Horsekeeping and backyard training, pets and art by Connie Moses
I just had one of my photographs published in a photography, art, and literary ezine, illustrating a poem by Robert Bly.
Check my horse photo out here: The Water Tank, Winter poetry by Robert Bly.
The Ezine is Grey Sparrow Journal.
Once agin I submitted photos to the local competition to get your picture in the Library’s calendar for next year. Each person was allowed 4 submissions, anyone can enter pictures taken in Gilford.
I had the first two images below selected for the Calendar!
Pot of Gold, chosen for the 2010 Library Calendar… This is one day I was really glad we were on Lockes Island and I had my camera! The rainbow was a full arc, no way to capture it all in my camera’s field so had to settle for one end of it!
Autumn Repose was also selected. The local sheep farm has given me many wonderful fall shots– and they seem to be crowd pleasers!
Winter at Glendale Docks, also submitted
Monarch with Mount Washington in the far distance, Lake Winnipesaukee (submitted).
These shots I seriously considered, but did not enter… both sunrises are from Lockes Island where we spend time in the summer.
I am endlessly fascinated with all the different personalities of the big lake, depending on the weather and time of year… even these 2 sunrises are so totally different.
One more view from Lockes Island.
These and many other blog pictures on Horsepaintings’ Webshots
My most recent pet portrait has just been finished. She is a black labrador named Zara, lying in the shady grass underneath a blossoming tree, surveying her domain.
Shared here are the painting and some of the stages in its development. A few of the reference photos I used are below, which were provided by the client.
This is Zara’s mixed media portrait, created using Corel Painter’s natural media paintbrush tools and a Wacom digital tablet. For visual effect, I frame her face by the sunlit grass in the background and the tree branches at top. The composition echoes and complements the lines of her body.
Because she is lying in the shade, and because she is a black dog, I add yellow, blue and purple tones in her body to liven up her coloring. These same colors are carried into the rest of the painting to tie it together.
It’s so hard to show the detail in these small websize reproductions… 
Detail of the tree blossoms… I kept them suggestive with loose brushwork, using splashed-on diffuse colors behind more defined areas, and contrasting the interplay of sun and shadow. This was so fun to paint!
First roughout sketch in colored pencil and chalk effects
Colors blocked in roughly in pastel chalk textures– the added colors will enliven highlight and shadow areas.
Starting to develop Zara’s head and body with digital watercolor brushes.
Close to finishing, detail refinements to come.
Below are the main photos I used for reference:
Zara lying down
A facial reference shot
Another shot provided by Zara’s owner…
The “Mother’s Day tree” in blossom (it is in bloom on Mother’s Day every year!)
There are more artworks (dogs, horses, cat portraits, horse art prints) on my website portraitswithpets.com
Hi, just playin around here… I believe if you are adventurous, you can figure out how to embed this widget onto your own homepage in many different services– such as Facebook, Myspace, your own blog or website etc.– to share, or you can even email it to your friends.
Click on OPTIONS at bottom left to view the possibilities. Clicking on an Option icon gives you appropriate code for each service listed there. Try it and see– and I’d love to know if you do something with it! It worked nicely for me!
Just in the nick of time for a Christmas gift for Grandma, I finished this commission of handsome young CJ and his favorite dog Cooper.
CJ participates in the Therapeutic Riding Program at the Carriage Barn, to whom part of the proceeds from this portrait are being donated. (See Medieval Faire at the Carriage Barn.)
These are the two photographs from the client that I worked from to create the artwork.
Here are recent portrait paintings with the reference photos I based them on…
Morgan horse Main Street (artwork unnamed) using representational technique
Client’s reference photo for portrait of Main Street
Alternate version of Main Street in a more freeform style. This work went through two iterations, a more representational style and this expressive approach.
Coaching in Acadia pastel portrait painting
Reference photo, taken in Acadia National Park.
Detail from pastel coaching painting
Oxygen (she taught me to breathe…) Memorial horse portrait pastel painting, from client’s snapshot below
Dreams Really Do Come True… Custom watercolor 3 subjects, morgan mare with her outstanding daughters; one was in memoriam.
Reference photos for 3-horse portrait above, provided by client
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Connie Moses– Blog: petArtistWithPeaches
website: PortraitsWithHorses.com (horse and pet portraits)
I’m happy to invite you to PEACHES’ PICKS, a NEW STORE for Horse and Pet Lovers! Just released are some new books about Barbaro.
