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Letter from the Editor
Publisher / Editor Davina Andrée Long
Dear Subscribers and Horse Lovers,
Greetings to you all once again! To me, this issue is one of the most
inspiring ones we have put together yet. In our everyday lives, we often get bogged down in a mind-numbing routine and can get caught up in the little things that really don’t matter. So to read about artist Ping Irvin’s history in Communist-run China, where art was not allowed unless you worked for the government, and how she never lost sight of her dream and goals is sure to make you think twice about living in freedom. Next we have the uncompromising attitude and grit of young Austyn Peacock. Born with what some would use as an excuse for failure, she sees it as the catapult for success. Corporate businessman-turned-artist Ritch Gaiti is living proof you CAN do what calls to your spirit and you CAN make a living doing what you love.
We are also very excited to offer our first centerfold/ pull-out poster from
acclaimed artist Kim McElroy! We are so thankful for her wonderful work and generosity! And photographer Brady Willette makes a very welcomed return with another of his war-painted ponies. This issue also is chockfull of horserelated reading material- be sure to check out our reviews and special ads! There are also a lot of art shows and events coming up that you may want to attend! Please let them know you saw them in Horses In Art!
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Austyn Peacock I don’t need easy, I just need possible."
Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Austyn Peacock was born with just one arm, but that has not slowed her down! From dancing across Texas to being one of the best youth competitors, she’s making do with just one arm. Austyn is eight years old and has been riding since she was six. She started out with an old horse named Marlene that would just barely trot around the arena. She told her daddy that he needed to buy her a new horse that would go faster. Steven (her daddy) told her that if she could lope around the arena, then he would buy her a faster horse. Two nights later, daddy was looking for a new horse. Marlene was about 20 years old when Austyn received her. She would tell everyone that she was riding “Marlene the Queen” and she was the princess. When Austyn got a new horse named Mercedes, she passed Marlene down to her cousin. Mercedes was a great step-up horse but soon Austyn outgrew her too. She sold Mercedes to her best friend and purchased Cocoa. Cocoa was an older horse, but gave her the confidence to go a little faster. Pretty soon Cocoa would be passed down to another friend. Austyn was soon riding both of her mother’s horses and really doing good. Her barrel horse was A Busy Bee, aka “IBee” and her pole horse was Hesa Bandit N Texas, aka “Bandit.”
In January 2011, Austyn joined the NLBRA (National
Little Britches Rodeo Association). In just a short time, she qualified for her first National Finals. Austyn’s nickname in the NLBRA is “Chickenwing”. The announcer at the rodeos in Texas gave her this name because she has feathers on all her shirts! In the summer of 2011, Austyn was headed to Pueblo, Colorado for the Finals. She qualified in two events: barrels and poles. The first round in poles and barrels were not very good – Bandit broke pattern in the poles and Ibee didn’t have a very
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pretty first barrel. So after the second round in poles and another broken pattern, Austyn decided she wanted to run Bandit in barrels. She hadn’t run barrels on him in several months. However, he is a left-handed horse, so it was easier for Austyn to run him. In the second round Austyn won 8th place out of about 70 kids. This got her back to the short round. In the short go she placed 6th in the round. She also ended up 6th in the average and 5th in the world! Since that day she hasn’t gotten off Bandit. He is now her horse for both barrels and poles – they truly are a team!
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Austyn and her
horse Bandit played a big role in the video. It was a lot of hard work for the kids in the film but it was also a lot of fun! Most of the video was filmed in Wheelock, Texas, on the beautiful property of Cedar Creek Ranch. The buckle in the video is actually the buckle that she won at the Finals.
Austyn has had an amazing year in 2012. She has won her first All Around title at
the Milam County Youth Rodeo in Rockdale, Texas. A few of her accomplishments are: Champion Barrel Racer at the Madagorda County Youth Rodeo, Red Hot Little Britches Barrel Racing Champion, Red Hot Little Britches Pole Bending Reserve Champion, 3rd in barrels, 4th in poles and 5th in straightaway barrels at the Pineywoods Youth Rodeo Association, currently leading the barrels in YRA and 4th in poles. Most recently she has attended the National Little Britches Finals again in Pueblo, Colorado. She is working hard towards a world title this year!
