Tag Archives: Reins of LIfe

Tangled up in time

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Alli Farkas

I started this painting of an eventer probably a year ago. So long ago I can’t remember. Finally finished it up sitting in my booth at the latest Reins of Life benefit show at the end of September. I was … Continue reading →

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Sun dance vs rain dance

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Alli Farkas

If you were to look back over several years of my posts about the Reins of Life benefit dressage shows, you would notice a consistent theme having to do with rain on show days. This year threatened to be the … Continue reading →

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New! Improved! 2016 Quadrille!

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Alli Farkas

First, a few words about our innovative new product! The Rockin’ Riders quadrille is now in its third year. It was time to up our game a little, so our team leader (who is responsible for mainly our entire existence … Continue reading →

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He-e-e-r-r-r-e-e-e’s….Jenny!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Alli Farkas

Thankfully I was able to get my rear in gear and finish this one. I must remind myself not to use this particular type of canvas again, though. I usually use gallery-wrap ready-made canvases from that ubiquitous art supply store, … Continue reading →

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So, just how slow can I go?

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Alli Farkas

Yes, it’s painfully true. I have been a sluggard (is that a word?) the past couple of weeks. However, there has been progress. The background is done, just need to put the rest of the foreground in now that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Perhaps is an interesting word

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Alli Farkas

This painting does and will encompass various encounters with the word “perhaps”. Perhaps I would never have thought to do it if a very enthusiastic but elusive prospective client had not told me about her husband’s passion for Gypsy Vanner … Continue reading →

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Crossing my eyes again

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Alli Farkas

Just when I thought I had sworn off harness…a commission! This past Saturday and Sunday Reins of Life held its second benefit dressage show of the season and unlike last year, I sat in my booth instead of on a … Continue reading →

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Reins of Life rolls around again, and so does rain

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Alli Farkas

It dawned gray and wet on a Midwest Saturday. I think this was my fourth? appearance at Reins of Life in South Bend, Indiana. I’ve lost track. But they all have one thing in common: it would not be a … Continue reading →

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A whole bunch of photos of Charm

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Alli Farkas

Last Saturday I once again traded my vendor’s hat for a rider’s helmet. This time at the fall Reins of Life benefit dressage show in Michigan City, Indiana. Charm and I did just fine, even though I had a little … Continue reading →

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2 weeks, 2 shows, 5 paintings, 1 thunderstorm

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Alli Farkas

The last two weekends were horse show weekends for me, two days at Reins of Life in South Bend, IN and three days at the Fox River Valley Pony Club horse trials in Barrington Hills, IL. First off, the most … Continue reading →

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