Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Marty #459

Marty of Sand Wash Basin HMA
5 by 7 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
$75.00

Marty is the son of Bonita in Cherokee's Band on Sand Wash Basin. Bonita is a pinto with blue eyes who grayed out completely with age. She passes that trait along to her offspring as well. Bonita was featured  as Mustang A Day Challenge Painting #454. With her 2013 filly.


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.

Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Bonita and Divine #454

"Bonita and Divine"
5 by7 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin
$90.00
Signed Prints available upon request  info@llmartin.com

Bonita is a wonderful Blue eyed gray pinto mare in Cherokee's Band at Sand Wash Basin. Her 2013 foal is the color of Cherokee now but will probably turn the color of her dam as time passes.  The Reference image for this painting is from Photographer and Sand Wash Basin Wild Horse Advocate Sally Wright. Thank you Sally.

Blue Eyed Mustangs of Sand Wash Basin HMA- Band Stallion Benson #453

"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