Original Artist: Chris Rankin

Chris Rankin's 'Hydra' entered in the Western and Equine Art Division won the 2007 California State Fair Golden Bear Award.

"We selected this watercolor because it evokes strong emotion through its excellent though subtle execution. The soft palette is very effective. A quiet morning in the fog...captured." Linda Finley


Here she accepts her award
at a ceremony August 16, 2007.


Hydra

Her limited palette and ability to capture the grace and motion of her subjects honor her abiding love of horses. Determined to import members of the endangered French Draft Horse breed, the Mulasierres, to the U.S. she has traveled extensively in France. There she developed her skills with gouache and watercolors.


Kalinero de Romagne
Here she offers her watercolor of one famed Mulasierre stallion for sale through The Louvre Gallery. Proceeds will benefit the preservation of this unique breed.