color, sex and a guess at her age and breed. This is how she was described: Arab Cross bay mare, approx. 14 yrs. old, 15 H. I knew also that someone rode her for at least 50 sec on a video.

The only thing that hasn’t changed at all is her sex. She is and always has been a mare.

I don’t have a grip with the kill auction rescue people. They do quick evaluations and estimations. They see the horse for only a very short amount of time and try to find it a home before the kill buyer gets it.

Rhythm shed out of a very dark bay to a bright bay. She filled out and muscled up and looks very much a Quarter Horse. She is barely 14.2 hands I bet…. haven’t really measured her but thats okay. I like short horses. My vet thinks she’s 20-ish. thats okay too cuz age is just a number, right?

When I first got her I thought since her feet looked good for a rescue, someone must of taken good care of her before the broker got her. Maybe. Or maybe she’s got good, hard hooves.

Her mane had a nice sheen to it so I thought someone groomed and fed her well until the broker got her. Maybe. Or maybe her coat has a nice nautral luster.

I do know this: Rhythm has taken everything in stride except: Camera flashes and clicks, bug spray, Show Sheen Spray, seeing a fan in the barn, treats, being caught and being sponged off after a ride.

My first ‘fantasy’ idea was she was a 4H horse. But unlikely considering the above.
She also was a bucker but fortunately a half hearted one who work thru it pretty easily.

Now I’m thinking she was a broodmare out on the range! Who would of NEVER sprayed bug spray on their horse in 20 years? Or taken their picture. LOL! Maybe a cowboy.

I’m having fun getting to know her. I’ll accept her ~mysterious~ history and just take her for what is she is now.

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Pet Portraits in Oil
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Turning a Negative into a Positive

May 17th, 2010 | Posted in Sue Steiner

Rhythm, one of my new rescues,has one annoying habit. Horses are a little like spouses, you can love them but they can have a habit that drives you nuts! Rhythm is hard to catch. I can’t blame her… who knows what kind of treatment or handling she’s encountered but I kind of hoped she would know I am a good guy- not a bad guy! She’s getting better. It’s kind of funny though. She walks up to the gate and waits her turn while I bring the horses in. She’s always last. When its her turn she waits for me to come to the gate then turns and walks to the furthest part of the pasture. I then can walk right up to her and bring her in. The walking is good for me. :)

After I walked the pasture for the umpteenth time I decided to make good use of this time and bring the rope reins with me next time. The last couple times I went to bring Rhythm to the barn I clipped on the rope reins to her halter, brought her over to a fence, hopped on and rode her up to the barn. So now the further away she walks the longer my ride gets to be. Now that’s how to turn a negative into a positive! Sue Steiner,

Animal and Equine artist
Pet Portraits in Oil
White Horse Studios
324 Cleveland Ave. NW
Canton, Ohio 44702

http://www.suesteiner.com

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pet portraits, horses in art, studio or online sales, commissions

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The Western themed watercolor continues in progress.

March 4th, 2010 | Posted in Debbie Flood

Here is today’s work on this Western themed watercolor. I worked more on the clouds..again. The men, the horses bridles and the rocks in front of the Buckskin. Mostly picking now, at details with a tiny brush.

Inquiries about my art may come to my email debflood@debfloodart.com thank you. Gallery inquiries are welcome also. You can also visit my website at http://www.debfloodart.com Or the Child a day paintings.

Thank you for following along,

DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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“Hold the storm at bay” Progress on Western Watercolor

February 16th, 2010 | Posted in Debbie Flood

Here is more work on the Western scene “Hold the storm at bay”, Watercolor. I’ve gone in and darkened the sky more. I’ve also added some little dust devils blowing up from the wind on the ground. I also started adding dark colors to the horse’s tail to the left of the painting.

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“Hold the storm at bay” Western Watercolor Progress

February 13th, 2010 | Posted in Debbie Flood

This is the progress so far on “Hold the storm at bay” watercolor.

