tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183242222012-01-26T07:34:20.577-08:00Fine Art Equine &amp; Canine Portraits, Original Art &amp; GiftsGretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-75188022370215793542011-11-11T15:38:00.001-08:002011-11-11T16:17:03.074-08:00What better way to cherish your special horse than with a LIFE SIZE portrait of your beloved friend? <br /><br />Experience how Gretchen is able to capture, with exact likeness, the real spirit and soul of your animal. Observe how she can bring him or her to life on canvas. <br /><br />Check back often to see the "works in progress" of this specific piece. Watch the painting come to life!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i9NPMpasanM/Tr2yGTSh24I/AAAAAAAACME/O2A4maCfsr8/s1600/Gretch%2B%2526%2Bpainting%2Bfor%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i9NPMpasanM/Tr2yGTSh24I/AAAAAAAACME/O2A4maCfsr8/s320/Gretch%2B%2526%2Bpainting%2Bfor%2Bweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673886926883642242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />work in progress...60" x 33" Oil on linen. 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-7518802237021579354?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-573583518490052982011-09-28T16:56:00.000-07:002011-11-26T09:41:24.523-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hh5rezuJPlY/TtEjTtMOnGI/AAAAAAAACQM/SaZEImrtIdY/s1600/pillows.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 140px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hh5rezuJPlY/TtEjTtMOnGI/AAAAAAAACQM/SaZEImrtIdY/s320/pillows.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679359426546277474" /></a><br />Click on this link to go directly to my ONLINE STORE! Holiday Greeting Cards, Pillows, Ornaments, Mugs, T-shirts, Mousepads, Posters, Notecards, Coasters, Keepsake Boxes, Magnets, and much more!<br /><br /><br /><br />Looking for my HANDBAG DESIGNS?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gJ0icRK2Olo/TtEkWjGdMZI/AAAAAAAACQY/LM0xGDVgZsU/s1600/NEDA%2Bdonation%2B11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gJ0icRK2Olo/TtEkWjGdMZI/AAAAAAAACQY/LM0xGDVgZsU/s320/NEDA%2Bdonation%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679360574888948114" /></a><br /><br />click link on right of this page - "art on a bag" <br /><br />HANDBAGS - "Art on a Bag"<br />GICLEE FINE ART PRINTS<br />CANVAS GICLEE PRINTS <br />FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS<br />sold seperately<br /><br />Please contact me directly for the above products: galmydesigns@gmail.com<br /><br />Will have new link updated soon...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-57358351849005298?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-53704622524925307182011-09-26T08:57:00.000-07:002012-01-21T11:45:27.316-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zDljQz52sHk/Ts1QXA_33dI/AAAAAAAACQA/miLpQRZ2L08/s1600/web%2Bad%2B11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zDljQz52sHk/Ts1QXA_33dI/AAAAAAAACQA/miLpQRZ2L08/s320/web%2Bad%2B11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678283061519179218" /></a><br /><br /><br />What better gift for the avid rider than an original oil painting by Gretchen from this lively series?<br /><br />A series of 18 original oil(2 SOLD) paintings dedicated to the athleticism of the show jumper, by Gretchen Almy. 2011.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-5370462252492530718?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-77274876048550446882011-08-25T07:34:00.000-07:002011-09-26T09:00:30.214-07:00They will be available at the Fidelity Jumper Classic in NH Sept 14-18th. Come to the show and get them signed by some of the riders featured in the book!<br /><br />"Unbridled Passion - Show Jumpings Greatest Horses and Riders (Acanthus Publishing 2011), provides an intimate look inside the Olympic sport of show jumping and the superstar pairings that define excellence at the elite level."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UG3lMJNUGtY/TlZd-LwksTI/AAAAAAAABv8/RURZR-8PxBI/s1600/UP_cover_home.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UG3lMJNUGtY/TlZd-LwksTI/AAAAAAAABv8/RURZR-8PxBI/s320/UP_cover_home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644802505845289266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-edtP7j3cU2k/TlZd6Cqd1iI/AAAAAAAABv0/KXSxkwyCYtc/s1600/UP_backcover_web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-edtP7j3cU2k/TlZd6Cqd1iI/AAAAAAAABv0/KXSxkwyCYtc/s320/UP_backcover_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644802434684278306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-7727487604855044688?