Stablemates By Beverly Wende

Beverly Wende knew at a young age that her career would be artistic. She invested in her talent after high school by attending Ringling School of Art (Fla.). There she met her husband who had a career as a freelance illustrator. After raising her family, Wende was able to invest all of her time and energy into her painting career.

She has been painting professionally for more than 20 years, and her love for and experience with dogs and horses find their way through her brush and onto her canvases. This week’s cover, Stablemates, is an example of the merging of her two favorite subjects.

Wende, Canton, Ga., spends most of her studio time completing commissioned portraits, but she also distributes her original oils to annual shows and events including the Sporting Days Art Show (S.C.), and The Beresford Gallery in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in August. Wende also participates in several American Academy of Equine Art Shows and exhibits through jury and invitation.