JANET SNYDER Georgetown, IL Artist, Graphic Designer and Horsewoman Visit Janet Snyder's Facebook page, Click Here |
Janet Snyder lives on a 20-acre farm in Illinois where she stays busy showing and training her appaloosa horses, raising miniature Herefords and poultry. She has been a graphic designer for many years after receiving her Bachelors degree in Fine Art, with a major in painting and minor in drawing. She has created a number of popular Painted Ponies figurines, including Holiday, Native American and Glow-in-the-Dark! |
JACKIE B. THOMPSON Cartersville, GA |
Jackie is a self-taught artist who has always been inspired by God's creatures, especially horses. It was only natural that she become an avid Painted Ponies collector, and eventually an Official Painted Ponies herself. When she is not creating Painted Ponies, she enjoys painting, drawing, and honors beloved pets for owners through portrait commissions. Jackie choose to donate all proceeds to charity. She says "It is a blessing to be a blessing!" |
GEORGE TOYA Santa Fe, NM George Toya Fine Art Visit George Toya's Facebook page, Click Here. |
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VERONICA VENTRESS Bear Creek, NC Veronica Ventress Photography www.veronicaventress.com |
Veronica was born and raised in Buckinghamshire, England. She took art classes through school, and in her twenties worked for John Hine Studios in the United Kingdom, painting David Winter Cottage models. In between work and raising her two daughters, Veronica always enjoyed sketching and eventually digital art. Her passion has always been horses and wildlife, and now she enjoys capturing her subjects on camera. |
ANN YARBROUGH Cedartown, GA |
Ann Yarbrough's artistic inspiration comes from her Granddad, husband, son, family and friends. She has painted 21 murals in her hometown of Cedartown, GA, designed the book cover for her county's heritage book, worked and painted on movie sets, and been part of a 3 month long exhibition of Painted Ponies called Painted Dreams. She says "being part of The Trail has been a wonderful ride and a joy to be a part of." |
MONTE YELLOW BIRD SR. Divide, CO Black Pinto Horse Fine Arts www.blackpintohorsefinearts.com |
Monte Yellow Bird Sr., better known in the art world as Black Pinto Horse, is devoted to a positive expression of the harmonic balance between humanity and nature. Through his art and teaching, he offers us a multitude of gifts, and his optimism shines in his motto: "We are on this earth for such a short time,
if you're going to shine, shine brightly." |
STAR LIANA YORK Abiquiu, NM Star York Sculpture www.staryorksculpture.com |
Nationally acclaimed for exquisitely rendered bronze sculptures that have the ability to capture the spirit and inner character of her subjects, Star Liana York has created a vast body of work that reflects her boundless interest in Native Americans, horses, and the wildlife of the Southwest. She is part of a new group of artists who are reworking stereotypical Western subject matter, putting her own stamp on what has previously been classified as "regional art." |
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