Photography and Art of Jim Arnold

2011-12-30T15:23:00.003-06:00

I have created a Ken Burns style video and posted to YouTube: East Texas 100 Acre Wood

Agricultural Forms from 33,000 feet.

2011-10-06T23:26:00.000-05:00

As I was flying to and from Albuquerque this past week I saw some of the most amazing geometric patterns with grids and circles in West Texas. This is a gouache painting of a scene. Although contrived it is representative of what I saw.

Northern New Mexican Autumn

2011-10-03T17:31:00.000-05:00

This is the beginning of a Northern New Mexico Autumn. The top photo is along the Columbine Trail and the bottom photo is from the highway between Red RIver and Questa, New Mexico.

Old Truck sent out to pasture.

2011-10-03T17:24:00.000-05:00

This was taken in a lot in Questa, NM. With the permission of the owners,my Dad and I went onto this lot to photograph this old Truck. The horses on the property saw us and came over to investigate. In one image you will see two of the horses behind the truck.

Two Views of the Ranchos De Taos Church

2011-10-03T17:16:00.001-05:00

Cutting Horse Pastel - 2005 Hickory Molly Mac

2011-09-15T13:18:00.002-05:00

This is a 2005 pastel based on a photo taken during the first Texas Cutting Futurity in the Waco venue. This is an 15 x 22 inch pastel with deckle edges on left and right sides. The original is available for sale to US collectors. Giclee canvas prints are also available.

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Sketching

2011-09-01T23:19:00.003-05:00

This one is in a larger sketchbook. I drew this drinking Starbucks coffee in the Atrium Cafe while waiting for my DMA C3 Class.

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Sketching

2011-08-30T21:40:00.003-05:00

Here is another but it was done at the laundramat.

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Sketching

2011-08-26T23:08:00.003-05:00

This is one of a series of small sketchbook cutting horse drawings done while drinking my Friday evening Iced Coffee at Starbucks. It is from photos taken during one of the Ft Worth NCHA events.

Starbucks Pastel Drawing: Caught on a stop

2011-08-12T22:56:00.003-05:00

Caught in a Stop
This Nupastel drawing was done on black paper at Starbucks on an outdoor table while I was having my Friday evening iced coffee. I drew it as if I had caught the action as the photographer had taken a photo at that instant with a strobe.

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Paper Sculpture

2011-08-12T16:17:00.002-05:00

This week in the Center for Creative Connections we created sculptures from strips of extra thick poster board.
I built this horse head complete with ears of dual focus and star strip snip (face markings).

2011-08-12T16:10:00.003-05:00

This is an archive from July 28 which I forgot to post:

Tonight we had a great project in C3 with visiting artist Margaret Meehan, creating soft sculptures with cheap teddy bears. I created this one which I called horse heaven based on a little horse angel l found in the stuffing of the soft toy.

Artist Encounters in C3 - Reality to Abstract

2011-07-15T22:26:00.005-05:00

Yarn and Yellow Chairs
This Thursday in our C3 Artist Encounter at the DMA we created a yarn installation in the C3 Gallery and then worked on drawings on Tracing Paper using colored pencils. I took my two best home and created a mixed media collage/Acrylic painting.

More Cutting Horse Action Photos

2011-07-14T12:58:00.000-05:00

Cutting Horse Drawings

2011-07-08T22:12:00.004-05:00

This is a series of Cutting Horse action drawings. All but the first were done from a top view perspective from photos similar to the one represented in the first drawing. The first drawing was done from memory. All were based on images taken during the 2006 Summer Cutting Spectacular in Will Rogers Coliseum.

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Open Studio

2011-07-01T11:57:00.000-05:00

Circles Warm to Cool
This acrylic painting was done using a wine cork. I painted a progression of circles with one dip in the paint and warm to cool.

Water Tower III
Acrylic on paper - part of my water tower series.

2011-06-13T21:20:00.002-05:00

West Sky I
This is an acrylic on paper of a western late evening sky with sun setting next to water tower.

