EquusArt
Announcement Welcome to my ETSY store EquusArt! You can find original creations depicting horses & dogs including paintings, drawings, prints, all occasion note cards, and handpainted gifts. Inquiries for custom work (portraits, show awards, judges' appreciation gifts, etc) are welcomed. We also feature "Ornaments" Custom Shadbelly Points, Pre-Tied Stock Ties & Number Magnets, Smell Well Soap & Sundries and select vintage articles for those who appreciate well made, quality apparel and timepieces.Enjoy perusing through our Etsy shop and please, feel free to ask any questions you may have! Carol
Announcement
Welcome to my ETSY store EquusArt! You can find original creations depicting horses & dogs including paintings, drawings, prints, all occasion note cards, and handpainted gifts. Inquiries for custom work (portraits, show awards, judges' appreciation gifts, etc) are welcomed. We also feature "Ornaments" Custom Shadbelly Points, Pre-Tied Stock Ties & Number Magnets, Smell Well Soap & Sundries and select vintage articles for those who appreciate well made, quality apparel and timepieces.Enjoy perusing through our Etsy shop and please, feel free to ask any questions you may have! Carol
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vsoo521 on May 21, 2022
5 out of 5 starsCarol does excellent work! I love my EquusArt piece — it truly captures the beauty and mystery of horses that only “horse people” understand. I’ll be back! :)
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lotsofgooddogs on Apr 7, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe small painting is gorgeous. As a horse person myself, I am very picky about horsey artwork, and she is really good. I love my painting!
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Sharon on Apr 3, 2022
5 out of 5 starsIt’s looks beautiful. I can’t wait to use during my show in May.
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Lauren on Feb 20, 2022
5 out of 5 starsExceeded my expectations! Have told everyone I know and will be ordering more!
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Denise Woods on Feb 13, 2022
5 out of 5 starsLove it.I enlarged the frame and added a red background.
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About EquusArt
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Carol's mobile art gallery, based in Buffalo, NY -
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an example of handpainted furniture...custom orders accepted -
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"Cherry Moon" a pastel portrait of gray Arabian mare, created for Henrique Puron, NY -
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a uniquely equestrian mirror....bas relief horse head elements added to a ready made mirror and painted -
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"Stonecroft Spring Cloud" acrylic portrait of a Welsh Pony stallion, courtesy Debbie Moon Brown, NY
Carol Shuster Swartz....artist & owner, Equus Art Etsy Shop
My original art works reflect glimpses of life around horses, whether at a horse show or around the barn or pasture. My images have graced the covers of a number of publications including “Chronicle of the Horse”, the IHSA Nationals, Lorenzo Driving Competition and New York State Fair Horse Show programs. Specializing in honoring beloved horses and dogs by creating their portraits, I try to capture individual personality as well as color and conformation. Acquiring input from and incorporating my clients' ideas is a mainstay of creating a unique portrait.
I enjoy gracing utilitarian objects (such as mugs, boxes, photo albums and frames, furniture....anything that sits still long enough!) with equestrian-themed images. Creating one-of-a-kind giftware enables horse & dog lovers to own something special that cannot be found elsewhere! Many of these items have been custom-created as show or banquet awards, judges' gifts, even silent auction items or other fund-raising collectibles.
I have always drawn and painted.....About as soon as I could talk, my love of horses was made known. Drawing equines was the alternative expression of that love until actual horse ownership in adulthood, when I acquired the first of several Quarter Horses and Appaloosas.
Genetics may have played a role in my passion for horses. My mother's grandfather was a blacksmith and his son (my granddad) owned a dray business before joining a fire department that still utilized horses. My dad's grandfather also had a dray business (the original teamsters!!) and loved his teams for farming ....never learning to drive a tractor or car.
After receiving Bachelors degrees in Fine Art and Art Education from Ohio State University, my career path followed a management track in the restaurant industry. Returning to art full time in 1989, I can now be found exhibiting art at horse shows, dog shows, and related events with my mobile gallery/studio or teaching drawing and painting from my Buffalo, New York - based studio.
Shop members
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Carol Shuster Swartz
Owner, ARTIST/Proprietor
Having a passion for horses and animals since childhood, this love for God's creatures has been expressed through my art works. Pastels, oils, acrylics, watercolor and mixed media have allowed me to share this with others and enhance quality of life!
Production partners
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Kathy Troxler
Ithaca, NY
a horse person who loves & shows Arabian horses
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Ornaments
Palmyra, NY
"Ornaments" is a horse show accessories business owned by Robin Petix. Former owner of The Collection & a good friend, she's been in the horse industry for years, having "done it all" from showing, judging, coaching IHSA teams, and encouraging many riders, trainers, & business people.
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Smell Well Soap & Sundries
Palmyra, NY
a women-owned small family business based in Palmyra, NY that utilizes dairy goat milk from Kings Run Farm (the family farm)
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