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| "New Blood" "Shock Top" Of Sand Wash Basin Dam: Demi the Domestic Horse Sire: Haze Mustang Wild Horse of Sand Wash Basin 8 by 10 Inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin $400.00 Prints Available on Fine Art America Click Here: NEW BLOOD Photo references by John W. Wagner |
Showing posts with label Wild horse art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wild horse art. Show all posts
Saturday, June 6, 2015
"New Blood" 2014 Colt "Shock Top" - Mustang A Day Challenge Painting #454
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Stinkingwater HMA Oregon Roan Mare Mustang A Day Challenge Painting #482
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| Cascade Stinkingwater HMA Oregon 4 by 6 inches watercolor by Linda L. Martin Artist $35.00 |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Marty #459
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| Marty of Sand Wash Basin HMA 5 by 7 inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin Artist $75.00 |
Bonita is a wonderful Blue eyed gray pinto mare in Cherokee's Band at Sand Wash Basin. Her 2013 foal, Divine is the color of Cherokee, a chestnut pinto, now but will probably turn the color of her dam and brother as time passes.
The Reference image for this painting is from photographer and Sand Wash Basin Wild Horse Advocate, Sally Wright. Thank you Sally.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Bachelor Stallion Picasso Jr. #456
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| Picasso Junior ( PJ) 5 by 7 inches Watercolor by LindaLMartinArtist $75.00 Prints will be available soon. |
It was photographer John Wagner who first saw PJ when he was a new born October foal in 2011. John thought he looked distinctly like his band stallion the very famous Picasso, and named him PJ or Picasso Jr.
Generally speaking it is very hard to really know which foals are fathered by which band stallion in most herds. The reason is because quite often younger stallions will steal away mares that seem willing and of course young first time stallions are always looking for mares. True to form PJ's dam, Olga a beautiful bay mare was very soon spotted with a different stallion named Vegas. She has stayed with Vegas since and PJ this past summer left Vegas' Band and is now out with the Bachelors as a 2 year old.
A special thanks to John Wagner for his reference photography. I have had an ongoing collaboration with John since 2011. When I sell a painting or print where one of his reference shots is used I save a portion out for him to continue his work of documenting the wild horses at Sand Wash Basin.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Band Stallion Haze #455
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| "Haze" 5 by 7 Watercolor by Linda L Martin $75.00 Signed limited edition In-house prints of this painting are available via email: info@llmartin.com |
This beautiful blue eyed sorrel stallion advocates of Sand Wash Basin HMA called Haze actually became a band stallion after a horrid Tragedy struck in the winter of 2012. Band Stallion Davy Greasewood (aka Davy G) was caught in wire and had to be humanely destroyed. Haze immediately picked up Davy's two mares Yarrow and and her filly White Sage. Also a reoccurring tag along was Demi the sorrel pinto domestic who was dropped off on the Herd Management Area sometime in the summer of 2011. Demi has no brand so according to the law she is considered a wild horse.
According to some of the photographers and wild horse watchers White Sage was a hand full and very protective of her mother. Yarrow an aging liver chestnut mare had some sort of deformity in her front foot that made her crippled. Her disability continues and yet the mare manages to thrive. Some how Haze managed to keep the small band of mares together and WhiteSage had a beautiful chestnut foal this spring that was soon named Sagewood, In Memory of Davy G.
Time will tell if Haze manages to keep a band on Sand Wash Basin.
A special thanks to John Wagner for the reference photography.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Bonita and Divine #454
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| "Bonita and Divine" 5 by7 inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin $90.00 Signed Prints available upon request info@llmartin.com |
Monday, October 7, 2013
Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Band Stallion Benson #453
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| "Benson" 5 by 7 Watercolor by LindaLMartinArtist $75.00 Prints available privately through info@llmartin.com |
I first started following the Exploits of Benson through The Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses Page on Facebook and Nancy Roberts' blog about the herd when he was a bachelor stallion. Often Benson was teamed up with Cowboy, another pinto stallion and sometimes Corona's crippled son, Tripod especially during the winters. This past winter Benson came into his own and now he is a force to be reckoned with as a band stallion. Benson is a striking black pinto with a surprisingly innocent kindly bald face; however, faced with an adversary he becomes a magnificent example of power, strength and protectiveness as he watches over his band of mares and foals.
