Category: equine art
How Escher created his famous flying horses
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists who is known as the King of Tessellations. A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. (Definition from http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/whattess.html) His flying horses were created using this technique. Now a […]
Read MorePerhaps, a new definition of ‘Horse Power’?
This airbrushed scene of horses caught my eye . . . Before I realized that it’s painted on the front of a truck! And on its sides . . . If you want to see the interior, here’s a link to the original post on BigLorryBlog. When I first saw this blog I thought, Wow! […]
Read MoreImagine finding a strange horse in your pasture
Last week, Australian horse owner Jenny Mahoney found a strange horse in her pasture when she woke up. Sadly, this story isn’t uncommon — in Australia, as well as the US, people who can no longer feed their horses are leaving them in other peoples’ feeds But this wasn’t your average horse dumping. “I only […]
Read MoreIs the Hoover Cart going to make a reappearance?
During the great depression, many car owners could no longer afford gas for their cars. Instead they went back to the one horse power model. They took the engines out, cut off the rear of the car, attached a tongue to the front axle and pulled it with a horse or mule. These converted cars […]
Read MoreAmazing gold horse head on display for first time in 1400 years
A beautifully detailed golden horse’s head which not been seen in public for 1400 years is part of an upcoming exhibition of about 80 artifacts from the biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.The piece forms part of the so-called Staffordshire Hoard, a 1500-piece collection of treasure, crafted from mostly gold, and some silver. The […]
Read MoreMore snow horses
These snow horses take the art of making snow men to a whole new level! Read more.
Read MoreDon’t miss your chance to add a Moneigh to your collection!
This is one clever — and effective — fund raising effort! ReRun, Inc., is auctioning off Moneighs® on eBay to help raise money for their organization. Judging by the bids that are coming in (bidding starts at $100 per painting), this will be a successful venture! If you’re interested, don’t delay — The auctions will […]
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