Just a little drawing Throwback from a time when daily life was normal. summer 2017 I was commissioned to a portrait of Red Rum in colour pencil for a gift. This is the final drawing before it was mounted. Love drawing this beautiful horse! 💕 🐴 #drawing #commission #horse #equine #redrum #equineart #colourpencil #throwback #equineportrait #horsesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CKV1ihkFD_R/?igshid=10uxcjurocr6w

Did a handsome boy!  Very proud of this!

..."and if we didn't make any mistakes, we wouldn't realize our need to apologize and ask for forgiveness, and none of us would vow to become better people. Mistakes, not, perfectly edited statuses, produce growth." -Koyel Ranu- Sociologist . And boy, do I make a lot of mistakes. #horsepower #equineportrait #ranchphotography #mistakeshelpuslearn #liveoutdoors #horseoftheday #amazing_shots (at The DX Ranch) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3I4uxdgo2l/?igshid=13ay6mnsfewzq

@maschabali chasing a sunrise #equineportrait #equinefashion #equinephotography #horseart #portraitphotography #portrait #fineartphotography #fineartportrait #onthefarm #photoshoot #nature #portraitinnature #lifestyle #lifestylephotography #countrylife #countryliving #leipersfork #tennessee #arabianhorse #fashion #fashionshoots dress by @revolve https://www.instagram.com/p/B18yA2iBfwi/?igshid=9mp27k8ih0qo

Phase two of this drawing/painting is complete! 💜 Completely filled in all the proper values and smoothed out with OMS. Now to add these details and really make Parker pop off the page! 💜🐴🐾 . . . . Materials: @strathmoreart bristol vellum 400 series, @panpastel , @fabercastellglobal polychromos & @carandache luminance. . . Now accepting commissions for 2019 🐴 📧[email protected] 🌐melissaconley.com 💻Facebook.com/MelissaDraws . . . #equineportrait #chestnutquarterhorse #quarterhorse #horse #horsepainting #horseportrait #petportrait #drawing #realism #eventing #horsejumping #coloredpencil #realism #drawing #strathmore #fabercastell #polychromos #panpastel #carandache #fineart #artist #artwork #art #equineart #horseart #horsedrawing #horsebackriding #country #texas #texasartist #sanantonioartist #sanantonio (at San Antonio, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/melissaconleyartist/p/BvsUxxwlptT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8kgyqv6eud7

As much as I love this image, I've gone back and forth on sharing it. Let me tell you why: This image is from the last session I did before I decided to take a break from horses and my photography. While it may seem mundane, making the decision to take a break completely shattered my world. I had sold my horse, moved in with a group of people, and I had no clue who I would be without horses.... But let me tell you something I learned that I was - Strong - Passionate - Inspired - Loved to Inspire and Uplift others All while I was taking a break, the things I loved were right there in front of me! As I look to moving across the country in a few months, I've been considering picking up the lens again. Until then, enjoy my musings and the pretty ponies. - - - - #eventinghorsesofinstagram #equinephotography #equineportrait #blackbackgroundphotography #horseportrait #greyhorse #hunterhorse #grayhorse #warmblood #ottbsofinstagram (at Southern Pines, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVON-FwvR5a/?utm_medium=tumblr

It’s a Wednesday #horse of course #childhoodmemories #noescapefromthepast #futuredreams #equineportrait #portrait #womenphotograph #womeninphotography #storyteller

@ejlazenbyphotography has been running a 5 day online equine photo challenge. Sharing some basic processing techniques to enable us to produce fine art equine portraits. This is my result after day 4. Image 2 is the interim image after working through the first two days tutorials and image 3 is the unprocessed starting image. #equineportraitchallenge #equineportrait #imageprocessing @penllyn_lusitanos @penllynlusitanoridingcentre @olympusuk #olympusphotography #olympuscameras (at Pen-Llyn Lusitano Stud and Riding Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJdPOK9DCHX/?igshid=nnqyc99hq8l4

At the studio today making some prints from my equine series.

Was able to do a couple of hours #drawing her today! ✏️😊🐎🐴 #workinprogress #artinprogress #artwork #colourpencils #equineportrait #commissionartist #commissionedwork #portrait #pony #equineartist equineart #chestnut #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #drawingoftheday

Wonderful work Alexandra . Posted @withregram • @alexandrasmithdrawings It’s March so it means it is#marchmeetthemaker #meetthemaker ! Day 1 -Story 📚 So, I am Alex! Hello 👋🏼 I really found my passion for drawing during my time in the Australian Outback, when I’d draw the children’s horses for them to colour in. I then went to Uni in Nottingham #uptheTrent to study law, where alongside my studies I’d create graphite drawings for friends just to be able to fund my nights out! Fast forward to graduating with the hopes of becoming a solicitor - I’m sure a lot of you know what happened next - I was run over by a speeding drug driver, so as well as flattening me, squished my dreams of a career in law. I used art as a therapy for my brain and my hand, and now, 2 years later, I have a purpose, and I am loving being able to say that putting pastel pencil to paper and creating lifelike portraits of people’s pets is my job! . . . #alexandrasmithdrawings #meetthemakerweek #meettheartist #animalart #animalartist #animalportrait #animalportraiture #animalportraitartist #equineart #equineartist #equinedrawing #equineportrait #horsedrawing #horseart #petportrait #petportraitartist #pastelpencil #pastelpencils #ukcps #ukcolouredpencilsociety #fabercastellpitt #dressagehorse #spaniel #spanielportrait #spanielartist #elephant #elephantart https://www.instagram.com/p/B9O8LnFhBz-/?igshid=10hc3a9dn54c6

Working on a different grey right now, but this one is from last year! #art #artist #horse #horses #horseart #horseartist #horsesofinstagram #grey #lovehorses #dog #cat #pet #petportrait #equineportrait #pencil #pencildrawing #colourpencil #beckiebray #beckiebrayart #instagood #morning #mondaymotivation #christmas #gift #giftideas #bespoke

“Curious Raja” this nosy pon is a young #horse at the barn where I currently ride. He’s bright and full of himself- for good reason- his gaze melts any horse crazy woman’s heart. Still a youngster, what we #horselovers call “ green”, but I #stitched his #portraitembroidery With blue, for all the blue ribbons he’s training to win. Have I mentioned ( on this account at least) how much I adore horses? I recently returned to #horsebackriding after a long absence due to health issues. Thankfully, I’m #backinthesaddleagain hooray! . . . . #stitchedart #embroideredart #embroidery #horsecrazy #equineportrait #equineart #ottb #ponyponymacaroni (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RGhHgAJ4K/?igshid=gtznkzd8g8y2

Feeling some springtime vibes from a shoot I was fortunate enough to do a couple years ago. Gorgeous girl. Gorgeous horse. Green grass. A breeze. #seniorpictures #seniorshoot #cowgirl #teamcanon #canon5dmarkiii #seniorportrait #equineportrait #equine #equineart #cowgirlsofinstagram #horsesofinstagram #spring #greengrass #equineart #portrait_star #portrait_drama #seniorphotographer #hifromsd #love #instagood #instalove #mystory (at La Plant, South Dakota)

@maschabali waiting on a sunset #equineportrait #equinefashion #equinephotography #horseart #portraitphotography #portrait #fineartphotography #fineartportrait #onthefarm #photoshoot #nature #portraitinnature #lifestyle #lifestylephotography #countrylife #countryliving #leipersfork #tennessee https://www.instagram.com/p/B16VsF7hglS/?igshid=k73romwm3836