Back from the Wilds

I am back (albeit reluctantly) from SE Oregon and the wild horse herds. I absolutely love the Steens area and have made sure to revisit the area periodically ever since I "discovered" it when in my twenties.
The aromatic spring sagebrush this trip was intense. Especially when you drive over it. oops... okay, we did A LOT of that but how else are you to get to the wild herds I ask. High desert wild flowers of several varieties everywhere. Just beautiful.
The skies were amazing as thunderheads and electrical storms were often all around us on the broad landscape. I took as much advantage of photographing the skies and the landscape as I did the horses. I learned that wild horses are .....where you find them. Read more here.

Mary Cornelius

Pony Club

Pony Club is a great organization! It offers our youth a chance to learn so much, not only about horse care, but about life and working with others on a team. The older ones, helping the younger ones. I photographed the Deep South Region’s Dressage Rally over the Memorial Day weekend. I hadn’t been able to photograph for several years due to personal and work obligations. I was delighted to find myself working with many of the parents that were running the organization 10 years ago, even though they no longer had children participating in Pony Club and as always the hospitaly was generous and warm.

The ponies were ponies! Most of them so good at taking care of their young charges. The kids were cute! You can’t help but think these are the stars of tomorrow.

Marie Cobb

Ree Photographics

Tinto The Terrier Checking In

Between book designing, painting, World Cup, and the spring dressage scene here in California, I realize that Tinto has been missing from my blog scene for a while.

To his fans, Tinto sends his regards. And expects a cookie, please.

As you can see in his pictures, his coat is in the “sheep” phase. People keep commenting on how big he’s gotten: I just reply that underneath all that hair is the same skinny little dog. He’s wearing his collar on the last hole right now because his fur is so thick. And I know it’s time to clip him because when it’s warm he stops playing his version of Tinto-ball after a few minutes, and usually you have to pry him off the thing when playtime is over.

So welcome to Tinto’s day: first we chase the ducks off the studio roof. They come up from Lake San Marcos, hoping for something besides pond water. For about a week our pool cover was stuck in the open position, and the ducks thought that our pool was their personal spa…. Let’s just say I was glad that the water was too cold to swim in anyway. More of Tinto's Day Here!

Terri Miller Photography and Painting

Kim Vickrey publishes in Creative Quarterly

Kim Vickrey, has work published in the March issue of Creative Quarterly, the Journal of Art and Design. Creative Quarterly brings together the creative community in the best of art and design in a quarterly publication and is published by 3x3 Publishing Company, New York, N.Y. Produced four times a year, Creative Quarterly has features on illustration, graphic design, photography, and fine arts. In addition, each issue has important information for students ready to enter the job market as well as book reviews and a how-to article which takes readers step-by-step through an actual project by a noted designer or artist. Creative Quarterly's new redesign has made it a more interactive journal, aiming to inspire artists through the sharing of design, interviews with artists, and more.

Darlene Wohlart has been sitting on news of several recent sales.

Pennfield Feeds, official feed of the USEF, has licensed an image from Darlene of four-in-hand driver Chester Weber to promote their feed.

Voyager Press is publishing a 2010 box calendar of horses using images she supplied. Included with the calendar is a miniature Breyer horse. Some of the calendar images will also be appearing in a book on breeds of horses Voyager Press is publishing. Darlene believes the calendar will be sold in Tractor Supply Stores and other tack shops, as the John Deere calendar Voyager did for 2009 was sold there.

She also has a cover of a children's book that is in the works.

You can see more of Darlene's work on her website.

Princeton Show Jumping Classic

Karin Naimark just finished shooting the 5 day Princeton Show Jumping Spring Classic, April 15-19, 2009, held at Hunter Farms in Princeton, NJ. The all jumper show had an exciting finish on Sunday when Linda Sheridan, riding Invitational, won the USEF 3-Star, $25,000 Grand Prix of Princeton out of a group of 20 entries. Laura Chapot won the $5,000 Welcome Stake on Wednesday. Both classes were Level 7 with fences measuring 4"3" to 4"6" in height and 4'6" to 5'0" in spread. Triple bars to 5'6" and water to 12'. The course designer was Andrew Philbrick. Another USEF all jumper show will be held April 22-26 with a $30,000 Grand Prix Level 8.

Karin Naimark of Naimark Photography
Pictured above and below: Linda Sheridan & Invitational showing off their winning style.

Helping Thoroughbreds find their second careers!

Sharon P. Fibelkorn has taken the opportunity to use her photographic powers for good instead of evil and has joined the freshly minted SoCal CANTER organization!

For the scoop on what CANTER is ... go here: CANTER site.
For the scoop on Sharon...

Sharon P. Fibelkorn site

More to come as I find my place in the herd.