Lightning Storm - Natural Flash Photography

2011-05-25T23:43:00.004-05:00

Tuesday night was quite stormy. With such frequent lightning I set my camera real slow (30sec) and aperture around f8 and got these photos by just clicking and letting the lightning make the photo - Natural Flash Photography

Stormy sunset sky

2011-05-23T22:45:00.004-05:00

This is a study in 8x10 in Open Acrylic of a Stormy Sky at sunset. I am not sure If I am finished with it yet, I might add a foreground horizon feature. I was trying to take a cloud/landscape and make it in sort of a style reminiscent of a Rothko color field painting.

Update: This is a newer image after minor glazing changes.

2011-05-16T15:46:00.004-05:00

These are a series of experiments with Golden Open Acrylics. I had purchased these paints a few months ago but am just able to experiment with them.

American Indian War Horse Mask This is based on sketches and promotional ad photos for the Dallas Museum of Art Exhibit Art of the American Indian, The Thaw Collection

Below are a series of Color Field studies:

Gouache Color study

2011-04-25T17:28:00.003-05:00

Preparation for Painting

2011-04-22T20:10:00.003-05:00

For the last month I have been thinking about an idea for painting. I had remembered a transparency I had taken in the late 70's and scanned into my computer late last year.
Here a graphite and Graphite/Watercolor pencil sketch I did Thursday afternoon.
Today I bought a 1/2 inch birch plywood panel and had cut into 3 pieces, one fitting a frame I already had. I then sanded and applied the first coat of gesso. A couple more and I will be ready to paint on it. I am still working on an idea on how I want this to go.

Pointillistic color field style painting

2011-04-22T20:05:00.005-05:00

This is a cross between a pointillistic and color field study on black paper. I used gouache applied either direct from tube or mixed for secondary color. The subject is an imaginary landscape with sunset.

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Sketching

2011-04-15T20:40:00.001-05:00

All of these are except for the first are fast sketches based on techniques from a travel sketching class I took with Walt Davis this past March.

Pen sketch of running horse from magazine photo
Barn on tree line - broad pencil drawing
Young horse
Cross Roads Motel

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Ugandan Bark Cloth

2011-03-24T22:25:00.007-05:00

This week we printed on Ugandan Bark Cloth with Textile artist Leslie Robertson.

Horse Eye

Geometric Design on back of paper
Geometric Design on front of paper
Horse Head

Bird design on both sides of paper
Note the stitched paper at the bottom on the right print paper.
Spiral Design

Today's Art Projects

2011-03-17T23:37:00.003-05:00

I had two art adventures today. First I attended a Fast Sketching class led by Walt Davis who with Isabel Davis, wrote the book Exploring The Edges of Texas. I had a great time learning how to Sketch For Traveling at the Heritage Village of Dallas

After that was over I drove to the Dallas Museum of Art were Natalie Macellaio led a class in converting flat paper to sculpture. Here is my project:

Arena Textures

2011-03-14T12:54:00.003-05:00

These are the sort of textures you see in the riding arena about a week after a hard rain.

First Foal of 2011

2011-03-14T12:50:00.002-05:00

Barn Study: A Few storms short of collapse

2011-03-14T12:39:00.003-05:00

This is a study of images taken of an old long abandoned barn which is just a few storms short of collapse. This Barn Study includes a variety of close images taken in this old barn.

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Color Field Studies

2011-03-14T12:21:00.003-05:00

This past Thursday we experimented with color and how it can be perceived differently depending on context. We created a few studies and then went to the galleries to look at paintings including those of Josef Albers and Mark Rothko amd then returned for more.

Clay Sculpture night in the Center for Creative Connections

2011-02-25T23:08:00.004-06:00

This past Thursday in the Center for Creative Connections, Guest artist and sculpture/ceramics professor from SMU, Tom Lauerman, led a workshop in Ceramic Sculpture. Roughly following the style of Giacometti, I created a pair of horses giving each other a message.

Dog and Pony Show

2011-02-19T22:09:00.000-06:00

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Designing with a grid.

2011-02-14T23:08:00.004-06:00

This past Thursday Night at the DMA in C3 Susan Barrett led a workshop on creating designs using a carefully designed grid. We painted with ink, some of the cells leaving negative space to create interesting grid designs. I went back and repainted using Black and White Acrylict the following Monday. Friday during my coffee at Borders I created a couple more in my multimedia sketchbook, one in B&W and the other color in watercolor pencil which I came back later with water and brush.

