Welcome!

I’m glad you’re here! Beginning this new journey is so exciting, giving me the opportunity to share my love of horses with others who feel as I do, and swap some stories and experience the development and progress of my paintings along the way.

So, for this post, I’ll just offer some guidelines for submissions that might be helpful.

What To Send:

1. A sharp, in focus photo, showing your horse’s features and markings clearly. A full body shot is OK too, as long as your horse’s face is not too small to distinguish features. No copyrighted photos may be submitted (unless accompanied by a signed release from the photographer). Send it to me in JPEG format, if possible (it’s easier to Email) and send it to: www.LibbyPaintMyPony@gmail.com. Here’s some examples to follow:

The photo on the left can easily work for reference. Note the lighting and focus are good, and I can especially see the horse’s eye – and that’s important. Even though the whole body is not pictured, the personality of the horse is.

The photo on the right presents more of a challenge. I can “make up” the parts not clearly visible, but there is a good possibility that it won’t look enough like your horse to be acceptable. The lighting is great for the people in the photo, but the horse looses a lot of detail. And it’s those little things that make this bay the bay horse that you know and love!

2. A brief description of your horse -what’s their personality like and why they are special to you. Just tell me a bit about them – 100 words - or as few as you like - will do just fine. Also, let me know if I have permission to share any of this information in my blog, such as your barn name, bloodlines etc. – I promise to respect your privacy, and no names will be mentioned if that is your preference.

3 Share with me your favorite color, or family of colors, so I can take that into consideration when I paint. I love to play with unique color combinations.

And it’s that easy! You are welcome to send a couple of shots, say a full body and a close up of the face for reference, but please only submit one particular horse at a time for consideration.

All of the monthly paintings will be approximately 16” x 20”, unframed, as either a horizontal or vertical composition – whatever the design lends itself to best.

Paintings will be offered for sale to the horse’s owner first, at a reduced price of $250 to show my thanks for their participation for one month following completion. After that time, it will be available publicly for $500. Limited Edition glicee prints ($60) may be ordered as well. There are several options available for mounting and shipping, but we can talk more about that later.

Thanks for stopping by, I am looking forward to photos of your special horses - past or present! Join me next week – and bring a friend.