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    horse portrait from photo

    I want to have a portrait done of a particular photo of my daughter and her Irish Sport horse gelding for a college graduation gift. Anyone with an artist recommendation or someone to avoid?

    Thanks
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    What kind of portrait are you looking for? Oil painting? Acrylic? Colored pencil? Graphite? Charcoal?

    Are you looking for something photorealistic, more abstract?

    There are so many wonderful portraitists out there, it would help to narrow down what you want a bit.

    A price range would also be helpful.
    come what may

    Rest in peace great mare, 1987-2013

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      #3
      I am open to different types of portraits depending on the artist's work, I think I can safely rule out abstract however and probably don't want just an exact copy of the photo. I love pen and ink, pencil, water color and oil. Price? Well it is a college graduation gift so I am thinking $400-600. Thanks.

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      • #4
        http://eeyore.fineartstudioonline.com

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        • #5
          I had this woman do a lovely portrait of my dog. Her work is beautiful and she is wonderful to work with. Highly recommend!!

          http://www.equineartbyjulie.com/

          Here is her FB page:

          https://www.facebook.com/julie.lawth...ref=ts&fref=ts

          I just noticed her website is not up and running...you can see examples of her art on FB!

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          • #6
            http://andreenharris.com/ does lovely work
            The Trials and Jubilations of a Twenty-Something Re-rider
            Happy owner of Kieran the mostly-white-very-large-not-pony.

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            • #7
              I don't do these full time, mostly just for fun, but this was my most recent:

              http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...lle/photo2.jpg

              I've started taking a (very) small number of commissions for the Christmas season. Let me know if you're interested.

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              • Original Poster
                #8
                Thanks for all the input so far! Going to be difficult to choose an artist, they are all good.

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                • #9
                  Highly highly highly recommend Michele Soderstrom www.horsepainter.com

                  She has painted 3 golden retrievers for my family and they are all gorgeous. Very life-like which was definitely a requirement for me. She is great at getting the animal's expression exactly right.

                  The first one she did for us you can see on her website under commissioned work.

                  Second:
                  https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...7_866038_n.jpg

                  Third:
                  https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...43746241_n.jpg (sorry for the not so great pic, it is super impressive in real life!)
                  My CANTER cutie Chip and IHSA shows!
                  http://www.youtube.com/kheit86

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                  • #10
                    I do pet portraits, mostly equine (does this count as advertising if I link to my site?) I as well am open to a few Christmas commissions.

                    http://marykacsurart.webs.com

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                    • #11
                      Simone Sutherland-Keller, in Norfolk VA.

                      www.simonesk.com

                      I think she should put more drawings besides the one dog drawing up on her website though. She really is good. She did an amazing drawing of my daughter's late horse from a photo.

                      In her website photo section, that is my daughter and her dressage horse in the first photo! I had never checked out her website before. Sadly, he had to be put down last February, but they were sure having fun then (July 2011)!
                      "I swear it happened just like this" - Leonard Cohen

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                      • #12
                        Http://equinewoods.com

                        one of my dear friends does some amazing work. She can do charcoal, oil paints, digital paintings, and lots more. She's an art student here in Texas who has been shipping her work all over the place for the last few years. Shes been hired to do art clinics around the area, too.

                        she's got some holiday specials goin on now, too...
                        Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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                        • #13
                          Didgery, weigh in here!

                          Didgery had a gorgeous portrait done of Fenway. Wish I could remember the artist's name. It was a recent thread here.

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                          • #14
                            Kimberly Kelly santini does beautiful pet portraits. She doesn't do people so often, but if you were looking for a painting of just your daughter's horse, she's definitely one id check out. Her use of light and color is really wonderful.

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                            • #15
                              Heather Rohde did a gorgeous drawing of my beloved Chutney for me. I believe she does paintings as well.

                              http://www.facebook.com/kimberly.gat...type=3&theater
                              In loving memory of Chutney (1977 - 2008)

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                              • #16
                                Originally posted by NEEDS A NAP View Post
                                Simone Sutherland-Keller, in Norfolk VA.

                                www.simonesk.com

                                I think she should put more drawings besides the one dog drawing up on her website though. She really is good. She did an amazing drawing of my daughter's late horse from a photo.

                                In her website photo section, that is my daughter and her dressage horse in the first photo! I had never checked out her website before. Sadly, he had to be put down last February, but they were sure having fun then (July 2011)!
                                +2 for Simone...I rode with her waaaay back in the day, she used to do sketches of my pony when we were in middle school! They are treasured memories now I no longer have him.
                                "Choose to chance the rapids, and dare to dance the tides" - Garth Brooks
                                "With your permission, dear, I'll take my fences one at a time" - Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

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                                • #17
                                  I had mine done by Debbie Goldring out of Canada. I have loved loved loved it for years and it's even more dear to me now that my mare has passed.

                                  http://www.debbiegoldring.com/

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                                  • #18
                                    My friend Bobbie - http://bdfineart.net/ and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobbi...rt/44949309036

                                    Be sure to look at the photos on both sites.

                                    Her work will be on the cover of the coming Florida Thoroughbred Farm Managers Directory.

                                    L

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                                    • #19
                                      Feel free to explore the website in my signature. I work in gouache and chalk pastel, utilizing color theory.
                                      www.destinationconsensusequus.com
                                      chaque pas est fait ensemble

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                                      • #20
                                        I went back to Simone's website and realized that she does have several drawings/paintings on there. Horses, people, dogs. I was just too impatient to wait for the slide show to begin!

                                        My daughter's horse is on there under "commissions". She did it as a gift after he was put down. Very thoughtful and generous gesture on Simone's part.
                                        "I swear it happened just like this" - Leonard Cohen

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