Another Great Horse Eye Photo

2011-02-07T20:54:00.002-06:00

Gouache Postcards

2011-02-04T20:42:00.004-06:00

These are a couple of quick Gouache and Charcoal Sketches on Watercolor Postcard Stock that I did this afternoon based on some photos I took earlier today.

Building in Snow
Tree with Snow

The Eyes Have It

2011-01-27T14:07:00.003-06:00

During my last work day at the ranch I spent a little bit of time at the end of the afternoon with the yearlings and 2yo's. I focused my photography on their eyes.

This is my favorite of the bunch. What is going through this colts head?

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Sketching

2011-01-21T20:55:00.005-06:00

Well I had gone through all the art magazines so I had to do something while I had my Friday Night Coffee at Borders Cafe.

The Auctioneers
This is a drawing from a photo I took last year during the Futurity Sales in the John Justin Arena showing what goes on in the Auctioneers Podium.

Keeping The Pace
When the cattle are wild and run back and forth, you just have to keep the pace to keep them from slipping by and heading back to the herd. This sketch is from a photo I took during the 2004 Summer Spectacular of Bill Freeman riding Boon A Little.

Sketchbook: First Sale

2011-01-19T00:43:00.004-06:00

This is a drawing from one of the first photos I took at a Western Bloodstock Sale.
I was shooting in the Justin Sale Arena in Ft Worth and a mare and foal were led into the ring. When an excited foal splayed out like a cutter I took the photo. Here is the photo I used as my reference:

DMA Thursday Nights: Workshop with Brian Fridge

2011-01-14T12:09:00.002-06:00

Thursday Night this week we had a workshop with Brian Fridge where we had two assignments. This post shows the first, 2-color paintings depicted movement.

Gouache Postcard: Shadow Mare

2011-01-12T22:00:00.001-06:00

Shadow Mare
Based on a photograph I took of the shadow of myself and a mare that was following me across the arena.

Snow Day in Terrell, Texas

2011-01-09T19:07:00.002-06:00

Today I was lucky enough to have my feeding day fall on the wettest, coldest, and eventually snowiest day so far in 2011. Although the day started off with a cold heavy rain, after noon the snow began and several hours later I was able to photograph these snow scenes.

2011-01-07T22:54:00.002-06:00

Thursday: Seasoned Redfish seared with Arbequina Olive oil in skillet and finished in oven, Steamed Broccoli, Potatoes, and Green Salad with Avocado and Tomato.
Friday: Central Market Blue Cheese and Cashew chicken sausage with Broccoli and yellow squash in a Chicken and Goat milk sauce over whole wheat penne

Open Studio in the Center for Creative Connections

2010-12-31T10:53:00.003-06:00

This Thursday at the DMA Center For Creative Connection we had an open studio with choice to do painting or work with clay. In painting we had the challenge in working with these large dry tempera disks used in childrens art programs. An amazing quality came out of this media on the table I was sitting at. I experimented with the colors of sunset. They are posted in the order I created them, each in about 30-40 minutes.

DMA Thursday Nights: Motion Photography

2010-12-17T20:34:00.005-06:00

This past Thursday in the CS3 we had a workshop in photography with Teresa Radifi. During this workshop I took these two photos with two American Paintings by Leon Polk (Homage to Victory Boogie Woogie #1) and Gerald Murphy (The Watch).

Natural Textures

2010-12-03T20:15:00.003-06:00

At Enchanted Rock Natural area grasses are permitted to grow uncut.
This is what is left of a prickly pear cactus after all the leaf has decayed,.

2010-11-23T22:17:00.001-06:00

Here is an experimental piece I painted with gouache on 3x5 ampersand watercolor board.
No predrawing, just paint.

Abstract Painting at the DMA Center for Creative Connections

2010-11-12T02:02:00.004-06:00

Tonight at the Dallas Museum of Art in the Center for Creative Connections we had an opportunity to experiment with high quality gouache paint. I created this abstract painting based on a Robert Delaunay painting of the Eiffel Tower (1924) which is on display in the Encountering Space exhibit in the Center for Creative Connections.