A special thanks to John Wagner for his reference photography. I have had an ongoing collaboration with John since 2011. When I sell a painting or print where one of his reference shots is used I save a portion out for him to continue his work of documenting the wild horses at Sand Wash Basin. You can purchase a signed print of this painting of Benson by contacting me directly at info@llmartin.com
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #452
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| "New Dawn" Salt River Wild Horses in the Arizona Desert of the Tonto National Forest 6 by 9 inches Watercolor by LindaLMartin Artist $200.00 |
When most Americans from the East and mid-west think of desert horses of the west, our visions have been colored by movies and romantic histories of what we think of as the quintessential desert. It always has cactus, many types of cactus and many colors in layers like sediment on wind ravaged mountains over time; however, they are living plants with greens and purples and blues in shadows that defy the truth of how hot it can be there. Yes it is romantic. Oddly it is the Salt River wild Horses of the Tonto National Forrest that live the reality have uniquely adapted to the harsh beauty of the desert and the wonders of grazing the Salt River.
Yes, I did say grazing the river. They bask in the shade of the trees along the river; however, they actually dip their heads, sometimes completely, into the Salt River and eat the river grasses under the water. They teach their young to do this from the time they are born. In coming weeks I will be painting some of this behavior as well as more of the life along this beautiful desert river.
Actually painting the Arizona Desert with all its nuances is a special challenge to me. After three years of painting high desert wild horses of Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming with sage brush and greasewood, then the sparse dry lands of Nevada and Utah, Painting Arizona wild horses is presenting a whole new color pallet and a very different type of desert.
The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are not protected by the Wild Horse and Burro Act. I am told that the wild horses run not only in National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. One advocate claims that the horses have always been living along the river even before the WH&B Act.
The one thing that the Salt River herd have that most other wild horses do not, is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands. One description of this Forrest land is that it is the largest Urban Forrest in Arizona.
A special thank you to Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this one. Thanks Dave! If you would like to interact with more of the photographers who are active in documenting this herd please consider joining the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100496980142662/
Friday, September 20, 2013
Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #447
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| "The Look Out" Salt River Wild Stallion Along the Salt River Arizona 6 by 9 inches watercolor $200.00 By LindaLMartin Prints available on FineArtAmerica here: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/-the-look-out-linda-l-martin.html |
The majority of un-protected wild horses today were either not on Federal Public Land at the time of Act or they were on private, state or reservation land that never fell under the protection of the 1971 act. I am also told that some herds and bands were not counted as part of the 1971 census due to political maneuvering as well as miss understandings as to ownership of the wild horses during the first Census after the Wild Horse and Burro Act was passed and put into effect. As I have stated one such herd was the Virginia Range horses in Nevada.
The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are another such a herd. I am told that the wild horses run on both National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. One advocate claims that the horses have always been living along the river even before the WHB Act.
The one thing that the Salt River herd has that most other wild horses do not is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands.
This is my first painting of the Wild Horses of the Salt River I am collaborating with Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this drawing. Thanks Dave! If you would like to interact with more of the photographers who are active in documenting this herd please consider joining the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100496980142662/
Friday, September 13, 2013
Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #446
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| "Red Mountain" Salt River Wild Horses Drawing 8 by 10 inches Graphite on Watercolor Paper by Linda L Martin Artist NFS Limited edition of 20 signed prints available by request info@llmartin.com |
The majority of un-protected wild horses today were either not on Federal Public Land at the time of Act or they were on private, state or reservation land that never fell under the protection of the 1971 act. I am also told that some herds and bands were not counted as part of the 1971 census due to political maneuvering as well as miss understandings as to owner ship of the wild horses during the first Census after the Wild Horse and Burro Act was passed and put into effect. As I have stated one such herd was the Virginia Range horses in Nevada.
The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are another such a herd. I am told that the wild horses run on both National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.
The one thing that the Salt River herd has that most other wild horses do not is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands.
This drawing is my first Study of the Salt River Wild Horses and will be the first in a series of paintings and Drawings I will be undertaking in the next 6 weeks. I am collaborating with Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this drawing. Thanks Dave!
