Tracie Thompson, Artist

This is Black Mare in Summer , one of my personal favorite canvases. Based on a snapshot I took of my horse, it's made of layers of oil ...

I went to take my recycling out and noticed something odd in the big Dumpster. On close inspection, I found that this poor fellow was cle...

"Whatchya Got?", 10 x 8" watercolor on Ye Olde French Printmaking Papier. I had this great photo of this horse, one of the...

... or not. :-D  When I've just finished a piece, I want to get it out there on the web NOW. If it's after dark, forget it, ...

Today I have a drawing I did as a study for Bug Bite , in one of my classes. I was demonstrating how to use watercolor to create quick ar...

Sixth in my Horse Crazy Series of 12" square canvases. Isengard is a Friesian cross and this painting is based on a photo of him ...

These are both of Darla, an adorable Gypsy Vanner mare. I had two fantastic photos, couldn't choose, and painted them both ... whic...

I'm playing a bit fast and loose with these, and having a LOT of fun. Canvases are all 12" square. My reference photo is b...

You are looking at seven canvases, all 12" square, all wired to hang and with their surfaces prepped for oil paint. Over the next...

Bug Bite , above, and Rocking Horse , below. Designed as companions to each other; the originals are both 22 x 28" oil on canvas.  T...

Bug Bite , 22 x 28" oil on canvas. Available, $500 In reality, she was scratching her leg after I put salve on it for the bizarre s...

These were designed and painted as a pair, both 20 x 16". They're a little different -- drawn in various pencils on basswood pan...

Flying Duchess , 20 x 20" oil on canvas, available, $500. Fine reproduction prints start at $17 on paper, $42 on canvas. This is a ...

This was, more than anything else, an exercise in knowing when to hit the brakes. I love color and contrast so much ... One of my colle...

This is a pretty large canvas, 40" h x 30" w.  Based on a snapshot of my Twilight looking rather elegant, short-legged Perchero...

   Cocoa in Motion , about 3.5 x 8", for Day 5. Day 6 I chose to create something less tangible -- a new game with my own horse; Da...

    Blue is a mostly-Arabian gelding who's one of the herd where my mare lives. He's a bright, sensible fellow with one of the m...

A Streak of Paint, 10 x 8" watercolor and pencils on cotton rag paper This darling pony mare belongs to a friend of mine and is cur...

I think it was his softness that actually gave me so much difficulty with Lad. I mean, I did have to correct for lens distortion that had...

With my family all over 1,000 miles away, I'm not doing anything official for Easter. I'm going to the barn, even though last nig...