Futurity Sale Yearling Photoshoot

2010-10-21T15:13:00.002-05:00

I had a great equine photo road trip yesterday, Oct 20, 2010 for James Eakin Futurity Sale yearlings. I started the morning in the Weatherford/Brock area with two different stops, 2 and 7 yearlings respectively, then drove through Lipan to the Houston Ranch. This trip took me through the Brazos River Valley. As I drove into the Houston Ranch the road changed to gravel and the landscape to a hilly dry land with fewer trees. As I drove into the Whitehouse division camp I found James Barten practicing roping steers. I had arrived a little earlier than I had expected. I photographed 8 yearlings in the greenest field around. While they were going for another yearling I photographed this old wagon next to a Horse Trailer and truck with horses tied waiting until we finished the shoot.

Highlight Cat Sells High

2010-10-21T14:52:00.003-05:00

Last Thursday (Oct 14) I photographed an auction and put together this 30 sec video slide show along with audio recorded on with my camera.

Cutting Horse Auction

2010-10-20T22:34:00.005-05:00

This is an iMovie I created with images and audio recording taken during the Stan Thomas Dispersal Sale this past Friday, Oct 15, 2010

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Jewelry Making

2010-10-01T23:11:00.002-05:00

Thursday Night in the new updated Center for Creative Connections, we were given an assignment to Take a square box and make it into something totally different. The photos below are what I came up with. After this short project, we moved into the studio and discussed Creative Process with Jill Foley, the creator of the "Living Room," the temporary Center for Creative Connection space while the other was being reinstalled.

Images from the past - slides from 1976 to 1981

2010-10-01T22:12:00.006-05:00

Zion National Park, UT

Chisos Mts, Big Bend National Park, TX

James Fox Photographing on a backpacking trip.

Click to see a full gallery of archive images.

Ranchos De Taos Church

2010-09-30T23:12:00.006-05:00

Here are a few more images of the Ranchos De Taos Church taken on Kodachrome during the Summer of 1976 and scanned in on the last day of Sept 2010, About 34 years later.

Back View
Bell Tower

Ranchos De Taos Church - Window View

2010-09-28T02:12:00.002-05:00

I discovered a box with some of my early slides. This image is from a 1978 Kodachrome slide taken of a Window View of the Ranchos de Taos Church. I did a watercolor of this image that still hangs in my parents Fredericksburg, TX home.

Drawing from the Galleries: 2 Texas Sculptures

2010-09-24T16:10:00.005-05:00

These two drawings were done during the Dallas Museum of Art Center For Creative Connections Drawing from the Galleries Class. We were in a special exhibit of Texas Sculptures from the collection. Our group was small this week, one person decided to stay and draw on invitation by our leader.

Leadbelly by Michael Owen, 1943. Drawn in white pencil on black paper.
Ode to a Cotton Picker by Evaline Sellars, 1953. This sculpture reminded me of the style of Modigiliani.

Cardboad Constructions at the DMA

2010-09-17T15:14:00.002-05:00

Last night in the C3 Studio, Jill Foley led a project in Cardboard Constructions. We first went down to the African Mask exhibit for inspiration and then returned to put our ideas into cardboard. This is what I created, as inspired by a Antelope Mask fron the back wall of the exhibit.

Rock Art 2

2010-09-08T22:53:00.002-05:00

While my thin section images are natures' 2d art, the magnificent boulders at Enchanted Rock in Central, Texas are the sculptural equivalent. They remind me of Serra core steel and Henry Moore Bronze Sculptures. For scale notice the dog peaking over the main rock on the right.

Rock Art

2010-09-08T21:56:00.005-05:00

I have been going through my archives and scanning some old negatives. In this post I go back to 1985 and present the images I took during my Geology Thesis research in Big Bend National Park. These rocks were from the McKinney Hills in the East Central part of the Park. As part of my thesis I had to cut and create thin sections whereby I essentially glued a transparent section of each of my samples onto a glass slide. When the final transparent thin section is put under a microscope under plain, and under polarized light. The dark image with color was taken under polarized light.

I think of these as natures abstract art. Look at the colors and textures in these images. I have posted a gallery of many other slides in this Rock Art Gallery.

