| HORSE PORTRAITS, from the Lone Star Letter, June, 2003
In the last issue of the newsletter, I wrote about the painting of our
horses which we commissioned and the artist, John Farnsworth. We spend
most of the summer at our house in Taos, New Mexico, where he works.
When we arrived in Taos this year, we walked to his gallery to see how
the painting was coming along. Were we surprised to see it finished and
hanging in the most prominent spot! It is 42 inches by 72 inches and truly
spectacular. It depicts two of our stallions on either side of three
mares.
The gallery had an open house, which we attended, and visitors and
local artists were extremely complimentary of the painting. Several people
wanted to buy it:
John said he really enjoyed doing the painting and hates to see it
leave. He said it is like having a child leave home. Fred Rowan of
Cassique Plantation has commissioned a similar painting of his horses.
Fred's horses are staying at our ranch at the moment and John took photos
of Fred's horses as well as ours in preparation for organizing the
paintings' composition.
John sent several watercolors to us and we picked the poses we liked
from each for the final painting. We don't look forward to Texas in the
summer, but we'll be taking the painting home and can hardly wait to see
how it looks in our house.
Anyone interested can check out the finished painting in color at
www.johnfarnsworth.com - click
on "What's New," If you would like to commission a painting of your
horses, please contact John. He is a delight to work with as is his wife,
Thea.
Roberta Ellis, Green Gate Ranch, New Ulm, Texas |
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