I just started this watercolor February 11. I realized that I needed 12 Equine Paintings for all the exhibits this year. So, I’ve been getting busy creating new works.I’m really loving the colors I’ve got going on in this one. That late in the day summer storm approaching and the cowgirl hurrying to get the equipment off the horses before it rains.
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“Puddle hopping” Western Cowgirl and Quarter Horse Watercolor

December 10th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood


I just completed this Watercolor painting yesterday. I’ve cropped out different sections of the painting so you can better see the detail that went into this.

The painting is 14 x 18 inches and titled “Puddle hopping”.

I hope you enjoy this new watercolor. If you are interested in purchasing this Original Painting, you may contact me at debflood@debfloodart.com thank you.
Debbie
Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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“Hoofin’ it” Western watercolor

October 19th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood

I have been doing a lot of small watercolor paintings of this young man. He always has a wonderful outfit at the horse shows. This coat was no exception! I think the painting pretty much speaks for its self here. The coat has a split up the back for ease in riding, and as he walked along leading his horse, it was flipping in the breeze he created with his swiftness.

You can also find this painting in my book, “Painting a child a day, the first six months, Volume 1″. There are a lot of children and horses in this book. My favorite subject matter. The link to the book is at the top right of this Blog.

~Debbie
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QT, Scooter, Shadow: Melisa Pearce’s “Touched By A Horse” Boys

August 16th, 2009 | Posted in Susan Williams

QT
This morning was spent photographing three former champion reiners who now have new jobs in life. And yes I do take normal photographs! I once handed a client her proofs and she just stared quietly at them, finally looking up and saying softly…”These don’t look anything like your work”. LOL!

But back to these amazing guys, who are not old and retired but average aged that have experienced career changes in life that they embrace and love. Career changes are not just for people!

Scooter
Each one of these handsome boys have become a therapeutic healer. Melisa is a psychotherapist who uses horses extensively in her work. These are her personal show horses who no longer perform at World championships but work their magic on her clients and other folks who show up from all over the country to participate in one of many equine experiential learning workshops she offers at her Lil Bit North Ranch in Longmont CO.

Shadow
I have been very fortunate to share and sell my art at her workshops. People leave the ranch wanting to bring home a “horse” to solidify their experience so Melisa and I felt it would be more powerful and meaningful if they were able to bring home a representation of her horses whom they worked with. This is a fun and exciting project! I also photographed Kathy Pike’s horses (Coaching With Horses) a couple of weeks ago for the same purpose. This is a very worthwhile project that may continue to help people with their healing process once they are back in their mainstream life.

I will continue to share more about this artwork as it develops.

Enriching the life of humans and horses one day at a time……

Yours in the dance,
Susan
windhorseOne Studios

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Doc – Moving On to Greener Pastures

August 7th, 2009 | Posted in Jenifer S. Trottier


An artist friend of mine recently had to put down her American Quarter Horse. Doc had a rough past having been abused and was truly fortunate to have a great home. I painted this 10″ x 8″ acrylic on panel in his memory. I hope that this likeness will help his owner remember the good years of a lost friend.

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A New Little One to Share

July 8th, 2009 | Posted in Carole Rodrigue

Untitled
11 x 14 original acrylic on canvas

Here’s a piece I did Saturday night. I’d started just the underpainting on a previous night, and then completed it in a few hours Saturday night. This piece was intended to be something quick, light, and just for pure enjoyment, intentionally limiting the time allowed to complete it. Sort of an exercise. The horse is the same I’d painted in Miracle Man, the piece depicting Josh Lyons and a horse he broke last year. Like I said before, I fell in love with this horse and might paint him again in the future. He had the craziest, wildest mane, and I just absolutely fell in love with him! When his mane hung wildly in front, he was so beautiful.

We also attended the rodeo in Azilda this past Sunday afternoon. The weather was quite freakish with the wind blowing directly toward us. Little Miss Allergy here got extremely sick within no time and we ended up having to leave a little early, although I don’t think we missed much because a storm arrived minutes after we left. So we did get to enjoy most of the show!

So what’s on the easel now? Well, I’m going to paint that glass apple again, but under different lighting. I’ve got something for that apple . . .