Austyn is also playing softball this
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CELESTIAL HORSE Ping Irvin
I was deeply influenced by one of these ancient poems, The Celestial Horse:
He flies through the ageless sky, With hoofs, That pound like thunder, He gallops over the Milky Way, The silver river of stars, Each step sending out sparkling waves, The heavens are shocked at his passing, He breaks through the mists and the clouds run away, As he confidently runs, following after the white hot sun.
I grew up in Kunming, in Yunnan province. As a small child, about
three or four years old, I would sit at the dinner table and instead of eating my food, I held a chopstick up to one eye, and peering down it, moved it slightly to trace the features of my brothers or sisters. It was quite annoying to them, I'm afraid. But even at that age I was learning how to draw faces. In elementary school, the teacher would give me colored chalks and let me draw on a huge blackboard to fill it up. I began to dream Above: Palomino City 24"x24" oil on canvas Right: Evening Song 3o"x40" oil on canvas
of becoming an artist.
But my dream was shattered when I was13 years old and the Cultural
Revolution began in China. Schools were closed for over ten years; mayhem ruled. I still painted on my own. But communism had made my My Chinese family name is Ma. I was born "horse" -Ma means horse
family poor. My father, who had been a banker in India, was labeled a
in Chinese. When I paint a horse, I begin with a blank white canvas. As I
capitalist and sent to a countryside work camp. We couldn't even afford
paint my idea, there is legacy in every brush stroke. In Chinese culture, the
wood to stretch the canvas over. I nailed a canvas on the side of a bench,
horse holds an ancient position. Poets and artists have always chosen him
stretching it there. My mother managed to get enough money to purchase
as their special symbol -and he is prominent in mythical poetry.
five oil colors: red, yellow, blue, white and black. I used them to paint my
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Passing Kiss 36"x36" oil on canvas
Early Dawn 36"x36" oil on canvas
first oil painting.
My older brother was able to borrow books from some of his
to look into their beautiful eyes. You can see their stories in their eyes.
I painted many subjects, but the horse was always with me. I love
friends. Some of them had photos of the classical masterworks. The
I remember one heartbreaking scene from China that forever changed
print quality was poor, but I could see enough to learn. I would paint my
me. I saw a horse struggling to pull a wagon full of iron and steel. It was
older sister's portrait making her elegant and princess-like, in the classical
drizzling rain, and he was on a steep, muddy mountain road. With a
style. Occasionally there was an opportunity to show my paintings to
farmer driving him, the horse pulled desperately but slipped and fell to his
friends or visitors. They seemed genuinely impressed and they gave me
knees. A harness around his neck complicated things, as he struggled to
encouragement. I began to weave my dream again.
stand up. The angry farmer swore loudly, striking the animal. I will never
In China then, no artist could sell their work. If you wanted to make
forget the look in the horse's eyes -filled with fear and great sadness.
a living as an artist, you had to work for the government. I applied with a
I decided then to use the horse with his strong emotions in my paintings.
variety of departments, but only people born in families who supported
the Revolution were eligible for jobs. Because of my father's background,
them more realistically, completing a series where they are shown
we were labeled capitalists and they wouldn’t consider me. My life was my
threatened by the industrial environment. I painted two leaping over a
art. I felt dejected and my pool of hope was small and shallow. I ended up
city of factories far above their noise and smells. I also painted them in
going to a factory to work, thinking I would have to spend my life there.
groups, close together, as if to protect each other. Lastly, I painted them
(In China's system, once you begin in a field, it is almost impossible to
with a girl - symbolizing love, security and peace.
change jobs later.)
But then a door opened. The Yunnan government began organizing
in Thailand. Collectors from Thailand, Germany, Japan and Switzerland
several art exhibitions. They gave the artist a theme and the artist created
bought my work. I was also published in "Who's Who in Modern Art in
work reflecting that theme. Perhaps, because I had interviewed with them
China -Chinese Edition" in Beijing.
in the past, I was on their list of artists and was invited to participate. This
made it possible for me to take several months off from my factory job
the biggest of my life.
each year and paint. Pretty soon my paintings received recognition and
they were even used for magazine covers. And now at the factory, I was
website in Australia for publication on the internet. I had not used the
allowed to paint posters, signs and large murals.
internet before. I don't know if I expected any response from it, and in
Finally the government re-opened the Yunnan Art College. It had
fact, there was very little. Two people emailed me. One man who emailed
been closed for more than ten years. Along with many others, I applied.
me was Craig Irvin, an artist from Texas, who had chanced to see my work
There was a strict examination which I passed. After four years, I graduated
on the website. He loved the work of Marc Chagall, and had seen one of
and my painting titled "Return" won the National Fine Arts Exhibition
my paintings of two horses in a flight of reverie. He saw a similarity in
of Excellence Award. But there was still no way to sell my paintings.
style and wrote a note of encouragement. I didn't check the site often, but
I spent many years working at a television station as a reporter on Arts
finally I saw his email.
and Culture, while painting at night.
