Jonah's Journey travels to New York City
Posted: September 8, 2009, 8:31 am
The painting Jonah's Journey goes to NYC to be a part of Humanscale's ninth annual Faces in the Wild art auction and fundraiser is set for September 16, 2009, in Humanscale's NYC showroom.
All proceeds from the event will be matched by Humanscale and donated to World Wildlife Fund, the leader in international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. Please plan to attend online at http://www.facesinthewild.com
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Here’s the lastest:
Posted: September 3, 2009, 1:19 pm
From the Best of Artists and Artisans:
The winning artists are being announced, we are honored and thrilled to let you know that your works Show Off, The Flirt, Den Mother will be featured in the Best of America Pastel Volume II book. Congratulations!
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Vacation: day one horse quest
Posted: August 6, 2009, 6:47 am
What a short but wonderful thing! This June my husband and I ventured to the southwest for our vacation. We flew out to Albuquerque, rented a car and instantly drove off to Chama, which is a town in New Mexico close to the Colorado border. It’s a beautiful place where the throws of city life can be shed and the views are serene and wildly beautiful.
The reason we chose to visit Chama was for the Monero Mustangs Sanctuary on Yellow Hills Ranch. The person, who runs it Sandi Claypool, is one of the founders and can tell you the history of every horse she’s rescued.
It was late afternoon when she took us out to see the horses. The ranch covers some 4,700 acres, the dirt road was full of gullies and dirt clouds rose as we ventured on.
It wasn’t till we rounded a cluster of Ponderosa pines that we spied the first band of horses. Amazingly she pulled within a hundred feet of them, we followed. I thought I’d be taking pictures from the car but to my surprise she got out and told me to do the same. “We’re lucky to catch them this close to the road.” Sandi said as we headed toward the horses. “You’ll get to see Valentina,” she continued. “Whose Valentina?” I asked. “Valentina was born around Valentines day one of the coldest weeks of the winter. I didn’t know if she was going to make it.” Sandi replied. We approached slowly and that’s when the magic started.
The leader of the band a muscular bay-roan gelding named Roany wore the many scares of his past life. There were quiet a few mares and something in the back of the band that caught my eye. It was Valentina.
What an amazing sight. I began taking photos, trying to get a good one of the young filly. Surprisingly the horse didn’t mind our presence and ventured very close to us. I knelt down and watched the interaction of the herd. Soon Valentina was within twenty feet of us. Then she saw me and slowly headed my way. Closer and closer she came until the size of my lens made it impossible to keep shooting.
“That’s strange,” Sandi, said, “This has only happened once before.” “What do you mean?” I asked. “Valentina only approached one other person.” She replied.
I felt honored. There was a long silence, one can only experience up on the high plans. Where all that can be heard is the wind blowing through the sagebrush, an occasional birds song and the sounds of the horses. It was almost spiritual.
Slowly Valentina lost inertest in my camera and me and went to mingle with the herd.
We came back the next day and joined a famous photographer Lynne Pomeranz for a second look. Lynn is also involved with helping save the horses by holding wild horse photo workshops that help people learn more about these beautiful creatures.
This time we got to see what happens when a mare wants to join another band and is unwelcome. There was this stunning Palomino mustang named Pluma, who was a rescue from the Navajo Reservation. She had been accepted into one band of horses but decided to leave for another. While we were there she was chased off several times by Roany the dominant gelding. All she could do was to look on longingly while the other horses ignored her.
Here’s some background on where most of her horses come from:
In 1998 due to pressure from ranchers holding cattle grazing permits within the Jarita Mesa Wild Horse Territory, the USDA Forest Service began gathering horses to avoid over-grazing. The Forest Service offers these horses for adoption on an individual basis. Sandi tries to acquire as many horse as she can to persevere the original Spanish bloodline and protect these majestic creatures.
Checkout her web site: http://www.moneromustangs.org
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The Backyard!
Posted: May 20, 2009, 6:33 am
The summer for me is unusually a time to paint and catch up on things around the house. But things here have been far from slow.
When we first moved in to our home the yard consisted of a large dead lawn and two bushes. Boring! I knew I needed to do something with it. I had an idea but needed some guidance. I wanted to make it a place that had color and life, like one of my paintings.
Then I became a certified National Wildlife Habitat Steward and I finally did it, I got my yard certified as a Wildlife Habitat. I’m so glad I did, not only does it keep my indoor cats busy watching birds come and go from the feeders in my yard, I love seeing the many butterflies visit the flowers in my yard as I lounge in the patio. It’s not that hard and lots of fun if you like being out in the yard like I do.
You don’t have to become a Habitat Steward to do it. All it takes are native plants, a plan to conserve water, food, water, shelter and that’s it. Go to www.nwf.org to learn more and “Bring your yard to life!”
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Department of Fish and Wildlife
Posted: May 20, 2009, 6:31 am
Forgot to mention, I received recognition from the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife for my numerous art contributions to raise monies for the National Key Deer Refuge. If your ever in the Florida Keys make sure you stop in, great place to explore and see if you can find No Name Pub while your at it.
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The Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Posted: March 26, 2009, 6:17 am
Beginning next week 8”x 10” prints the following paintings Hattie Release, Hattie and a Friend and The Journey will be available at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach Florida. Most of the proceeds will go toward helping the center educate, do research, and rehab endangered sea turtles. Here is their link, http://marinelife.org. |
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