A few weeks ago I was at the Mauritshuis museum to visit the George Stubbs exhibit, featuring what some say, the best equine portrait of all times, Whistlejacket. Afterwards I passed through the museum gift shop, where between all the Whistlejacket memorabilia, I spotted The Book of the Horse, Horses…

Begoña Lathbury paints contemporary equine subjects in acrylic and oil. She was born in London, UK, and has lived in the UK, the Balearic…

Dark, intense and timeless are words that come to mind to describe the work by Spanish artist Sergio Romero Linares (1991). A beautiful moment captured in time, a contemporary classic representation of the horse. Sergio lives and works in San José de la Rinconada, Sevilla (Spain). He graduated in Fine…

Everything you always wanted to know about George Stubbs and Whistlejacket but was afraid to ask. We asked curator Lea van der Vinde of the Mauritshuis museum, to answer five handpicked questions on her latest exhibition ‘George Stubbs, the man, the horse, the obsession.’ A unique opportunity to ask Lea…

Leading equestrian magazine Bit celebrates its 25th year anniversary this year. And to celebrate this, Bit and Paard Verzameld are organizing a magazine cover competition! For 25 years Bit has been using beautiful photography for their covers. Time for a different art-perspective! In collaboration with equine art platform Paard Verzameld…

Paard Verzameld Collective artist Els van der Glas’ work in progress on her interpretation of Whistlejacket. This is a wax model which…

In times of crisis it’s important to stay focussed, positive and strong. We all do this is differently ways. As an artist it’s important to also stay inspired, to create and react to the world outside your window. I know that when you feel ‘low’, inspiration and the urge to…

Art Challenge 20! Time for something different. For this challenge we asked the Collective to give their interpretation of Juxtaposition…

Twenty-six equine artist, six different nationalities all sharing one goal. Meeting Whistlejacket at the Mauritshuis museum in the…