If you would like to see more images of the Salt River Wild Horses you can follow their page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaltRiverWildHorses
Blogger's note: Some of the factual information about the Salt River Wild Horses was missing and incorrect and I made corrections on 9/14/2013 . Thanks to the Salt River Wild Horse Team for updating me and helping me share corrected information.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Kiger Colors Study Painting #442
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| "Dust Storm" Kiger Colors Study Dun, Grulla, Red Dun, Black 12 by 6 inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin Artist $400.00 Prints available TBA |
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Happy Mustang, KC of Horse Springs Kiger Ranch Painting #442
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| "A Quiet Place" KC of Horse Springs Kiger Ranch in Oregon 8 by 10 inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin Artist $300.00 Prints of this painting are available on Fine Art America |
Monday, August 26, 2013
Happy Mustang, Kiger Stallion Chinook Canyon Painting #441
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| "Blue Moon" Chinook Canyon 8 by 10 inches Watercolor by Linda L.Martin Artist $200.00 Prints of "Blue Moon" are available on Fine Art America Limited edition in-house signed prints are available on the Mustang A Day Challenge Store on Etsy |
Friday, August 23, 2013
Happy Mustang, Kiger Mares Painting #440
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| Kiger Mares 6 by 9 Inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin $300.00 Prints Available on Fine Art America |
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Happy Mustang, Kigers!!! Painting #439
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| "Into The Light" Adopted Kiger Stallions 6 by 9 inches Watercolors by LindaLMartin Artist $600.00 Limited Edition In House Signed Prints 11 by 8.5 inches Available Via MustangADayChallenge Etsy Store Unsigned prints Available on Linda Martin's Fine Art America Store |
Kigers are one of the most sought after wild horses in America. This herd only originates from the Kiger Mountain and Riddle Mountain HMA Ranges. Kigers are currently the only herd managed by the BLM that consistently has a 99% adoption rate.
The reason for this high adoption rate is more than careful management it. It is the careful dedication of the private sector owners and fans in promoting these beautiful Spanish style mustangs as performance and pleasure horses.
Keep in mind that Kigers are only true Kigers if they were from this range or they are the offspring of both parents that came from either of those two ranges. Thus far Kigers have proven themselves in all forms of competition after adoption including driving, combined training, hunter classes, dressage, reining, competitive trail and endurance, ranch and stock work, gymkhana, 4-H and pleasure. Kiger Mustangs are range specific and usually only come in 6 colors with little or no white markings. Kigers are growing fast in popularity in Europe and especially Germany where they are valued and bred for show and pleasure.
The most frequent Kiger colors are Dun and Grulla. Other colors are Strawberry or Red Dun, Light Bay with no primative markings, and rarely solid black and gray.
A special thanks to Photographer and Kiger owner Amanda Wilder for the reference photography and for members of the Kiger groups on Facebook for helping me put together this collection.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Band of Mustangs from Virginia Range, Nevada. Challenge Painting #434
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| "Introductions" New foal on the Virginia Range 9 by 11 inches Watercolor by LindaLMrtin Artist $250.00 Info@llmartin.com for more information Prints available |
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Band of Mustangs from Virginia Range, Nevada. Challenge Painting #433
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| "Life Skills" Virginia Range Wild Horses Coming up from Water. 6 by 9 inches Watercolor by Linda L Martin Artist $250.00 Only 20 Signed Prints in this Run. Contact me at info@llmartin.com for information |
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Band of Mustangs from Virginia Range, Nevada. Challenge Painting #432
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| Spring Break Mustangs At Water on the Virginia Range 9 by 6 inches Watercolor by LindaLMartinArtist $250.00 Signed Prints available for $35.00 each contact info@llmartin.com for information |
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Magic 2013 Filly of Sand Wash Basn HMA Challenge Image#430
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| "Magic"Band Stallion: Cosmo - Dam: Gem 4 by 6 inches Pastel Pencil on Paper by LindaLMartin Artist $45.00 info@llmartin.com |
A special Thank- you to John Wagner for the reference photography
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Stargazer 2013 Foal of Sand Wash Basn HMA Challenge Image#429
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| Stargazer Band Stallion: Cosmo - Dam: Grace 4 by 6 inches Pastel Pencil on Paper by LindaLMartin Artist $45.00 info@llmartin.com |
A special thanks to John Wagner for the reference photography.
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