Sound the Bugle Studio
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| Industry | Arts |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Equine Artist/Pet Portraitist |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Sound The Bugle Studio features the expressive equine art of Helen Scanlon. Helen has been drawing and studying the equine form for over three decades. Her style focuses on the expressive and vibrant aspects of artistic interpretation. Helen studied fine arts at the University of Connecticut, and received her BA in Art History and Sociology, with minor concentrations in drawing and design. Helen Scanlon's equine art and pet portraits are featured in private collections in the USA, Canada and the UK. Visit the official studio website at www.soundthebuglestudio.com Helen welcomes commission inquiries for custom horse and pet portraits, contact soundthebuglestudio (at) charter.net |
| Interests | dressage, cats, hiking, gardening, cooking, looking at art, creating art, writing, plunkin' around on my guitar, supporting local farmers and sustainable agriculture, chocolate in any and every form. |
| Favorite movies | Star Wars, Alien, Fly Away Home, Into the West, Seabiscuit, The Black Stallion, Jaws, Best in Show, many more... |
| Favorite music | Yes, Spiritualized, Ramones, Dead Can Dance, Kate Bush, The Clash, The Allman Brothers Band, Jamiroquai, many more... |
| Favorite books | I love to read, so many good books! I will keep this list to horse related books: Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand (a masterpiece!!), Man O' War: A Legend Like Lightning by Dorothy Ours (incredible writing and research), Old Friends 1 and 2 by Barbara Livingston (amazing photography and heartfelt writing), Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, King of the Wind and Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (illustrated by my childhood hero, Wesley Dennis), All Creatures Great and Small series by James Herriot. |