Mr Beamon

2010-09-08T10:35:00.004-05:00

A few weeks ago Mr. Beamon Ashley passed away. I had posted about it on my website, jarnoldphoto.com, from a scanned print. I have since found the negative and re-scanned and am reposting this image. I did not know Mr. Beamon until he was like what you see in this image. I met him about 1997 or so when he would come to most of the Area 24 Cutting Horse shows. I visited with him many times and heard stories of all the horses he had seen cutting in their prime.

Layered Scanning of transparencies

2010-09-07T21:23:00.006-05:00

plus

Equals a unique layered image:

I was scanning some archival transparencies (slides) and a Discovered that you can overlay slides in the scanner.

Tech Night in C3 during the DMA Thursday Night Live

2010-07-09T14:36:00.004-05:00

This Thursday Night for the C3 Tech Night we wandered about the galleries taking photos that showed characteristics found in the sculpture of Natalie Mecellaio. We were to return to C3 and use photoshop to create a sculptural piece from our photos. This is a recreation of the piece I created using textural images of two African Tribal Hats, one was beaded, the other included many cowrie shells.

Thursday at the DMA Center for Creative Connections: Jewelry Making

2010-07-01T23:19:00.005-05:00

Tonight we made jewelry (Brooches, Tie Clasps, Pins, etc..) with brass, copper and/or nickel sheet metal with the help of Natalie Mecellaio at "Make it, Take it" in the Center for Creative Connections. I made this equine tie clasp. I probably will never clasp a tie with it though.

Drawing: Offshore Drilling Rig under full moon

2010-06-25T23:13:00.003-05:00

This is a drawing I did yesterday afternoon before my Drawing from the galleries class. This drawing is white and chsrcoal pencil on black paper. This drawing was done entirely from what I assumed an offshore drilling rig looks like as I did not have a reference image

Yearlings running

2010-06-21T20:02:00.006-05:00

3..2..1...

There is nothing like being able to photograph a full herd of horses. These are the yearlings from 2009 and prove to be a great study of running horses. The top image is my favorite. Click on this image to see a larger view.

Why are they coming, It must be my camera.

Equine Art: Drawing with water soluble graphite

2010-06-18T22:50:00.002-05:00

2010-06-18T11:05:00.002-05:00

Last night our project was to use a USGS Topographic Map as our support, and watercolor, and various colors of ink to create a work of art.

2010-06-17T16:23:00.002-05:00

I found an online resource for topographic maps and downloaded the two maps from 1986 Thesis area. I merged, added geology and two additional watercolors which I had missed before.

The Colors of Doc O Lena Twist: Two Foals

2010-06-14T12:48:00.006-05:00

Tut- Doc O Lena Twist x LS Shania Doc, owned by Karen Milan.
Toby- Doc O Lena Twist x Cordura
Dam is Sorrel and both Toby and Cordura are owned by Austria Arnold

Tut was named after the King Tut Exhibit which was at the Dallas Museum of Art this past year.

Toby is trying to steal some Alfalfa from the mouth of my horse, Squirt. Cordura the Dam is in the center.

Equine Art: Mini Oil Pastels

2010-06-11T22:46:00.003-05:00

This is the Image which was my model
3.5"x5" Oil Pastel on Ampersand Aquabord.
3.5"x5" Oil Pastel on Ampersand Pastel Bord. The big challenge with these was depicting detail with such a broad stick of pastel.

Map Art: McKinney Hills Watercolor Map

2010-06-07T22:39:00.005-05:00

In anticipation of a map art project at the DMA Center for Creative Connections this coming Thursday, I found my Thesis Research Field Map and scanned it. I then gathered a number of field watercolors I did back in 1985 during my field work. I put these watercolors under a transparent layer of this field map, adding an important tool of the geologist, the Brunton Compass. I will take with me images of this map and the watercolors and see what comes of it this next Thursday.

Edit: I took this map project to the Creative Connections class and afterward ended up making a few minor changes. This is the updated map.

Thursday at the DMA: Self Portrait using Office Materials

2010-06-03T22:47:00.003-05:00

Our assignment in the Center For Creative Connections tonight was to do a Self Portrait using common office materials. I did my Self Portrait on a green file folder using colored pencils, Paint marker and Liquid Paper correction fluid.

Oil Pastel Sketch

2010-05-31T19:46:00.001-05:00

Still Life oil pastel sketch on black paper
original photo of same still life

Still Life with Basket

2010-05-28T14:20:00.003-05:00

Whats for Dinner?

