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HeARTists for Horses Art Show: October 14th through November 22nd, 2011
An art show featuring a rich blend of painting and photography, featuring horses as well as other subjects, by the HeARTists for Horses four founding artists. Visit Northern Trust Bank, 6444 E. Tanque Verde in Tucson, AZ to view this amazing collection. … Continue reading
Posted in Equus, Press Releases
Tagged Arizona, Art, cowboy, cowgirl, culture, horse, horseman, horses, horsewoman, lori faith merritt, photography
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Image(s) of the Day
These are images that strike my fancy on a particular day, based on my feelings and memories of the image and how they fit in with my life that day. I hope you will enjoy them as well. The page … Continue reading
Posted in Image of the Day, Inspiration
Tagged Arizona, Art, Birds, blessings, Cats, Cattle, children, cowboy, cowboypoetry.com, cowgirl, culture, design, flowers, Gatherings, heart, horse, horseman, horses, Inspiration, ISPMB, La Estancia Alegre, lori faith merritt, Music, Mustangs, native, new mexico, passion, photography, photography contest, poetry, Publications, singer, songwriter, spirit, Western, william merritt
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Cowboys and Indians Magazine and Festival of the West
I have served as the official photographer for The National Festival of the West since 2007 (in 2006, I shared those duties with another photographer). Images from the last several years can be viewed and purchased through my Market Place on the … Continue reading
Posted in Gatherings, Publications, Western, Western Culture
Tagged cowboy, cowgirl, Gatherings, horseman, lori faith merritt, photography, Publications, singer, songwriter, Western
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Picture the West: August 31 publication
Today, several of my images were published for the Picture the West feature on cowboypoetry.com . I wanted to share them here with you as well. This image was created for a project with Donnie Blanz (donnieblanz.com) which included his songs … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Western Culture
Tagged Cattle, cowboy, cowboypoetry.com, cowgirl, culture, horseman, horses, horsewoman, photography, Publications
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Hollyhocks: A Poem by Audrey Hankins
Hollyhocks and Straw Bales My dear friend, Audrey Hankins, gave permission for her poem HOLLYHOCKS to be posted on my blog. This is the first poem I remember hearing Audrey recite. When I was photographing Wilbur-Cruce Spanish Barb horses by … Continue reading
Posted in Cowboy Poets, Western Culture
Tagged blessings, cowgirl, flowers, Inspiration, poetry
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Cora's Cowgirl Yodel
I first met Cora at the Western Music Association Awards and Festival where I was serving as an official photographer in 2007 when she was just approaching six years old. There was a crowd in the lobby of the host … Continue reading
Audrey Hankins: First Light
Audrey Hankins is a woman of leather and lace. Leather saddles, lace kitchen curtains. A cowboy poet who first impressed me with her poem Hollyhocks as I sat in the audience at a cowboy poetry gathering and who … Continue reading
Posted in Cowboy Poets, Music, Western, Western Culture
Tagged blessings, cowgirl, culture, design, horses, Music, photography, poetry, Western
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"Stable" Enlightenment
There is a story in ancient zen wisdom of heading out on the path to find enlightenment. Upon discovering a mountain, first “the mountain is a mountain” then “the mountain is something else” and upon enlightenment you discover that “the mountain is a mountain” … Continue reading
Posted in Equus, Inspiration
Tagged cowgirl, design, horses, Inspiration, photography, spirit, Western
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Cowgirl's Reflection
A few years ago I attended a photography workshop with Jay Dusard, who is an iconic cowboy/western culture photographer, at the (former) Portreros Ranch in Tubac. In the early morning light we had two models in western garb with … Continue reading
Posted in Equus, Inspiration
Tagged Art, cowgirl, horsewoman, Inspiration, photography, Western
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Heart Sessions: Devotions to Culture and Spirit
Heart Sessions are photography sessions that are donated or deeply discounted for people and animals who have touched my heart in exceptionally meaningful ways. These sessions are often donated, including travel and Artist Choice images when I can afford it. Large prints … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Sessions, Western Culture
Tagged blessings, cowboy, cowgirl, culture, heart, photography
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