Artists and Authors TV Show

For those of you in North East Connecticut, you can catch me on the local cable access show on channel 14, "Artists and Authors," at the following days/times:

Monday, Dec. 3 at 4pm
Thursday, Dec. 6 at 9pm
Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11am

It was a fun interview! It's always a pleasure to talk about art and horses. Many thanks to Erica, Maidie and the crew at Charter channel 14.

Open Studio: A success! Thank you everyone!

(Helen Scanlon, posing with "Cantering Mare" and "Mr. Big Stuff," Open Studio, Nov. 2007)

The 2007 Holiday Open Studio was a big success! I got to see some old friends, and make some new ones. Thank you to everyone who came by! All of you got me into the Holiday spirit....

(Helen Scanlon posing with "The Arabian Mare" and "Baroque" Open Studio Nov. 2007)

Here's one of my very favorite charcoal drawings, "Legend II" in its frame. Pardon the glare from the glass.
Here's my display table. I unearthed some childhood horse drawings and displayed them: the yellowed- from- time graphite drawing in blue paper (done as a 13 year old in 1980), the charcoal next to it (done as 14 year old in 1981), and the charcoal drawing in the case right next to my arm (that was done in 1979 when I was 12!)

I must give many, many thanks to my wonderful, sweet and talented husband Steve of Scanlon Design Services--he designed and printed all the note cards, designed my official website, designed all the studio printed material, AND set up the Christmas tree and the laptop in the studio. He also took a bunch of great pictures! What a guy! *big smiles*

This last pic is a candid close up of me with "Cantering Mare"--note my happy smile. Thanks again to all of my studio visitors. Stay tuned for a Spring Open Studio! Send me an e-mail at soundthebuglestudio (at) charter.net if you would like to be added to my mailing list.

(note to self: make more gift baskets next year! They were a hit!)

Happy Holidays everyone!

Open Studio--come one, come all

Don't forget!

Sound the Bugle Studio Open Studio

6 Kenyon Rd.

Hampton, CT USA

Friday, November 23 and Saturday, November 24th 9am-4pm.

Use http://www.mapquest.com/ to get detailed directions, and http://www.soundthebuglestudio.com/

Featured for sale:

Orginal, professionally framed equine art, Holiday card sets, single note cards, gift baskets for the horse lover, and gift certificates for equine and pet portraits.

And...I will create a new drawing at this Open Studio... I invite you to look over my shoulder and watch my technique!

Hope to see you there,
Helen

(the above image is an illustration for my upcoming Arabian horse book--hopefully to be completed in 2008)

Great News for West Coast Dressage riders and fans...

...Keenan/Pecorelli World Class Equestrian Events is here!

I have signed on as a sponsor, and I will be donating a large scale charcoal drawing for their silent auction. I am a HUGE dressage fan as many of you know, and I jumped at the opportunity to support this new dressage events company.

They offer West Coast dressage riders the chance to get their qualifying scores close to home.

The 2007 Del-Mar classic was a roaring success, and I was invited by KP Events to attend this exciting dressage event next year.

From their website:

The Del Mar Classic, recently approved by USEF/FEI to be an internationally rated Dressage competition, provides an exceptional competitive experience and serves as a selection trial for the Olympic Games, the World Cup Finals (W), and the 2008 National Grand Prix and Intermediare I Championships. It is also a North American Young Rider(Y)and Junior Rider(J) Championship qualifier.

The “Classic” boasts three days of top-level competition with exhibitors, sponsors and competitors coming from California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Canada.

The Classic typically enjoys very strong representation from West Coast Olympic riders such as Debbie McDonald, Hilda Gurney, Guenter Seidel, Steffen Peters, Sue Blinks, Leslie Morse and Charlotte Bredahl. The opportunity to watch, ride with and compete against world-class talent underscores the unique dressage experience that marks The Del Mar Classic.

check out their website at: KP Events, Inc.

Congrats, kudos and gratitude to the stellar team of Kim Keenan and Nikki Pecorelli. You are an asset to the sport of dressage. I am looking forward to hearing about your future successes!

(photo credit: yours truly, Helen Scanlon)