Art By Bonnie McCarty – I'm a self taught artist working mainly in oils. I also work with acrylics, watercolors and pencil. My love of horses and art go hand in hand. I paint family pet portraits and figurative paintings also. I live on a small horse farm with my family in North East Georgia. We trail ride for pleasure and my daughter shows in local horse shows. Like most horse show moms I follow her around with brush and camera in hand. I get alot of my inspiration for my paintings from the horse shows. I show at local galleries and art shows here in Georgia. Commissions are welcome. (Gallery opened 6/4/10)

New academist, Quebec painter, Dominique Normand, lives in the Laurentians. She celebrates the beauty of Canadian Landscapes and honors the gift of spirit in her portraits. Her oil paintings speak a vibrant language, they reveal in suggested fashion, simple observations of precious moments in time, and draws attention to the sacred gifts of life.

She was born in Québec city, in 1960. Her experience in graphic design and animation for television and cinema became breeding ground for her paintings. After 17 years of advertising, computer animated projects and special effects, the call for matter pushed her to undertake her pictural work in printing, drawing and painting. The use of several techniques led to rich and fertile images. In 2003, she meets Khobe, master painter in the Laurentians, who introduces her to the teachings of the great masters through academic drawing, mythology and art history classes. It allows her to free her creation.

Her work can be seen in Mont Tremblant, Montebello and Montreal galleries as well as in her Morin Heights studio. (Gallery opened 10/31/09)

Thomasin Dewhurst is an award-winning figurative and portrait artist who has been painting professionally for over 10 years. She holds a B.A.F.A. (distinction) and an M.A.F.A. (cum laude), and has exhibited extensively since graduating.  Thomasin’s paintings are in private, corporate and national collections worldwide.  Other than making art, Thomasin has enjoyed riding and working with horses, and has combined her love of animals with her love of painting in her animal portrait commissions. Thomasin's portraits have been warmly appreciated by pet owners, as gifts and as memorial portraits of beloved animals. The artist also specializes in human portraits and in portraits of the animals and their owners together. (Gallery opened 10/27/09)

Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Helene Alison began studying oil painting at age of nine with her mother, a portrait artist. 

For years, Helene Alison showed her work at the Dressage at Devon Horse Show. Oils and etchings were displayed at the Devon Horse Show, The Radnor Three Day Event, the Washington International Horse Show and Ludwig's Corner Horse Show. Typically, you could find her at a polo match or small horse show with her paintings propped up around her car, sharing her love of horses. (Gallery opened 10/13/09)

Terry Howell Stanley paints motion, color and texture: Since those elements are integral to portrayal of horses, equines are favorite subjects.

She’s earned professional accolades for her work, including awards and peer recognition as a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, a Juried Member of Oil Painters of America, and she is Wisconsin Ambassador of the Portrait Society of America.

Terry was founding director of Richeson School of Art & Gallery in Wisconsin and has work included in corporate, government and private collections in the US, Canada, Australia, Britain and Bahrain.

Terry accepts commissions for portraits of people, horses and dogs or artwork geared toward specific sites and/or interests. (Gallery opened 8/7/09)

The “In Search of the Superlative Horse” series is a continuing body of art that reflects my passion for horses. It also speaks to my love of line and colour,form and the transparent veils that keep us separate and connected. The duality of life

It is my desire that the viewer will be engaged visually,pause and reflect on the nature of horses and possibly life.

The "In Search of the Superlative Horse" series was inspired by watching horse at liberty in the pasture and my love of dressage. Every movement that a dressage horse is taught to do is a natural movement that a horse will display while at liberty. Each painting is composed of some or all of the following watercolour,ink,asian papers, acrylic lifts,graphite,23kt gold leaf on 300lb Waterford watercolour paper. (Gallery opened 8/1/09)

Although I do paint subjects other than horses, it is the horse that inspires me. I have a connection with horsemanship and painting, I see them as very reflective. (Just like our relationship with our horse is reflective in nature.) I find similar elements in both, harmony, movement, balance, feel, and transitions to name a few. Our bond with the horse is very important to me. Before I start a commission, I like to know about "who" I am painting. They aren't just a bay, buckskin or palomino to me. I ask for stories about the horse and the persons relationship to the horse. This gives me more of a feel to bring to the painting.

I spend as much time as I can painting horses from life. This really allows me to see and feel the horse in a very dynamic way. (Gallery opened 7/9/09)

Catherin is an equine and pet portrait artist from Australia, working in 3 very distinct mediums: watercolour, pastels and acrylics.

Horses have always played a big part in Catherin’s life. Riding from a young age on her grandfathers farm and listening to the stories of horses of a by gone era being told to her by both her mother and grandfather.

Catherin has been drawing and painting professionally for more than 10 years. Winning a number of International competitions with her artwork.

She is a member of both the Equine Art Guild and Canine Art Guilds and a supporter of equine and canine rescue groups through her artwork.

Catherin’s artwork can be found in private collections in both North & South America, Canada, Italy, Germany, Denmark, UK and through out Australia. Catherin has a limited number of original work for sale and is available for commissioned work world wide. (Gallery opened 7/4/09)

Born and raised in Germany, Isa has been painting custom portraits of people, dogs, cats and especially horses from photographs since she was a little girl. Over the years she attended countless art classes and learning from other artists. In her early 30ties, Isa moved to the US to settle in the beautiful Black Hills of SD in 1995, sharing a rich life surrounded by nature with her husband, cats, dogs and most of all her beloved Spanish Mustangs.

Isa's custom portraits of people, pets and places have been shown in galleries and exhibitions in Europe, South America, Canada and the United States. (Gallery opened 6/15/09)