Mary Verrandeaux grew up in upstate New York in Cortland, a small country farming town. With not much to do in Cortland, Verrandeaux was introduced to a lifelong love of showing horses and taking care of animals.
Verrandeaux graduated with honors from Ringling School of Art and Design (Fla.) with a major in illustration and a minor in graphic design. She works from her home base in Ocala, Fla., and does commissioned portraits, fine art drawings and paintings.
Artist Susan Van Wagoner lives and works in Middleburg, Va. She’s combined her bachelor’s degree in studio art with a life-long knowledge of animals to produce distinctive works of fine art. The animals in her mostly life-sized work come alive with texture and feeling, and she often uses unique compositions for a dramatic effect.
Windswept is one of Lynda Burton Sappington’s portrayals of Baroque horses.
Sappington, an award-winning artist, grew up riding hunters in Great Falls and Vienna, Va. Her husband’s job took them to Ohio in 1973, and they currently reside in West Alexandria.
Sappington said Windswept is one of her favorite pieces, and she hopes one day to produce a full body piece with this pose. This bronze sculpture is 10" high, 103⁄4" long and 61⁄2" wide on a walnut base mounted on a turntable.
Artist D. Haskell Chhuy, whose artwork has appeared numerous times on the Chronicle cover, lives in Free Union, Va. She employs the rolling Virginia countryside in many of her paintings.
Chhuy and her husband moved to Free Union from Bedminster, N.J., in 2000. They settled on a home in rural Albemarle County because “I love the foxes, the foxhunting, the horses, the mountains and the dirt roads.”
Chhuy rides with Farmington, although she often goes with the hunt on foot so as to take photos for her work.
Working from her studio in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, artist Janet Crawford depicts the equestrian lifestyle. After graduating in 1991 from Rhode Island College with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, Crawford embarked on her career.
Focusing on the world of horse shows, Crawford captures images familiar to all involved in the sport. She said the candid moments outside of the show ring are her particular favorites. Crawford often lends her work to horse shows for program covers and promotions.
Artist Jean Requa Lubin was born in California but grew up in American Samoa and Juneau, Alaska, where she developed a passion for wildlife and the beauty of nature.
Lubin studied at the Scottsdale’s Artists’ School, where she earned awards and honors from plein air festivals and regional and national juried shows.
Artist Anita Gersch has loved horses since she was a toddler and has spent the best portion of her life with them—as a rider, an instructor and trainer, and as an artist/designer.
“I’ve ridden competitively and have taught hunt seat and dressage and run a show barn for many years,” said Gersch. “I guess I’ve tried just about everything and anything that can be done on or with a horse!
But, I’m still amazed each day at the beauty of horses and hope to portray them in an original way—using saturated color and negative space as an integral part of my work.
Artist Debbie Goldring has been drawing and riding for more than 40 years. She takes pride in capturing the personality and character in every animal she paints. Using pastels, she strives for realism and accuracy in her subjects.
Goldring’s commissioned work may be found worldwide. Some of her most memorable works include commissions for the Ontario Equestrian Federation to do five portraits for the 2008 Canadian Olympic silver medal show jumping team. A portrait of each horse was done for each rider, and a composite portrait was done for the team’s chef d’equipe.
Artist Sharon Rose and Dorit Schwartz are partners in their figurative wine cork art company, Rose Schwartz Design, based in Las Vegas, Nev.
The pair, both of whom share a love of horses and animals, discovered a passion for using new materials for their artwork. one of the reasons they chose to use corks and other natural materials for their artwork is because of their interests in helping the environment and going green.
Their designs also incorporate textiles, gems and other treasures collected by the designers.
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