JOHN FARNSWORTH PAINTER / PHOTOGRAPHER
2240 West Alameda #7 / Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 / 505.982.4561 / info@johnfarnsworth.com
2240 West Alameda #7 / Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 / 505.982.4561 / info@johnfarnsworth.com
HORSE PAINTINGS page two
CAROLYN AND COWBOY
Oil on Canvas
24" x 36"
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Commissioned portrait of the lovely Carolyn Duval and her fabulous Appaloosa stallion, Cowboy.
HISTORY, MYSTERY, LEISURE, PLEASURE
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 50"
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 50"
Featured in:
SOUTHWEST ART
The Magazine for Today's Collector
By Lynn Pyne
May, 2000
Pages 111,117,118
SOUTHWEST ART
The Magazine for Today's Collector
By Lynn Pyne
May, 2000
Pages 111,117,118
"...Following is an introduction to seven artists of the new West, each forging their own brand of western art and bringing the genre into the new century."
One of the first sights travelers encounter at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, AZ, is a 20-by-30 foot mural depicting a Wild West stagecoach by John Farnsworth. the artist has deep roots in the West, having been raised along the Santa Fe Railroad and in the logging camps of northern Arizona.
Even so, it would be a mistake to label Farnsworth a western artist -- he doesn't fit easily into any niche. Farnsworth painted American Indians until that subject became so popular that he moved on; to horses, cattle, dogs, landscapes, Hopi Kachinas, and still lifes. Those subjects could be western but are not necessarily so. The horse paintings encompass Arabians, racehorses, rodeo stock, and equine images from European old-master works. The artist may focus narrowly on the colors and shapes of particular design elements, such as horses' heads, rather than taking a traditional view. Working primarily in oil and watercolor, Farnsworth maintains balance by moving between large, developed pieces and smaller, spontaneous ones. He lives in New Mexico, where he and his wife, Thea, operate Farnsworth Gallery Taos.
One of the first sights travelers encounter at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, AZ, is a 20-
Even so, it would be a mistake to label Farnsworth a western artist -
BULL, was also featured in the article, and can be seen by clicking here.
SADDLEBRONCS No. 2
Oil on Canvas
40" x 50"
Collection: Wells Fargo Bank
Oil on Canvas
40" x 50"
Collection: Wells Fargo Bank
Note:
This painting appears in the book Art of the American West by Caroline Linscott and Julie Christiansen-Dull, Rockport Publishers, Inc., page 96, where it is incorrectly captioned Remuda.
This painting appears in the book Art of the American West by Caroline Linscott and Julie Christiansen-
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ART OF THE AMERICAN WEST
"When the Spaniards brought the horse to America, the life of Native Americans was forever changed. Indian myths named the horse "Sacred Dog." Altering the Plains tribes to a full-time nomadic life, the horse also made buffalo hunting easier, and it brought the Plains Indians to their Golden Age of Great Prosperity, from 1750-1886, which lasted until the last buffalos were killed by white hunters. Farnsworth's love for horses is seen in the larger-than-life Remuda (Spanish word for a relay of horses). It was painted by mixing only primary colors: red, yellow, and blue."
HORSES I
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40"
Collection: Dusty Bernard
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40"
Collection: Dusty Bernard
Dusty with Horses I, Bully, Rodeo Bulls, and Verde Valley Cows.
BUCKINSTOCK
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 48"
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 48"
BUCKINSTOCK was featured in an exhibition entitled UNBROKEN SPIRIT at the EITELJORG MUSEUM in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2, through September 3, 2002. And displayed on a huge banner across the front of the Museum.
BLUE EYED BRONC
1986-1999
Oil on Canvas
9" x 12"
1986-
9" x 12"
LOS TRES REYES
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 50"
Acrylic on Canvas
40" x 50"
LEATHER
Oil on Canvas
40" x 50"
Oil on Canvas
40" x 50"
NUZZLE II
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48"
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48"
BIG LAKE FIVE
Oil on Canvas
48" x 72"
Collection of Gerhardt and Gloria Isler
Oil on Canvas
48" x 72"
Collection of Gerhardt and Gloria Isler
BUCK AND THE BOYS
pastel study for BIG LAKE
Available as a Giclée Fine Art Print, call 505 982-4561
pastel study for BIG LAKE
Available as a Giclée Fine Art Print, call 505 982-
The Collectors, Gerhardt and Gloria Isler, with BIG LAKE FIVE.
WHISPER
Oil on canvas
50” x 40”
Also in the Islers' collection.
Oil on canvas
50” x 40”
Also in the Islers' collection.
JILL'S POCO
50 x 40 inches
Oil on Canvas
Commissioned Portrait
50 x 40 inches
Oil on Canvas
Commissioned Portrait
JILL'S POCO
(detail)
(detail)
NAVAJO DREAMING
24 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas
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24 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas
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The sky in JILL'S POCO (left) started me thinking. Maybe it's time to back away a
bit and give my horses some room to run. I've been painting my close-
PARTNERS
(NED and TED)
30" X 48"
Collection: Kristi Skordahl
(NED and TED)
30" X 48"
Collection: Kristi Skordahl
This is a commissioned portrait of Ned and Ted, the featured horses. The rest of the group I added to the composition, at my discretion, from my own research files. Each added animal was chosen for its contribution to the composition and the “story” of the painting.
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