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Blue Ridge Hunt Races, II is a painting by sporting artist residing in hunt country of northern Virginia, Gail Guirreri. This strong composition on 39"x48" canvas wrapped board is from Gail's own reference on the racing course in Millwood, Virginia. This painting hangs and is available for sale at Larkins Tack Repair in Marshall, Va.
"It is one thing to sit on the hill socializing and watch each race come by but it is a completely different experience to get dropped off on course by the race officials. One sits and waits in the quiet with the muffled noise of the speaker and audience off in the distance. Race is off and the thunder bubbles up. As they come closer your hair stands on end and you make that last check on your camera in hopes of firing fast enough with accuracy to capture the few seconds they might exist perfectly in your view finder. It can be hot, cold, wet and even a bit boring to sit out on course by yourself missing the fun back on the hill but those few seconds every half hour become worth it in the end."
"On this particular day many photographers were out. The light was really quite perfect and we all had a grand time. Douglas Lees, Liz Callar, Doug and Karen from Middleburg photograpers among others were out on a gorgeous day for horse racing. The start was fabulous! Horses were tight and full of fire in that first quarter mile. I wish I had my Sony camera on that day. It would have captured so much more. This particular shot stood out as the one horse actually was looking back at me. I love seeing the strong quarters from this angle and could never repeat that perfect stroke of mixed paint. I allowed the light to stay muted rather than bright. The mood gives that sligthly lonely feeling of being out on the race course waiting. One can feel the dust rise from the dry ground under the thundering hooves. I am quite tickled with this painting."
Hashes: Hunt Country Impressions Byrne Gallery, Paintings For Sale, Warrenton Art Show 2023,
The Three Huntsmen
Christmas Hound
Upperville Family Class, I
Piedmont Foxhounds at Oakley, 2009
Summer Pleasures, Hound Walk
Cubbing Field Hunters, Field Hunter Championships
Working Forward, a huntsman on the ridge
Full Cry Hounds
The Field Hunter, I
Blue Ridge Hunt Thanksgiving Meet with Graham Buston
Summer Sunrise with Snickersville Hounds
Gone to Ground, OCH Thanksgiving Day
Summer Afternoon Carriage Drive
National Sporting Library Polo, I
Hunt Country Impressions Solo Artist Exhibition at Byrne Gallery
Sidesaddle in Purple and Green
Friesian Mare in the Stables
Champion hunter mare portrait of Rejoice and her colt Quiver
The Sun Bathers, dressage horses resting in water and light
First Field Orange Country Hounds
Cloverlone Mare Field Sunset
Hunting Aside, a portrait of Devon Z
Holsteiner Stallion Portrait, R-Flash-Gordon
Nancy Dillon hunting with Piedmont Fox Hounds, Liz Callar reference photo
Portrait of a Foxhunter in Piedmont Cubbing Season reference photo by Liz Callar
Pony Home the Fieldhunter
Showbiz, a portrait of a grand Dutch KWPN mare by Jazz
Portrait of a Conformation Hunter
The Sun Bathers, II
The Byrne Gallery Artist Reception, Hunt Country Impressions
Hunt Country Impressions Gallery Talk with Gail Guirreri-Maslyk, The Byrne Gallery
Mallard Ducks
Langollen
Christmas Day Hunting with OCH
Brahman Bull in Pink and Green
Banbury Cross Polo, I
Banbury Cross Polo, II
Christmas Hound
Jockeys at Oatlands Plantation Spring Races
Upperville Family Class, I
Flying Hunt Coat Field Hunter Championships
Huntsman from the Forrest Shadows
Zohar Ben Dov on a grey hunter with Orange County Hounds
OCH Cubbing with Charlie Matheson, I
OCH Cubbing with Charlie Matheson II
Working Forward, a huntsman on the ridge
Full Cry Hounds
Golden Field Hunter
Blue Ridge Hunt Thanksgiving Meet with Graham Buston
Gone to Ground, OCH Thanksgiving Day
National Sporting Library Polo, I
The Sun Bathers, dressage horses resting in water and light
First Field Orange Country Hounds
Holsteiner Stallion Portrait, R-Flash-Gordon
Nancy Dillon hunting with Piedmont Fox Hounds, Liz Callar reference photo
Portrait of a Foxhunter in Piedmont Cubbing Season reference photo by Liz Callar
Pony Home the Fieldhunter
Portrait of a Conformation Hunter
Stallion Gesture Pose I, Summer Shadows
Artist Self Portrait Riding Marvelous Marvin
High Season Polo
Grey Stallion in Winter Sunset
OCH Outrider, III
Stallion Gesture II, Captain America
Stallion Gesture Pose IV, Captain America
Stallion Gesture Pose V, Flashinator
Setting Sun on Marvelous Marvin
Four in Hand, WEG 2010
South on Trappe, I
South on Trappe, II
Portrait of Charlie Matheson, OCH
Blue Ridge Hunt Thanksgiving Meet with Graham Buston
Warrenton Horse Show, 2023
Portrait of Charlie Matheson, OCH
R-Flash, a Portrait of a Holsteiner Stallion
Blonde d'Aquitaine Cow Portrait
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