Waiting In The Wings By Linda Luster

Linda Luster has devoted her life to horses and art. She was a frequent contributor to the Chronicle in the early 1980s while living in North Carolina. After taking 16 years off from art to train dressage horses professionally in Maryland, Luster returned to her artwork full time. She works out of her studio on her farm in Rocky Ridge, Md., where she still trains a few horses.

This week’s cover, Waiting In The Wings, is a portrait of the jumper Storm Warning, owned by Robert and Sandra Mockoviak of Legacy Stables. The 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood was originally campaigned by Olympian Anne Kursinski through the open jumper divisions. He now continues his jumping career with Legacy Stables resident trainer, William McDonald.