P.S. I’ve added the “followers” gadget and would love to have followers apply! Please spare me embarrassment and become a follower. Please? :-p

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‘Ready to ride’ From the painting a child a day blog

June 12th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood


Today’s watercolor is ‘Ready to ride’ 5 x 7 $50.00. Inquiries to purchase or to book your own child a day may come to my email at debflood@debfloodart.com thanks. That’s right, I’m now booking Child a days. If you would like to have your child’s image painted and posted to the Child a day Blog, send me your favorite image through email and I’ll schedule it into the child a days and create a lasting watercolor you can pass down through the generations. All images for child a day are 5 x 7 inches, painted on a 6 x 8 inch, 100% Archival Watercolor board. They are sealed in a resealable clear sleeve and shipped USPS Priority Mail. We can also discuss Matting & framing and framing prices if you would like to have it ready to hang on your wall the minute you open the box! These little paintings will fit nicely in a 9 x 12 frame. Thank you for viewing and enjoying my art. Please share with family and friends. Talk with you tomorrow, Debbie Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Western wedding daily watercolor

June 10th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood


Today’s daily watercolor is ‘Western wedding’, 5 x 7 $50.00. Inquiries to purchase may come to my email at debflood@debfloodart.com, thanks. I have to give some credit to my oldest son for helping me with this painting. He came home from school, and me thinking I had just finally finished this painting (after many interruptions today) and he tells me the girl looks like a monkey! Ug. I could see it too. Monkey girl from planet of the apes! I guess I just dated myself with that remark. Oh well, been one of those days, ha. So, back to work and washed out her face & some of the veil that covered it. But hey…I got it! So here they are…the little bride and groom riding off into the purple sunset.

I’ve had a few people ask me about how I take payments. So I will post here for an FYI: I accept Paypal and in some instances a personal check sent to me through the regular mail. I have Paypal set up so that I can create an invoice and email it with a paypal button. This works world wide and is safe-secure and so easy! Paypal takes e-checks, credit cards and your paypal account. The shipping gets added in and you don’t have to worry about anything. Paypal is also used on my website, so if there is something there that you would like to purchase…it’s easy and fast.

Enjoy today’s watercolor and please share with family and friends. Talk with you tomorrow! Debbie Debbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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‘Get a leg up’ Daily Watercolor

June 9th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood


Today’s watercolor is ‘Get a leg up’ 5 x7 $50.00. Inquires may come to my email at debflood@debfloodart.com thanks. I watched this boy for quite sometime and taking a lot of photos. He was so cute and his red Quarter Horse looked really big next to him! His grandma helped him with putting his black chaps on and getting him all spiffy for the show ring. What a nice horse he had. The horse would stand there forever waiting for him to get up there in that saddle. The best babysitter this little boy will ever have! Yesterday’s painting ‘Lil cowboy’ sold, Thank you! I would like to also remind you all that I still have plenty of copies of my book, ‘Children & their 4~legged friends, a series of watercolor paintings & poems. Hard cover $54.95 and soft cover $44.95, available. You can order off my website at http://www.debfloodart.com or contact me through my email. I also have the little books to build your own mural from the Le Cadeua Du Cheval, the Horse Gift mural, for $25.00 each. These books come in a nice slip cover too! Please share this painting and info with friends and family, thanks! DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Progress on Oil of ‘Job well done’

April 7th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood

I finally laid the grass in. I really like the grass. When I look at it, it makes me want to take off my shoes and run barefoot in it! It looks so cool and thick and soft. I’ll be adding a few blue highlights to it, then calling the grass done (maybe).
I’ve been fiddling with the sky. I added the green grass color to it at the very top, but there is something else that needs to be done. I studied the sky on Sunday for awhile when we drove to Augusta to pick up my two watercolor paintings from the Maine Sportsman show. I’m letting those memories stew in my brain for awhile. I still need to do work on the leg wraps, the tail and the halter and riggin’. So, lots more work to do on it still, but it is getting there.

At the Maine Sportsman show I picked up Third place with ‘Song & dance’ a watercolor of a Beagle.
And an Honorable Mention for ‘Buddies ll’ a watercolor of my husband and our dog, Chandler, fishing.