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I remembered my poem, and my horses were born. At first I painted
Finally, I was able to show my paintings outside China in a gallery
But now it was time for the horse to go through another door, one of I had sent some digital photographs of my paintings of horses to a
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send me a digital photo of one of his new paintings for my critique. After weeks, probably months, we realized that we were both single and began to exchange personal photos as well. Soon it was clear: Craig needed to make a trip to China.
I was in disbelief when he flew to China: "Could this really be
happening?" When he stepped out of the airport gate, I was so relieved to see a smiling, kind-faced man, very similar to his photographs. I stepped into the restroom, and quickly phoned my mother with the good news -he was OK! We spent many lovely days together traveling and getting to know each other better. We even rented a couple of horses for a ride up part of Snow Mountain! He could stay only a few weeks and after a tearful goodbye, he returned to the U.S. Soon I was able to get a visa and come to Texas as his fiancĂŠe. Within weeks we were married and began our lives together as artists.
My paintings have become much more positive, especially emphasiz-
ing the girl and horse. The horse is strong and warm, and the girl is happy and at peace. I've begun to show my work in galleries and shows around the South and Southwest U.S. While I don't own any horses, my neighbors have several, and I am able to visit with them, and observe and learn from them. It's wonderful having these magnificent animals close by to inspire me. Their eyes still fascinate me. In 2010, I became a U.S. Citizen and every day I am feeling more like the Celestial Horse of the poem -at last totally free to run among the stars. www.HorsesInArt.com
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Adventures in Art with Equine Artist
Kim McElroy "Night Run" Insights
All my life I have been fascinated with the
unseen, with spirits, and with hidden images in aspects of nature. I grew up in the city of Long Beach, California – where the only touch of
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nature was a calm breakwater beach bereft of shells. The weather was a mild sunny constant and the rain only smelled of wet pavement. Then my parents bought vacation property on the Hood Canal in Washington State. In contrast, Washington was a lush wilderness that filled me with fascination. I loved the dense mysterious woods, miles of oyster beaches, and tide pools, rivers, and waterfalls. The gentle rain had the smell of green, and the sky was as complex a world as the woods
I would often find driftwood on the beach
and see in it the shapes of dragons and sea creatures. My skill at carving wasn’t satisfying enough, so I turned to drawing the creatures in the wood. I loved to reveal what I could perceive to myself and to others.
My love of Nature and what I could see and
feel in Her presence was the true beginning of the “Horses in the Elements” series. When I saw the horses in the waves that inspired “Night Run” I hearkened back to the magic of my childhood, when I could see dragons in driftwood, and almost hear the voice of the sea.
I recall the moment when I first was
inspired to paint "Night Run". For years I had seen horses in clouds, but one day as I browsed through a book store, for some reason I was drawn to a photography book of waves. As I thumbed through the book, a chill went through me, for I clearly saw the shapes of horses in the waves, and simultaneously I knew that I had hit upon a momentous inspiration for a series I would call, "Horses in the Elements". (See page 28 to see the horses of "Night Run" revealed.) Enjoy your free poster of
“Night Run” From the distant corners of the earth… we have come Across the oceans of time… we have come Horses… Horses… Horses… We are an ancient myth Formed of salt and water Earth and air Feel us as the stillness in the air after a storm Hear us as the roaring waves of a thousand hoof beats We have come to fulfill our destiny
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"Night Run" Nine horses running in the crest, two horses appearing in the mist
"The Hard Breeze" Oil 24 x 48 A horse morphs from the heavily textured stone wall — in a conflict of constant permanence and the motion of change.
e love art. We deplore art. And worse, we try to categorize
his work of canyons, mesas and deep river valleys. He says, with a bold
it. Museums and collectors refer to the style as Modern, Impressionism,
personal conviction, “I’m moving west, one stroke at a time”.
