Live and Learn: A Commission Experience

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The originals of these are Stall Portraits, a small (5.5"x7") acrylic painted portrait of the horse or pony painted on a gesso'd wooden plaque, with the client's choice of background and trim colours. The lower portion of the board is open for an engraved brass name plate. I used to hand letter them, but I don't care for hand lettering really (I'm not a calligrapher!), so now that space is better served by the brass name plate. They are meant to be attached to the stall door, to be a portable and unique representation of the horse so even at an extended stay at a show you have a sense of home-away-from-home.  Of course, they're lovely used anywhere: a tack room, in the home...

 I retain the copyright to my artwork regardless of who it is created for (unless I've stated specifically otherwise, as with the donation of "Grace" to the Georgia Horse Rescue) so I think I will get busy putting their digital versions on Zazzle. They'll make lovely cards etc.  In fact, I've become rather attached to these little portraits.