Her first memory was sitting atop her Dad's horse, looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and infected for life." The paintings are preferred life size and head shots. They capture the eye and personality of each individual. Portraits by commission are a welcomed challenge for Janna and the requirements she needs are good, clear photographs. You can contact her from this website or email address: janna@tctwest.net |
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Her first memory was sitting atop her Dad's horse,
looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle
horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the
smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving
above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell
of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment
of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and
infected for life."
The paintings are preferred life size and head shots.
They capture the eye and personality of each
individual.
looking at tiny hands holding the edge of the saddle
horn, looking down that long neck to the two ears, the
smell of the horse, the smell of leather and moving
above the ground so high and effortlessly. "The smell
of old saddle leather takes me back to that moment
of no return, when I was bitten by the horse bug and
infected for life."
The paintings are preferred life size and head shots.
They capture the eye and personality of each
individual.
The artist, Janna Hampton, is standing in front of her painting of "Comanche", an
Appaloosa stallion portrait commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an airbrush to give the subject
depth and softness. The eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder of
the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see things."
Appaloosa stallion portrait commissioned by a friend.
"I use layers and layers of transparent color with an airbrush to give the subject
depth and softness. The eyes are detailed to look 'in focus' leaving the remainder of
the horse blurry or 'out of focus'...... the way we see things."
Janna's family has been ranching in the Big Horn Basin and Big Horn Mountains since the 1920s. As a child, she
was surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s
sheep and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
drawings and returned them to me some twenty years later," she says.
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
time.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice.
"Art is just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned
work consisting of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with
everything from water color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with
acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then
she was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While
riding at her parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The
lighting in the barn made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a
horse. "I had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a
great feeling," Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this
was the avenue she wanted her artwork to take.
was surrounded by the wild terrain of the badlands and mountains and the spirited horses used to work her family’s
sheep and cattle. "I grew up with horses on the ranch. They were part of the family." Janna remembers fondly.
drawings and returned them to me some twenty years later," she says.
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
she discovered she could draw something other than horses. This ended her strictly horse artwork for quite some
time.
Although she had no formal education in art, she became knowledgeable through experimentation and practice.
"Art is just something that has always come very naturally to me," Janna says. For years she did commissioned
work consisting of murals, human portraits, landscapes, wildlife and billboards, to name a few. She has worked with
everything from water color to airbrush, sculpting to oil painting and has discovered that she prefers working with
acrylic.
Commissioned work was proving to be financially rewarding but was leaving emotional rewards to be desired. Then
she was reacquainted with the passion that had piqued her artistic curiosity so many years ago - horses. While
riding at her parents’ ranch in Ten Sleep she snapped a photograph of her favorite horse inside the barn. "The
lighting in the barn made the photo turn out unusual and it became an inspiration." she says.
She took that photo and for the first time since the eighth grade, Janna Hampton painted herself a picture of a
horse. "I had done commissioned work for so long that I had never really painted anything for myself and it was a
great feeling," Janna said. A foreign yet liberating experience for her. This single painting made her realize that this
was the avenue she wanted her artwork to take.
Her portraits capture an individual horse’s personality and appeal by focusing on the expression in the eyes,
position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna works from photographs.
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position of the head, and partial neck and chest area.
Janna works from photographs.
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Partially written by Judie Framan, writer for
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
"Today's Horse Trader." JAFraman@aol.com
Available Prints
"Old Saddle" Size of print: 15" x 20"
Cost of print: $100 unframed, includes
postage.
Original is acrylic and is part of the
ranch's collection.
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Left; T-shirt design we did for the bike tour. Features, my husband,
Alan on Buck offering my daughter, Andrea a cool drink, western
style. 2011. I took the photo and had help with computer graphics
from Andrea.
Alan on Buck offering my daughter, Andrea a cool drink, western
style. 2011. I took the photo and had help with computer graphics
from Andrea.