Equine Affaire's Featured Artwork for 2012

Each year Equine Affaire, Inc. reviews an extensive number of paintings by dozens of prominent equine artists from throughout North America to select an "official image" to showcase and represent Equine Affaire for the year.  Ideally, this official image includes one or more horses of no discernable breed or discipline and effectively captures the equine spirit—reminding us of the qualities we find most endearing in our equine companions.  The official image is featured on the covers of our event programs, is utilized on the web site and in ads and other promotional materials, and is reproduced as a special limited edition print available for purchase at the Information Booth at each Equine Affaire.  We recognize the value of working with talented equine artists to showcase their work to Equine Affaire's audience of avid horsepeople and take delight in sharing the exceptional paintings and painters we discover with horse enthusiasts nationwide.

2012 Featured Artwork by Paul Van Ginkel

Painting titled "Front Six" ©Paul Van Ginkel

The painting selected as the official image of Equine Affaire for 2012 and currently featured on this Web site is an oil on canvas piece titled "Front Six" by Paul Van Ginkel of Calgary, Alberta Canada.  

Mr. Van Ginkel was educated at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University in New York. In 1990, after working for six years as an illustrator, he began specializing as a fine art painter of western themes. He is a member of the Oil Painters of America and was awarded the commission to paint the 2007 Calgary Stampede poster. 

Paul Van Ginkel is internationally-recognized for his depictions of the native peoples of North America and the western lifestyle, as well as one of its most iconic symbols, the horse. He has received many awards and distinctions for his work, including four Calgary Stampede Best of Show awards. He was also selected by Fresco Fine Art Publishers in Albuquerque as one of the top western artists working today.

A limited edition fine-art print of "Front Six" is available at the Information Booth at Equine Affaire. Visit www.PaulVanGinkel.com for samples of his other paintings.