April 26 I will be at Hill N Dale Farm in Warren, Maine as guest Artist for a book signing and my booth will be set up too. That will be a fun event. The 4H kids will be there raising funds and it is a huge horsey day for everyone! Hill N Dale Farm won top business of the year and April 9th they will be honored with 9 other area businesses! I’m very impressed! The ladies who run the 4H at the farm will be on hand to help represent the farm and they also will be representing me as their pick/nomination for best artist/business in the area!! I’m very flabbergasted about that! They will be handing out my business cards and postcards to the people who are ‘who’s who’ in the business world of the area. An awesome networking night for sure.

I just launched ‘Painting a child a day’ today, April 6, and posted a little boy and a pony. You can view that painting by clicking on ‘Painting a child a day’ Blog

So, I’m a bit pumped about these things that seem to be developing. We never know what kind of journey our dreams will take us on, but it sure is a fun ride.

Thanks for reading and looking and enjoying my art.
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Job well done oil painting progress continues

March 30th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood


The top photo here is where I have left off today. You can see the work that I did in the cropped up close images below.

The photo above here is where I left off on Sunday and began today on. I have the leg wraps blocked in with color. And I had worked on the sky, adding highlights to the clouds.


I worked on the lower pant leg, boot, stirrup, and straps and the knee brace. I also worked on the breast plate.

I’m getting ready to start on the bridle and halter and bit area. I’ve added highlights to the eye and nostril.

Here, above, you can see the detail in the muscle and shine of the horse. I started laying on color on the cowboy’s hands too. Notice detail in the saddle. The saddle pad is still the under painting. I haven’t touched the saddle pad yet.

Here you can see the detail in the hat, the saddle, and the shirt. I’m still working on the hands and will be cleaning up the edges and applying more highlights. That very white looking area on the back of the saddle will also be brought down so it is not so bright. I’ll be adding a pattern to the outline of it also.

This cowboy also needs a belt! I’ll be adding that later.

I’m very pleased with the whole painting so far and I am enjoying painting this one.

I hope you are enjoying it as well.
DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Job well done oil painting, continued progress

March 27th, 2009 | Posted in Debbie Flood

A lot done on this today! I have the sky worked in. Once it is dry, I’ll probably go in with some highlights to the clouds and the horizon. Once I get the grass and ground color in, I’ll be able to gauge the sky better. Each element plays off the other, so each one has to be laid in to see where colors need to be changed or not.

I also did a lot on the horse. Worked on the head and neck and a bit on the rump & barrel. The horizon grass was softened too.
Just a tiny bit of detail was worked on in the pants.

I’m very happy with this so far.

Thanks for looking!

DebbieDebbie Flood, Artist. Equine, Wildlife, and the natural world.
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Winter Scotch – Finishing The Horse

February 1st, 2009 | Posted in Karen Baker Thumm

I’m not a fan of getting older, but my body has other ideas. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been exercising regularly which is something I haven’t done for a long time. One day I do leg exercises and the next I do shoulder and neck exercises. These were all prescribed by the physical therapist for various injuries and the arthritis I have in my neck and shoulders. Unfortunately, this week I suffered a setback when my shoulders and neck pretty much seized up, and I could barely lift hand to mouth to feed myself. (that might be a good thing if it weren’t so painful!) Lifting my saddle around to clean it was just too painful to even contemplate, so it still sits in the laundry room in pieces as does the bridle.

Clearly, a change in strategy is in order.

My horse is advancing in years also and has been lame in the hind end for over a month now. He had his second chiropractic adjustment on Friday and will soon be going on a joint supplement. I ordered a quarter sheet from Dover last week which I hope will help him to warm up safely when we ride which I should be doing more often, for his benefit and mine. He’s now wearing his winter blanket since we’ve had so much sub and near zero weather of late, and I’m sure he appreciates that immensely, even though he gets it dirty by taking his morning roll in the arena after his breakfast grain. He’ll be 24 on April 15.

Several years ago I decided that when Scottie can no longer be ridden, I will quit riding. At this point, I’m not sure which of us will give out first!

Yesterday, I was recovered enough to work on this painting again and managed to pretty much finish the horse last night. Although he could use some adjustments, I’m so happy with how he turned out that I’m debating whether or not to just finish up the background and call the painting finished. The horse looks just like Scottie, and this painting will remain in my collection no matter what.

It’s time to start thinking of what to work on next.

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