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I was asked to paint a commission painting for the Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding Center, in Virginia Beach, Virginia some time ago. I was excited, because I had been heavily involved in therapeutic riding for about 25 years. I ran a center, here in Virginia, for 20+ years, and loved it. It is such a help to the riders. The volunteers get so much out of it too, and the horses can tell they have a special job. I could go on and on, but I will stick to the commission painting!
Equi-Kids is in the enviable position of having been able to build their dream facility. They were given 90 acres, outside of Virginia Beach. For those of you interested in therapeutic riding and know the wonderful benefits that it has for so many people, look up Equi-Kids’ website, www. equikids.com, and the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association at www.narha.com. Equi-Kids has been working for a very long time to make this dream a reality, by working very hard to write grants, get donations, and holding fundraisers. They are most of the way through construction of a wonderful, state-of-the-art horse facility. The indoor isn’t in yet, but everything else is wonderful! They came from one pony and 6 riders, to this. Way to go everyone!!
They wanted an oil painting, as well as a painting/drawing for reproduction purposes. The oil painting is 18″ x 24″, the watercolor/ink drawing is 11″ x 14″. I forgot to take photos of the watercolor/ink, but took several of the oil. I am including them, from the beginning, in the “ugly” stage, all the way to the finished piece. I am also including some photos of the new facility. I took a wonderful paint horse, Dookie, now known as Frank, to donate to Equi-Kids. So I got to take a lot of wonderful photos of everything!
The oil painting is now hanging on a wonderful, tall purple, with gold flakes wall the is the centerpiece of the reception area of the main entrance area. You will notice that I made changes, in the background, in the placement of the wheelchair, of the size of the main figures, etc.
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