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What's on the Easel? April 2012

Published: 04-10-2012 08:18am

I hope everyone enjoys viewing "works in progress"!! Thought I would start a series of blog post showing painting stages of my latest art pieces. This week I'm working on two small paintings from an art collection I call "Horses of the Desert Valley" where the subjects will be wild (feral) horses found in their roaming landscapes out in the western US. The size of the paintings are ACEO's , trading card size (3.5" x 2.5"). (ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals, very popular painting format, have a look from Artfire artists ). My painting surface is a watercolor board called Aquabord , which is a primed clayboard surface on hardboard an... » Read More

Getting By With A Little Help

Published: 04-01-2012 04:27am

"From my friends" as the song goes, I'm writing about my Artfire friends in particular. My unique style of jewelry, the hand painted miniature painting pendant necklaces and now bracelets, was inspired and helped by an artisan I met here on Artfire several years ago, Gypsy Goods. She has a very creative and practical mindset and honed in on what she could make to help me in my creations. I first saw her ABEO (art buttons editions and originals) in a pinback format and ideas immediately sparked for me. From that first order about three years ago we have worked together on many ideas and I've received wonderful support from her to "keep up the g... » Read More

So, Why Make Horse Art?

Published: 03-26-2012 04:18am

Indeed, why do I love to make horse art, or equestrian art, equine art, western horse art, or southwest horse art? I suppose the answer to that is simply that I am a true horse lover, finding that passion early in life and it's never left me since. In fact my entire life of 45+ years has been centered around involvement with horses in some way or fashion! Recently, one of my ponytail holder paintings were featured in this lovely Artfire collection, and the author of the collection, Shadow Dog Designs, then wrote one of the most heartfelt blog post about her love for the horse and horses in world culture history. So well said that I don't need t... » Read More

Allow Me to Say a Few Words

Published: 03-25-2012 04:24am

Hey there, it's great to see you! I know I always enjoy hearing those welcoming words so I want to express them here, for the first blog post in my Artfire studio! Thank you for visiting my studio, Hosslass Art too. I plan to write blog post (on a regular basis) and share my musings or news about my journey as an artist, which could include other happenings besides just making pretty horse paintings and jewelry. If you are just interested in my artistic creations, you are welcome to become a fan (click the "like" button on any of my studio listings) of my Facebook page of Hosslass Art. I always introduce new paintings and jewelry there first, be... » Read More

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