2010-05-28T13:46:00.001-05:00

Eggplant and Squash

Wednesday Evening images at the ranch

2010-05-27T14:52:00.005-05:00

Caught in a Headshake

Colt by Going To The Doc, a buckskin AQHA Calf Roping Champion. This is the most recent foal. Only one more due this season. Be watching in late June.

Every now and then you need to try something different. This self portrait with foal was taken from a hand held camera at nearly ground level.

Rainbow over yearlings. The rainbow base is on my two favorite yearlings

Moonrise in the night clouds

New Mare in the Pasture

2010-05-17T13:07:00.002-05:00

This past Thursday a new mare was introduced to the broodmare pasture. This foal tries to introduce herself but is told "leave me alone kid."

Blue Roan mare has sort of adopted the youngsters in the pasture and tries to be protective. She blocks off the foal and tells the new mare to stay away.
She then escorts her charges away from the interloper
The new mare
Blue roan watches to see that New Mare keeps her distance.

Evening Ranch Images

2010-05-10T13:07:00.001-05:00

No Photos Please!
Sunset through the trees abstract
The Real Sunset for Saturday evening
I see you over there
All Horses young and old have a thing for cap bills.

Dallas Museum of Art: Photographic Explorations

2010-05-06T23:11:00.004-05:00

With museum lighting, interesting shadows abound. This shadow is from a sculpture in the European Galleries.
Romie Faienza captures images in the Barrel Vault Gallery.
Tree shadows on ground cover in sculpture garden
Figure walking in Hallway.
Floating leaves

Thursday at the DMA

2010-04-30T12:12:00.004-05:00

The Icebergs by Frederick Edwin Church used to be on the No Photography list.
This is a Triptych of a series of images of an empty barrel vault and adjacent galleries at the Dallas Museum of Art. This is a rare sight and usually can be seen only once a year after the Beaux Art Ball held late in April.

Pasture Life at the end of April

2010-04-30T12:03:00.003-05:00

Toby enjoying the late evening
South and West facing foals
What are you doing on the ground?

From the Kitchen: Das Wienerschnitzel

2010-04-26T16:35:00.006-05:00

This past Friday I experimented with a German recipe for wienerschnitzel. I served it with German Potato Salad and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage.

2010-04-22T11:00:00.002-05:00

Last week I posted some foal photos from the back pasture, last evening I went to the back pasture and took some more photos of Toby.

Hey, What are you guys doing over there?

Running through the clover?

Running with the older gelding, Dam is in the distance in the upper right.
Camera Curious

Front Pasture Foals

2010-04-14T23:05:00.003-05:00

In the last 15 minutes of light I headed out to the front pasture to photograph the most recent filly foal which was born last week. I caught her running to her dam.

This is another photo of the first foal of the year. She is also a filly
I caught these two fillies visiting. They will soon be really tight buddies

Video Portraits at the Center For Creative Connections, Dallas Museum of Art

2010-04-09T21:05:00.004-05:00

In the 19th Century, photographic portraiture was a very different process than today. In order to get a good image, the subject had to sit very still for up to a minute to avoid motion blur. Instead of the ISO of 400+ we have now with our digital portraits, the colloidal glass "Film" was rated about ASA 1. To demonstrate the time required to sit still for such a portrait, we had our video portrait taken to see of we had what it takes to keep a straight face. In this "out take" Chuck D'Arcy sits for his video portrait by artist of the month, Romie Faienza. After taking the portraits, we viewed them to see if we passed the stillness test. After this experiment we went to a lecture and demonstration of colloidal glass plate photography by France Scully Osterman.

Super Stakes Cutting Horse Sale

2010-04-05T21:23:00.006-05:00

This past Friday and Saturday I photographed the Western Bloodstock Super Stakes Sale
in Fort Worth. Links to the images may be found on my America's Cutter Blog.

Fancy Sugar Badger

Fasig-Tipton 2YO in Training Sale

2010-03-30T20:01:00.001-05:00

The Fasig-Tipton 2YO-in-Training sale was held today, March 30, 2010. The Sale Topper was this Valid Expectations x Excellent Review colt which was purchased by Jerry Durant from Agent Pike Racing for $100,000. To see more of the High Selling Horses please visit this Gallery If you needing a print of a horse in the gallery, please copy the gallery image number and include when you use the Pay Pal form on the right sidebar.

