About this Product
The Runaways
8X10 inch painting on stretched canvas
Edges are painted black, wire hanging is mounted to the back, it is ready to hang. No frame included
You can create your own story for this painting as you wish, which is very fun!
When I was working my way through the layers of the painting I thought of how one of my horses loved to run away from me. Back then, I was 8 years old and knew nothing about training horses and had no one to help me! So I invented this painting about the horses who ran away, then wished they hadn't for they wanted the safety of their human friend. They were glad when she showed up to guide them home again!
DonnaRidgwayArt
Meet the Maker
DonnaRidgwayArt
Donna Ridgway grew up in Montana near a little town called Dupuyer. Her life was filled with animals and caring for the land.
She and her husband, Robert are now retired and spend their time camping, four wheeling, taking photos of wildlife, creating art and caring for their home. Her studio is in the back yard, and she spends a lot of time there, just creating art and letting ideas come to life.
Donna is a member of the Western Heritage Artists and participates in their annual show at Western Art Week in Great Falls, Montana. You can see her there at the Heritage Inn, usually in room 105. She's also a member of Montana Made products, and Cowgirl Artists of America.
More of her original paintings can be seen at Equis Art Gallery in Red Hook, New York. Choteau Arts in Choteau, Montana. Paris Gibson Museum, in Great Falls, Montana
She's a self taught artist who's drawn and painted her entire life.
How it’s Made
My paintings of Elemental Horses are created through a process of many intuitive layers. As I build up layers, textures, and marks, the "story" of the painting comes to me and I add the final elements.
I used to create paintings from photographs I took, of horses and wildlife. There was always something speaking to me that I wanted to create something different, something that came from "inside" me, not an external source. These paintings come from my life of growing up with horses on the prairie, years of riding with the Back Country Horsemen and my experience of painting throughout my life.
My work is copyrighted by me and may not be reproduced or downloaded in any form.
Shop Policies
I create fine art paintings that are made from artist grade materials. I love Golden and Liquitex paints. My paintings are mostly on stretched canvas, sometimes on wooden panels.
Other items I make might not be from archival materials, such as faces made from toilet paper rolls! But the products are made with care and if treated as art, they will last a very long time.
I do not do commissioned work.
Returns are possible if you are unhappy with your product. Let me know within three days of receipt of the item, all return shipping is paid by you, the purchaser. Item must be returned in it's original condition, if the product is damaged, there will be no refund. Item must be returned within 7 days of letting me know you are unhappy or there will be no refund.
I ship USPS using recycled materials. Your painting will arrive sandwiched in cardboard, I like to reuse materials, hoping it helps our earth a bit. Other items will be shipped in boxes according to their size.
