A cold, foggy day dawned for my second year appearance at Harvard Milk Days. Fortunately the gloom didn’t keep the crowds away and I had a nice bit of traffic at my booth. This year they changed the format of the horse show from English and Western to team penning and competitive trail riding. I think they had more competitors last year under the old format, but the event this year was still quite interesting, especially when one of the team penning cows escaped from the ring and went directly to Harmilda! As if she could help! I didn’t get my camera going until the cow had already figured out that Harmilda was inanimate and abandoned her, but at least I got them both in the same shot. The resulting roundup was exciting–vendors aren’t used to having a loose cow running about the grounds! I’m going to let the photos speak for themselves…much more entertaining than my wordy descriptions! You can pause the slide show and view it at your own pace, just roll your mouse over the bottom of the picture.
Charm, showing off the only braids that will stay in her endless mane.
For not the first time, but maybe the last time, I have started a "home business". The difference with this one is that it is one I really enjoy. I've drawn and painted horses since I was (at least) five years old--that's the earliest one that my mother saved.By the time I entered my teens, Mother had grown a bit tired of the subject and urged me to do something else with my artwork besides horses. I followed her advice and never looked back until ten years ago when it occurred to me that people might actually pay for horse portraits. I have had many exhibits of my landscapes, and sold a good number of them--but not enough to provide any kind of steady income.
I'm hoping that if I work hard and market this business well I will be able to delight my customers, make some money, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Visit many more horses and my rural landscapes at http://allifarkas.com, or click on my photo above.
Alli Farkas Artist Adventures 