Toby at 2 Weeks

2010-03-29T21:35:00.005-05:00

I took some more baby photos of Toby Sunday evening. He is 2 weeks old now and getting more independent. He was very interested in what I was doing with that camera and came too close to focus several times.

Afternoon Rest

2010-03-29T21:20:00.009-05:00

The Vizsla Dogs rest in the afternoon on the porch, Sometimes the cats join them.

Vizsla dogs enjoy the snow

2010-03-22T21:32:00.010-05:00

One of the highlights of this snowing spring debut, was photographing these two Vizsla siblings having one of their practically endless play fights.
Although it may seem a bit intense, they always end up laying together while resting afterward.
The Male dog is Remy, he has the collar. Kiwi is the female without a collar (because Remy removes it within a few days).

First Day of Spring in North Texas?

2010-03-22T17:30:00.004-05:00

Yep, I woke up to find 2 inches of snow on my truck and it was still snowing. It had snowed all night. The drive to the ranch was a bit challenging on the bridges, but once I got there it was quite a sight. By the end of the day the temperature had crept up to 42 degrees F but the wind was brisk, The snow had melted leaving just a few patches where it had drifted or piled in the shadows.

Here are some of my favorite landscape images from the day.

Stars' Filly

2010-03-17T23:37:00.006-05:00

This foal was born last Thursday (1 week old on Saint Pats Day). The dam here is watching me as a photograph her filly. While I was photographing this foal, the other resident of the pasture, a mare named Unquestionable Twist, was tugging at my collar and licking the back of my neck.

New Arrival

2010-03-13T21:04:00.012-06:00

Cordura shows off her new colt. Arrived today between 1-3pm.

The Saved Table

2010-03-12T23:16:00.000-06:00

Print Special - Buy one get second for printing cost

2010-03-09T16:20:00.002-06:00

Buy a 5x7 for $35, get 2nd of same image for $2 more.

Buy an 8x10 for $40, get the 2nd of same image for $3

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Ranch under snow

2010-02-13T20:24:00.005-06:00

Here are some of my favorite images from the ranch under snow. By the end of the day at about 1/2 the snow was melted. Click on any to see a larger image.

After the Sun Sets - The Snow still falls

2010-02-11T20:25:00.002-06:00

Snow Day in Mesquite, Texas

2010-02-11T19:00:00.003-06:00

We were treated to a full day of snow in North Texas today. It started about 5am and is forecast to go on at least off and on until midnight. I got out to take some photos about 3pm and found this flag scene at my Apartment entrance. It sort of reminded me of what I saw on TV of the big snow in Washington DC. This is to show them we had our on little (7 inch) Snowmageddon here in Texas. The photo below is of some folks enjoying the snow when it was at the heaviest. Here is a Gallery with more photos from Mesquite.

DMA Creative Connections: Make It, Take It

2010-02-05T16:18:00.005-06:00

This first Thursday of February at the Dallas Museum of Art the project was to create a small weaving inspired by a new installation entitled:Woven Records.

This weaving was created using various strings, yarns, dyed wool, and leather and attached to a 3.5x5 masonite panel painted blue.

Drawing from the Galleries: Cezanne's Father

2010-01-29T13:50:00.003-06:00

Sketching in the Galleries has returned in a new format. It is now facilitated within the Dallas Museum of Art Center for Creative Connections. We have a leader that has a background in both Drawing and Art History so that we may get more of a background on the art which we are sketching. This White pencil sketch on black paper is from a Charcoal done by Cezanne of his father. It is located in the Reeves Collection.

DIY at DMA: Puzzle Piece Assemblage

2010-01-21T23:39:00.004-06:00

Our instructer was Rene Muhl, an artist from University of North Texas who usees materials such as Bronze, Puzzle pieces and fiber in her installations. She led the class in using puzzle pieces in sculpture. She discussed creating sculpture that connect people of diverse backgrounds through common interests. After attempting to weave puzzle pieces together using wire, I created this relief sculpture using a pieces from a variety of puzzles and a hot glue gun.