At Peaches’ Picks it’s easy for you to find those special goodies and gifts for horse and pet addicts…
HORSE BOOK STORE horse art and photography books, horse books for children, horse and rider health, horse calendars, hoof care books
HORSE JEWELRY charms, bracelets, earrings, children’s watches…
HORSE WEAR FOR PEOPLE clothing, shoes, accessories, kids and baby wear
DOG BOOK STORE dog books for children, dog & puppy care, dog calendars, dog art & photography books
CAT BOOK STORE cat books for children, cat & kitten care, cat calendars, cat art & photography books
Peaches’ Picks items are categorized by horses, dogs and cats, and searchable for your browsing convenience. New items are being added and updated regularly. Sponsored by Amazon.com.
Shop at PEACHES’ PICKS and help feed Connie’s horses AND PEACHES! (Really!) THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!!!
FYI- advertisements on this blog and on my website, as well as all links to other sites and blogs, are selected to be pertinent, useful and appropriate. Please report to me should you find ANY substandard content. YOUR PRIVACY WILL ALWAYS BE RESPECTED.
Email to Connie: connie@PortraitsWithHorses.com
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Connie Moses– Blog: petArtistWithPeaches
website: PortraitsWithHorses.com (horse and pet portraits)
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Connie Moses– Blog: petArtistWithPeaches
website: PortraitsWithHorses.com (horse and pet portraits)
FYI if you haven’t noticed, my Blog Page Webcams in New England (appearing under Looking Closer at right) contains links to several webcams with westerly views. If you’re like me and can’t always run outside at sunset time (well, I usually can but I often keep painting and then miss the moment…) just come here to the Blog (like I do!) and see what you’re missing!
Sunset captured by Mount Washington Observatory webcam Dec. 14, 2006
The image above is NOT typical I admit (Mount Washington is usually either socked in or the webcam is frozen over) but keep trying, the brave souls at the Observatory appear to chip the ice off whenever they can. The Pac Monadnock West webcam is often quite nice with a little less weather. In New England this time of year, you want to start observing around 3:30-4 pm.
Pac Monadnock West, my favorite, on Jan. 3, 2007
Weirs Beach Cam Jan. 3, 2007 (appears to shut off around 4pm)
Castle Springs Cam Jan. 3, 2007 view towards Lake Winnipesaukee (clock not synched)
Boston Harbor twin cams Jan. 3, 2007 (your screen view will be twice this big)
Burlington VT twin cams Jan. 3, 2007 (your screen view will be twice this big)
**Shall I dig up some sunrise webcams for you early birds???** Just say so (leave COMMENT below) and I’ll do it. I myself have the luxury of raising my head to look out a picture window for sunrise– over the Belknap mountains!
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Connie Moses, petArtist– self-built website: PortraitsWithHorses.com
(horse and pet portraits)
ANNOUNCING– by popular demand–
So many folks have asked about my original photographs that I have decided to release a great many of my HORSE PHOTOS and others taken over the years. I take these photos because I enjoy it so much, I use them as studies for paintings and art prints, and some are sold commercially.
Newborn foal with Arabian mare, sample of mare and foal pictures for sale by Connie Moses. GO TO PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS of horses and more for sale.
Included in these PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT GALLERIES are:
Foals and young horses– including newborn foals and just horsin’ around
Horse Life– my favorites
Boston Reflections– grouping of 4 or individual art photos
Tom Curtin Clinics in N.H.– colt starting & horsemanship
Shaker Village, Canterbury, N.H.
Portrayed are my own horses and others who catch my fancy, in horse shows, on carriage roads, in barns and pastures. Also to be included are artsy New England shots, in celebration of our lovely little corner of heaven.
I will be adding many more photos on an ongoing basis, such as:
Carousel horses
Dogs and pets
Lake Winnipesaukee views, lots of sunsets
Maine scenes, harbors and shorelines
White Mountain scenics
Seasons of New England
Antique wooden boats, with our very own GarWood
Antique automobiles
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So check back often before Christmas!
My online ordering service (Printroom) is professional, fast and efficient. Galleries are searchable for your convenience, and you may apply custom cropping if desired. Prints are available at 5×7, 8×10, and 10×12 sizes on quality photographic paper suitable for framing. Pricing starts at $9 and discounts are available.
Also offered are photo-imprinted mugs, tote bags, T-shirts, photo puzzles, mouse pads, and fridge magnets — with any photo you choose!
Please check out Connie Moses’ Picture Galleries, and please return for the holidays to see new images added for your selection! Thank you for looking.
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Connie Moses, petArtist– website since 2001:
PortraitsWithPets.com (homepage) aka PortraitsWithHorses.com (art galleries)
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