Last year, Woodbine Entertainment initiated a contest to select “The Official Queen’s Plate Artist.” I did enter, what I thought was a beautiful painting of 2014 winner Lexie Lou, and was disappointed when it didn’t make the top five – after all, painting Canadian racehorses is what I do! Anyway, such is the life of the artist – we have to know how to handle rejection, because we don’t always fit with that the powers that be are looking for. I decided to enter again this year

This painting of 2011 Queen’s Plate-winning filly, Inglorious, recently sold at the CTHS Alberta Art Show and Sale on September 29 and 30, 2014. I was honoured to be juried into this show, the first year artists outside of Alberta were invited to submit work for consideration.  The painting is 16 x 20 oil on Raphael linen panel. #CanadianThoroughbred #equineart #horseracing #oilpainting #horsepainting #CTHS #racehorseart #horseart #QueensPlate #fineart #equinepainting #oilonl