Holy Bart

Watercolor, 24″ x 32″

In 2010 our broodmare, Yogis Magnoliaspot, gave us our first foal by Holy Bart, an own son of Dash ta Fame owned by John and Cindy Baltezore. When I was looking for new bloodlines for our breeding program I wasn’t really looking for a Dash ta Fame, really. But when I saw Bart, I have to say… I was impressed! I really can’t say enough great things about this guy, he’s the real deal. I decided I had to have a Holy Bart baby (or two) and next thing you know I’m breeding 2 mares and painting his portrait! Well, here’s how his portrait turned out. Only one of our 2 foals survived. But so far we think he’s a keeper! Check him out here.

The painting ended up being quite large, especially for watercolor! And it took me quite a while to complete. It was definitely a love-hate relationship. Mostly I loved to hate it. At one point I threatened to start over completely… But I can happily say I was pleased with the final result! And so were the Baltezores — that’s what matters most to me.