Contemporary, Cubism, even Western. As unconstrained as the medium
can be, we still put it into boxes.
is Gaiti’s category. His work is a meteoric explosion of light that connects
If painting had a category such as what kinetics is to sculpture, this
In gallops Ritch Gaiti. This artist doesn’t fit into any box, and if he
us with our ancient past. His art seems to beckon everyone, if even only
did that box would soon burst open with no restraints. Born and raised
for a moment. The moment lingers because the art is movement and we
in Brooklyn, New York, he now lives in New Jersey. While his property
feel it. It is both a beginning and an end. The images of horses make us
is replete with an orchard, pond, and wildlife, it’s not the backdrop for
take pause and wonder what they are running toward. We remain longer
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in front of a piece depicting buffalo, questioning where it was they
have been. And as we gaze into the forms and faces of his American
quo. He is confident and self-assured, but also resilient. Self-mastered
Indian and ancient spirit worlds, we question what has just happened
in art, one would easily think he might have graduated with studies in
to them, and what has happened to us. Gaiti says of his work, [they
equine anatomy, or earned his doctorate in paleontology. He has already
are] “paintings of another time, another place. I want to convey the
earned the People’s Choice Award at the American Plains Artists show
ethereal and emotional aspect. They are not simply paintings of horses
2009, Judges Award of Merit in the Trail of Painted Ponies National Art
or Indians, but messengers of the subjects’ emotion in another time.
Competition 2006, and has been on numerous radio and television shows,
Shadows, I see, of lives I’ve never lived.”
including The Today Show. He’s been featured in several art magazines.
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Gaiti is an introspective perfectionist, unable to settle for the status
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In 2008, Gallery and Studio Magazine wrote, “Gaiti imbues his paintings
piece of lifelike sculpture. Edward Curtis would be a Gaiti collector!"
with a striking authenticity by virtue of his genuine affection for the
subject matter and his sympathy for the native peoples… All reveal Ritch
surprise that his work flies off the canvas. The movement he captures
Gaiti’s special gift for lending old myths new life… No other contemporary
is of air, born of both wind and stillness. Gaiti says, “When I started
artist captures the human/equine bond more sympathetically than Gaiti.”
painting I immediately gravitated to the horse—a unique combination of
beauty, grace, and strength. Most of all, spirit. When I paint the horse,
His talent goes far beyond sympathy. Even more correctly, he is
With titles like, ‘Emergence’, ‘Ascension’, and ‘Into the Sun’, it is no
somehow empathetic. He is one with the past emotions of pain and joy.
I am painting freedom."
He identifies with the romantic notion of the cowboy, and understands
the warmth and passion of the Indian culture the way it once was. But
feel right. He’s gone as long as two weeks without picking up a brush.
how? What brought him such quick success as a painter of Western
Instead you’ll find him playing tennis, flying a plane, writing, or watching
imagery and his ability to interpret the movement of horses? It wasn’t
and making films. On some cold morning you might see him out walking
But he isn’t always painting. He refuses to push his work if it doesn’t
his background. Gaiti was a corporate man, working on Wall Street as
his black Labradors, Raven and Brandi, or dining at one of his favorite
a technology Senior Executive, leading the planning, development and
Jersey haunts. He won’t be hard to miss. Look for the guy in jeans, boots,
deployment of strategic projects. He managed a project budget of over
and one of his winter-wool cowboy hats. One could believe he must have
$900 million dollars. And then he strode away, and never looked back.
a summer straw hat as seasons change.
His inspiration came from the emotive photography of Edward
When he does pick up the paintbrushes, he’s in his capacious sun-
S. Curtis, along with his many trips throughout the southwest. He’s
drenched studio, listening to the music that suits his mood, which could
journeyed to places like Santa Fe, Sedona, and Mesa Verde, where he at
be anything from country western, to classic rock and, when spirit moves
once felt at home in the ancient culture of what used to be. Although he
him, the Native American works of Peter Gabriel or Robbie Robertson.
loves his life in New Jersey, Gaiti says, “I want my ashes to live in Canyon
Once his studio fills with sound, he dives into the rich colors on his
de Chelley.”
palette, from haunting blues, riveting oranges, light and dark. Sometimes
he’s mixing his oils in sand, to further project the tactile sense of the story
Barbara Hope, COO of White Knight Productions and a collector,
says, "Ritch Gaiti's profound depth of talent and soul expressed so vividly
being unfolded on his canvas.
in his art creations move, touch and transport me/you to another time
in history and level of artistic expression. His Native American love and
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo
storytelling expertise shine brightly in, on, and from every canvas and
in wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses
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In his dying hours in April of 1890, Crowfoot’s last words were,
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itself in the sunset.” Ritch Gaiti’s art is the very essence of Crowfoot’s words.
