Black on Grey on White

Time to say cheerio for this year.  Pencils are resting after another scribbled packed year. So without any further ado and a massive cheery-hohoho, wishing you all a   merry Christmas and a  fandabidosy New-Year !

Four drawings have arrived safely and on time in, no where other than,... the Big Apple! Laureus , Florestan , Rive Droite  - Rive Gauche and my  brand spanking new "Upright" have been crated and shipped across the waters to New York. They will be strutting their stuff at the Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery in Riverside New-York. Strength and Grace an Olympic Tribute opens on May 11th and runs through to August 12th 2012. The exhibit will feature Equestrian artwork by Ken Peloke - Arizona Mixed Media realist and Donna Bernstein - Expressionistic Idaho Artist, also featured are Carol Bennett - Swimmers of Hawaii Artist and Jeffrey Palladini -San Francisco Minimalist. Thrilling and humbling to have my work feature with such talent. The ultimate best would have been to be able to fit in the crate and make the journey with them! Upright Pencil on Paper 44x57 cm Sheona Hamilton-Grant. All rights reserved

(Picture shaking head) In my perfect disorganisation I've managed to leave this aristocratic grey mares' story under wraps - unintentionally . Readers of my newsletter have been introduced but many of you have not... Apologies This is Kalaglowa, also referred to as Kali. A thoroughbred with no speed and a tricky character. Traits that pretty much mapped out an uncertain future. One day (like in all fairytales) Kalli was seen by someone who instantly wanted to connect with the young hectic grey mare. Kali's future changed. Kali was taken in, loved and  cared for ...  unconditionally. Sadly she passed away last year, her health having let her down. Her owners unconditional love did not follow her over the rainbow bridge but took a wee turn and came into my studio. Kalli's presence was to live on, immortalised in a portrait. Both the grey mare and my scribble friends connected and spent a few weeks in each others company, retracing her life and more importantly...