Horse paintings (equine art) by Barbara E Lewis

International Award Winning Artist

Specialising in traditional equine art

• an artist with 21 years+ experience in producing top quality equine art
• traditional equine portraits in oils on canvas
• equine (horse) art a specialty as well as pet portraits

Equine artist Barbara E. Lewis has a long time association with the thoroughbred racing industry in New Zealand, having made this her main (but not exclusive) focus for over 21 years as an artist specialising in portraits of horses.  The artist is renowned for the accuracy of her equine art work and her ability to capture the essence and character of her subjects with detail and precision.  The Auckland Racing Club (14 Derby winners), and Henrietta, the dowager Duchess of Bedford are among her clients.

Carbine

Barbara takes commissions, particularly equine. She also enjoys painting family pets, land and seascapes. Examples of Barbara's painting are in the sales catalogue and gallery.

July 2010 NEWS:  Three paintings again accepted for the 2010 Fall Open Juried Exhibition of the AAEA

Following on from the artist's successful entry into this competition in 2009, three pieces have been accepted for inclusion in the 2010 Fall Open Juried Exhibition of the American Academy of Equine Arts to be held at the Scott County Arts and Cultural Centre/Gallery in Georgetown Kentucky.  The exhibition will be open from Saturday 18th September 2010 to 22nd October 2010 and will coincide with the World Equestrian Games (25th Sept - 10th Oct 2010).

Ladies in Waiting

Not One To Turn Your Back On

Outta Here

2009 Fall Open Juried Exhibition of the AAEA

In May of 2009 Barbara submitted three entries into the American Academy of Equine Art's Fall Open Juried Exhibition held at the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky.  It is the first step towards becoming a member of the American Academy of Equine Art, a showcase of the finest international equine art talent, including renowned New Zealand-based bronze sculptor Joanne Sullivan-Gessler.

The Fall Open Juried Exhibition is a prestigious annual equine art event and in 2009 it attracted over 600 entries from around the world.  Only 91 gallery spaces were available. 

Barbara was delighted to have all three of her entries selected given that the event is juried and not all submissions are automatically accepted for display.  The artist was even more delighted to be advised that her work "Beau Zam - A Posthumous Portrait" was awarded the Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award for Painting.  Not only that, two of her three entries sold on the opening night of the exhibition.

For further information about the exhibition and the American Academy of Equine Art go to:  www.aaea.net

Beau Zam - A Posthumous Portrait  SOLD Winner of the AAEA's 2009 Leonard J. Meiselman Memorial Award for Painting My thanks to Nick and Anne-Marie King of Brighthill Farm
Spanish Horse SOLD	The Winner  SOLD

Testimonial

"Thank you Barbara for the water colour painting 'My Family'. Looking at Amber (my old labrador) it is as though she is still alive. I have her hung in a special place where I see her many times a day." Virginia Schnauer

"MY FAMILY"
Watercolour, 2009

The above is a pencil sketch
sent to the client for approval before I started painting.

Display

Here is a slide-show displaying some of Barbara's past work and giving information on sizes and the media used for each painting.