Gaiti’s work can be found at Horizon Fine Arts
in Jackson Hole, Fine Art and Framing in Fort Collins, Gabriel’s Horn in Gatlinburg, and The Forms Gallery in Delray Beach. He has exhibited in many corporate centers including Johnson and Johnson and Merrill Lynch and many museums including The International Museum of the Horse, The American Quarter Horse Museum, The Great Plains Art Museum, The Gilcrease Museum, The Ellen Noel Museum and Trenton City Museum. You can contact him directly at Ritch.Gaiti@verizon.net, or www.gaiti.com
Gaiti resides in Hopewell, New Jersey with his wife,
two black labs, and a cockatoo named Ziggy. Opposite Page: "The Wild and the River" Oil 36 x 60 Horses playfully romp through the shallows at day's end. The heavily textured paint reflects the low evening light off the splashing water. Top Left: "Enchanted" Oil 30 x 24 A solitary horse glows through isolated light contemplating the destiny of the free horse. The textured layers magnify the shadows on the horse's coat. Top Right: "Follow the Leader" Oil 24 x 30 A small herd stampedes as the leader emerges from the dust of the plains. The complementary blues and orange/ochres exaggerate the separation of the horses. Bottom Right: "Stormy" Oil 36 x 24 Low light illuminates an anxious herd as they anticipate the oncoming storm. Slightly textured with a high contrast yields a very ominous tone. Article written by Lala Corriere, a published novelist and freelance writer in Tucson, Arizona. Learn more on page 28. www.HorsesInArt.com
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Equine Artists to Watch
The War Pony Project Brady Willette
"Crow War Pony-2 is the most recent piece created for my War Pony Project. This is my second collaboration with Kennard Real Bird on his ranch at the Crow Reservation in Montana." Brady Willette
For The War Pony Project my goal is to create art that honors the
"Crow War Pony-2"
My 30-year career as a commercial photographer shooting ads
connection and history of the Indian Nation and the Horse Nation.
and marketing images has been a very valuable education in lighting,
I accomplish this by working with Native Americans of different tribes
composition and details. The War Pony Project is that and, for me, so much
and enlisting them to paint a special horse with the symbols and colors
more. I'm blessed with the opportunities and education I am receiving
that they may have used if they were a warrior and this horse was his
from the new friends I make in Indian communities.
partner in warfare.
By capturing only the horse in my work, I aim to create contemporary
the connection we get to make with them is another huge bonus. I'm
art that challenges the viewer to react to the power, dignity and freedom
honored to establish new friendships and share stories with all of my new
of the War Pony.
connections.
I'm sure other artists will agree with me that our patrons and
"Crow War Pony- 2" started with a photo shoot in a corral on the
ranch of Ken Real Bird in October 2011. I selected the month and the time of the day for the angle of light that I wanted on this horse. Photographing a running black horse with a high resolution camera that was not intended for action photography is a challenge.
For each shoot I average 500 images. I pay my pony artists for their
vision, use of their horse and property. I also share my net profits from the sales of art with them.
Following the shoot it's back to my studio for the process of editing
the images, processing the hero photos and beginning the (on average) 40 hour process to remove the background, digitally paint new backgrounds and prepare the image to be printed in sizes up to 40" x 60". 26 Horses in Art Fall 2012
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A MUST READ Award-winning equine photographer Jayne M. Silberman showcases 136 of her finest Chincoteague and Assateague photographs in her deluxe new book, In The Herd. This is the largest collection of horse and pony photos ever to be published covering the beloved breed of Misty fame. Includes an essay on the natural history of the horses and their habitat. The perfect gift for horse lovers of any age! Available at all major booksellers, including Amazon.com, or order directly from Andover Press at (877) 736-5403 and orders@vantagepress.com. Jayne M. Silberman, In The Herd: A Photographic Journey with the Chincoteague Ponies and Assateague Horses. Large format hardcover edition, 160 pages, 12� x 10�, $50.00. ISBN 9781938183034. Published by Andover Press.
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