Western States Horse Expo - Sacramento, California

2012 Art Show

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The Western States Horse Expo LOVES our artists. Your work hangs in our living-rooms and bedrooms and sits on our dressers and tables. The spirit of the horse seeps from your creations and fills the spaces where we go to be comforted, buoyed up, feel light hearted or just rest. The Equine Dream Art Show welcomes artists whose primary subjects are our four-legged, furry friends.

We know that artists often dedicate themselves to their talent long before their talent will financially sustain them. With that in mind and as a way of showing our appreciation to the various artists who submit their works for judging at the WSHE Equine Dream Art Show, a limited number of low priced, reduced space (10' X 5') booths in the immediate area of the art show are available to artists who submit work to the Equine Dream Show. To qualify for one of these limited spaces, at least one piece of your work must be submitted and accepted to the 2011 Art Show, so start planning your project now and get it in early because the spaces are already in demand. Looking forward to seeing what surprises and new talent the 2011 show will unveil.

Donna Snyder-Smith
On Site Director, WSHE Art Show

2011 Art Show Results

	Best In Show Rosie in the Afternoon Sara Bagg, Malin OR
	People Choice Kickin Up Vonnie Muniain, Oakdale CA
	Pastel Rosie in the Afternoon -Sara Bagg Malin, OR Buck's Horse - Cheryl Caldwell Durham, CA Clydesdale Power - Jill Dredge Tuscon, AZ
	Pencil/Charcoal Outlaw Storm - Glynnis Miller Scottsdale, AZ Kick - Cali Roberson Escalon, CA Can You Keep a Secret -Maria D'Angelo Newton, NJ
	Colored Pencil Smarty Jones- An American Hero- Ginny Harding Kennewick, WA Beso Up Close - Shirley Isola El Dorado, CA Lots O' Legs - Robin Kaminski Orangevale, CA
	Pottery Purple Pot - Terry Hecker Lakeside, CA
	Sculpture Sea of Dreams II - Jan Van Ek Rogue River, OR Dancing Horses - Tracey Gaan Redmond, WA Lullaby - Suzanne Grassell Wenatchee, WA
	Water Color Miles-An Embarrassment of Riches- Alice Horst Lincoln, CA Antiquity- Alice Horst Grazing - Deborah Meyer Folsom, CA
	Oil Next Group In - Josephine Hodos Youngstown, OH The Water Break - Toni Haigh Acton, CA Rendezvous - Sarah Lam Sacramento, CA
	Acrylic The Teamsters- Cheryl Caldwell Durham, CA Taking a Break - Katrina Lubbecke Bonanza, OR You Put Your Right Foot Out - Carol Ratafia Newbury Park, CA
	Photography - B&W Too Little to Brand- Victoria Boyd Wilton, CA Waiting - Victoria Boyd Wilton, CA Moonstruck - Charles Hilton Apple Valley, CA
	Photography - Color Swept Away - Charles Hilton Apple Valley, CA Winter Paws - Patricia Douglass Auburn, CA Orpheo Mist- Susan Friedman Half Moon Bay, CA
	Photography - Digitally Enhanced Spirit of the Storm -Charles Hilton Apple Valley, CA Sinuous Strength - Charles Hilton Apple Valley, CA Worn - Sharon M Fischer Gilroy, CA
	Wearable Art Natural Hoof Medallions - Kathleen Dutson Oroville, CA
	Junior Division Blue Ribbon Winner- Brenna Benjamin Citrus Heights, CA Wire Horse, wire sculpture - Katie Sutton Foresthill, CA Serendipity, Copper Relief- Caitlin Lewis Kirvin, TX

Astounding, life like charcoal pencil drawing,” Bolero,” by artist Glynnis Miller of Clarkdale, Arizona wins 2010 Show Championship at the Western States Horse Expo Equine Dream Art Show in Sacramento, California.

With over one hundred and fifty entries, show manager, Donna Snyder-Smith reported that quality was high in all categories and Judge Deborah Russell, an art teacher and graphic designer from Reno, Nevada with a Masters in Art Education had her work cut out for her deciding her winners.

Noting good sales numbers, Donna commented, “People are beginning to catch on to the best kept secret of the WSHE; the incredibly good deals to be had from artists who submit work for the competition. I've made a habit of looking at equine art across the country for more than 20 years and some of the pieces at this years show could easily stand toe to toe with the best I've ever seen! The really big surprise for me was that most of the pieces were priced (by the artist) far below their gallery value! Buyers, both local and out-of-state, took note of the fact and took their favorite piece home with them. Art lovers who had found bargains in previous years were also back, hoping their preferred artist would exhibit and they would be able to snap up some more bargains.”

Not all pieces were up for grabs at bargain rates however. A noted exception was the oil, “Moonshine,” by artist Jeremiah Epperson which, at $20,000.00 was the highest priced piece in the show. An admirer of the paint horse depicted in the oil painting was over heard to comment in awe, “You can count every hair in the horse's tail!”

While realism was well represented through out the various divisions, whimsy was also present. Cheryl Caldwell's “Curiosity,” an in-your-face perspective of a nosey chestnut took 2 nd in the Acrylic division and Lisa Bone's adorable, comic, clay sculpture, “Doc“ won people's hearts with his happy countenance, and won Lisa the highly sought after tri-color “People's Choice” ribbon as a result.

The shows subject matter was expanded this year to include dogs. Artists whose work clearly showed their love of dogs showed their considerable talents with entries in nearly all of the divisions. Linda Massey's “Magnificent 7,” a beautiful oil on canvas depiction of seven, “so-real-they-looked-like they-might-bark, fox hounds, won her First in the Oil Painting category, while Toni Haigh's “Bringing Them In “ won First in the Acrylic category and “ Patrick Lannan's “They Told Me To Smile” took the First place for Pen & Ink.

In recognition of the hurtles artists face and to encourage their work, WSHE management offered artists who had submitted an entry to the show the opportunity to purchase a small vendor space within the art show area at a significantly reduced cost.

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