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-17995140412530814522011-08-24T07:45:00.000-07:002011-08-25T07:47:49.404-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kmxlS3EtPLc/TlZgR4mL11I/AAAAAAAABwM/4UbBRlLi8Io/s1600/FJC%2B2011%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kmxlS3EtPLc/TlZgR4mL11I/AAAAAAAABwM/4UbBRlLi8Io/s320/FJC%2B2011%2Bweb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644805043322083154" /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-1799514041253081452?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-12345599495266089552010-09-27T09:00:00.000-07:002010-12-02T18:46:14.978-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/TKOqzQX4VHI/AAAAAAAABsE/MMpBLLi-pBs/s1600/kent+farrington.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/TKOqzQX4VHI/AAAAAAAABsE/MMpBLLi-pBs/s320/kent+farrington.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522445365631538290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/TKOqzDmC52I/AAAAAAAABr8/ZJncgW2sGi8/s1600/for+web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/TKOqzDmC52I/AAAAAAAABr8/ZJncgW2sGi8/s320/for+web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522445362201290594" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-1234559949526608955?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-20601388063718339242010-04-12T08:06:00.000-07:002010-12-02T18:47:13.143-08:00I support Mclain Ward & Sapphire over their unjust disqualification from the 2010 World Cup in Switzerland.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/SqkdZxLM2aI/AAAAAAAABmQ/RSHIRqAI0uw/s1600-h/Mclain+Ward+and+I+-1+low+res+vers.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/SqkdZxLM2aI/AAAAAAAABmQ/RSHIRqAI0uw/s320/Mclain+Ward+and+I+-1+low+res+vers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379863558405020066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/SqkWfiAV6OI/AAAAAAAABmI/_x6mhFbmnLI/s1600-h/Mclain+Ward+and+I+-+2+low+res.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rpCV27_-og8/SqkWfiAV6OI/AAAAAAAABmI/_x6mhFbmnLI/s320/Mclain+Ward+and+I+-+2+low+res.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379855960830765282" /></a><br /><br />Photos taken by Glenn Kulbako. www.kulbakophoto.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-2060138806371833924?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18324222.post-71965299381522055452006-11-27T16:00:00.000-08:002008-08-27T08:49:33.836-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Please call 508.889.2519 or email: gadesigns@comcast.net for current pricing guides.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mediums offered:<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">GRAPHITE COMMISSIONS<br />OIL COMMISSIONS<br />DIGITAL COLOR RENDITIONS<br />FINE ART & PRINTS<br />EQUINE & CANINE PHOTOGRAPHY<br />CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHY<br />CUSTOM HANDBAGS, PILLOWS & OTHER GIFTS!</span><br /><br />Please call 508.889.2519 or email to sign up for on site Photo Sessions at the barn or home.<br /><br />All commissions begin with a photo. I prefer to work from my own photography when possible. My waiting list is approximately 8 - 12 months, but please consider having your photos taken in Spring, Summer and Fall when horses' coats are the best & shed out. Please call or email to setup an appointment. All photos are archived and may be used for your pencil, oil or digital color portrait at anytime. Once a photo has been chosen I ask for a 50% deposit before starting the piece. Rates and time line vary depending on size and medium, please call to inquire. My goal and expertise is to create an exacting portrait which will reveal the true personality of your animal. Once complete I will send a digital photo for approval. Once the portrait has been approved I ask for the balance due before shipping. Picture framing is available for an additional cost(I do all of my own framing). I also offer many gift items with your portrait as well: Handbags, Pillows, Note cards, Ceramic Tiles, to name a few. I look forward to working with you to create a memory to last a lifetime!<br /><br />FYI<br />All photos taken on the showgrounds in which I am a vendor are FREE of charge.This includes photos for custom Handbags.<br /><br />Contact Info:<br />Gretchen Almy<br />508-889-2519<br />Middleborough, MA<br />gadesigns@comcast.net<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18324222-7196529938152205545?l=almypetportraits.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com