In pulling competitions, there is a lot of downtime. These two teams were patiently waiting their turn at the Addison County Field Days in Vermont.

Watercolor 11”x20”, 15”x24” framed

This fellow was done for the day. His team didn’t win, but that didn’t seem to bother him any. He was looking either for a snack or a pat.

Springtime in Vermont often brings us these lovely images.

17”x14” Colored Pencil

Pastel painting of a team of Belgium draft horses after they won their pulling competition at a Vermont field days.

Pastel 11”x14”, 16”x18” framed

Pastel painting of a team of Belgium draft horses after they won their pulling competition at a Vermont field days.

Pastel 11”x14”, 16”x18” framed

The power of horses is demonstrated through their legs. These beauties were competing in the 4-horse wagon hitch competition when I took the reference photo and even though they were in a ring of soft sand, I could feel their power as they churned through the ring towards me.

Watercolor 5”x15”, 9.25” x 19.5” Framed

Two seconds before this team walked into the shed, they were as calm as could be, but they knew what was coming and were up for the challenge.

Titled to get a second look by gallery visitors, this raven is definately not a donkey

Ebony Pencil

Paul-The-Greyhound’s greeting before breakfast.

Pastel and pastel pencil, 8”x8”

Portrait of Risk-It-All Paul (@RiskItAllPaul) in his natural habitat

Watercolor & Colored Pencil

Portrait of Zen-Dog Paris as she observes her backyard domain.

8”x5” ball point pen sketch for lithograph