Author: Shannon Ford

Check back for new updates! Meanwhile, Please enjoy this beautiful Mother Bear with her Cubs, painted in Acrylic with Star Sapphires With Thanks to the collector for bringing my work into your home, and for sharing this beautiful Photo, and to Mountain Galleries for representing me and helping art lovers find the perfect painting!

I thought you might enjoy reading this… beautifully written by Marjo Thompson of The Lloyd Gallery About “Horse Power” – donated to the Vancouver Children’s Hospital , for permanent display in the new wing (currently under construction) . “This painting entitled “Horse Power” celebrates the intense energy emanating from a horse in full gallop, rivaling… Continue reading Horse Power to find permanent home at Vancouver Children’s Hospital

“A Certain Wisdom” is showing at Chazou Art Gallery for the “Heads Up” exhibition curated by Tricia Sellmer. If you have time and are in the Kamloops area! Please come by! The opening is Friday October 19th Inspired by “Meghan” a much loved Quarter Horse mare of Saddle Rock Meadows Quarter Horse Ranch in Summerland,… Continue reading Heads Up at Chazou Contemporary

My painting “Young Quarter Horse” is the featured BCQHA fundraiser for the upcoming “Wine Country Classic” on September 18, 19 and 20th 2015. You can get your chance to win by purchasing a Chocolate Bar for $20.00  Each Chocolate bar includes a draw ticket.  Draw will be on September 20th! Good Luck to Everyone!  Get… Continue reading BCQHA Chocolate-Fest FundRaiser features Young Quarter Horse

Denis and I are getting our farm on Denman Island ready for our horses! Next step, the Studio.  There is a lovely little building that will be the perfect temporary studio…  Follow our journey!

The Penticton Art Gallery (Penticton BC) is going steam punk! Artwork inspired by the Steam Punk movement, as well as artwork investigating the impact of  Steam Power in the Okanagan is being mounted and ready to show!   PentictonWestern News:  Article on Steam Punk Show, Penticton Public Art Gallery, curated by Paul Crawford

I have just entered 3 paintings in a competition for the 2015 Equus Film Festival Poster in New York City … Please Vote for and help me get into the top 10!!! 1. Click on the image below (takes you to the EFF Competition Album) 2. VOTE there by clicking Like – & – Please share… Continue reading Vote Vote Vote

I am So happy to be in “February Showcase” group show at Gainsborough Galleries! I am rubbing shoulders with amazing artists in this show! Here is “May as Well Catch the Wind” and “Dreaming of Horses” 1, 2 and 3. And I see First Ritmo in there too! Thank you Liz for putting a photo up… Continue reading February Showcase at Gainsborough Galleries

Gentle Stallion – Aur Alexander of the Fairview Arabian Stud, My painting for the Opening of the group show “A Bit of Everything VII” (featuring artwork of the Penticton Arts Council Members) If you are in the area, please come join us to celebrate Art and meet the artists! Tomorrow (Friday) Feb 6 at 7PM… Continue reading Gentle Stallion being Exhibited

Here is “Dreaming Of Horses 1″… the first painting inspired by El Toro Cor El Vito (Niner) the beautiful Stallion of Heavenly Hills Performance Equus Training… This painting is 84″ high and 36” across… with 23 K gold, diamond, sapphire and turquoise $4550.00 “Dreaming Of Horses 1” is in the “February Showcase” group show at Gainsborough… Continue reading Dreaming of Horses 1

I am so excited to introduce you to El Toro Cor El Vito (Niner), who is the equine inspiration for the painting I have on the easel right now! He is a beautiful 19 year old Stallion at Heavenly Hills Performance Equus in Puyallup, Washington. I had the pleasure of meeting Niner and his people… Continue reading Introducing a new Equine Model

Symphony 2, Commissioned through Mountain Galleries in Whistler BC… Thank you to the Art Lover who commissioned this portrait, I wish to  Welcome you to my Family of Collectors!  I hope Symphony 2 brings you and your family joy. Symphony 2 is a 54″ X 54″ portrait of FV Mystique’s Jahzara, bred by CMK Arabian… Continue reading FV Mystique’s Jahzara Commissioned