Mo Vision, a show donkey in oils

"Mo Vision", a gelding show donkey I photographed at The Houston Texas Rodeo. I was thrilled to meet Mo Vision, and Ida Claire, along with their owner, Professor Jayne Zajicek.  Don't you just adore his brightly colored slinky suit (cover) that keeps his mane all sleek and ready-to-show, along with being kept clean from any  hay-rolling he may want to do, before bringing him before the judges. I think his name fits him well, and I wish them all the best!

Some fun facts about donkeys:

A male donkey and a female horse may give birth to a mule; a male horse and female donkey make a hinny.

China has the largest number of donkeys with about 11 million of the world’s 41 million.

 Robert Louis Stevenson, in his Travels With A Donkey, reported that the correct word to encourage a donkey to move faster is 'Proot!’

There are about 800 donkeys working on British beaches, with more than 200 licensed in Blackpool.

Since 2005, donkeys in Britain have been required to have a passport.

 The phrase ‘donkey’s years’ to mean a long time began as a pun on the length of donkey ears.

 The correct collective noun for groups of donkeys are a drove, herd or pace of donkeys.

 I hope you've enjoyed reading my blog. Please scroll through my price list and photos of all of my pieces for sell. I'd love to ship Mo Vision to you, or create a special commissioned piece of your favorite subject.

Please contact me through this blog, my website @ sandracutrer.com, or sandrasart777@aol.com  for comments, more information, or ideas for your custom painting!

Blessings,

Sandra Reeves Cutrer

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Secrets Among the Flowers butterfly in oils artist board

"Secrets Among the Flowers" , a female Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, painted in oils on a 9" x 12" artist board, ready to ship for you to enjoy her brilliant colors- and just pure beauty- for many years to come!

I have never met a butterfly that did not make me smile! Isn't this one truly spectacular with its lovely blues and blacks, enjoying spring among the new blooms? She may be pollinating, but I like to think she is actually laying her eggs (larvae) underneath the new leaves for future butterflies just as lovely as their mother!

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Thank you so much for reading my blog and looking at my art work!


Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
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Great Dane portrait in ols by Sandra Cutrer

A Great Dane portrait in oils on a small 6" x 6" x 1.5" wrapped canvas. Prices are listed on my photo post or on my web site @ sandracutrer.com. I really enjoy painting animals, and especially people's beloved pets. Contact me for your own personal commissioned piece. A forever gift to yourself, or another pet lover in your life!

 A few fun facts about Great Danes:

•  Size: The weight of Great Danes range from 100 - 120 pounds
•  Size: The height OF Great Danes ranges from 28 - 32 inches, up to the shoulder
•  Alternative Names of Great Danes and Nicknames: German Mastiff or Danish Hound
•  Coat and colors of Great Danes: The coat is normally short, sleek and dense and comes in a range of
• Origin of the breed: Great Danes originated in Germany, not Denmark as the name suggests, and were originally bred as hunting dogs. Their quarry was large game such as wild boar
• colors including brindle, fawn, blue, black or harlequin.

I think Great Dane's are totally beautiful. Although they are large, they think they are lap dogs, and adore attention. Such a sweet, friendly breed for having indoors.

If you are lucky enough to have a dog for a pet, take them for a long walk while the weather is still amazing- or at least it is here in southeast,Texas.

Blessings for a great weekend,

Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art
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Hey, May Called a macaw original oil painting by Sandra R Cutrer

"Hey, May Called!", a macaw original oil painting by Sandra R Cutrer on a 9" x 12" canvas board, ready to hang in your favorite frame.

There was no option but to use bright oils for this lovely "eye-popping" Macaw portrait. Isn't he gorgeous to look at! I love these birds, and used a photograph I took at the wonderful Audubon Zoo, located in historical  New Orleans, Louisiana.
I enjoy traveling and taking reference photos at many zoos around the magnificent USA! What a joy to see such beautiful creatures that I may never get the opportunity to see in their true native habitats. Although in captivity, many are actually safer in zoos, that are trying to give them as much of a natural setting as if they were living in their native lands. Many are sadly on the endangered list, and my prayers and hopes are that one day- soon- there will be no more endangered list of any animals, so our future generations can enjoy all of the beauty and diversity that God intended!
Please scroll down my list of art works for sell, prices should be listed including shipping and insurance. Or, visit my web site @ sandracutrer.com. Feel free to contact me with any questions or request for an original oil painting custom made just for you, or one of those listed for sell.

Thank you.
Happy Spring,
Sandra Cutrer
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Can't We Ever Be Alone? Original oil painting of three horses by Sandra Cutrer

"Can't We Ever Be Alone?"

Spring is in the air, and love is high on the agenda for this fine stallion and beautiful (and very available) mare.  What a fun painting to add beauty and color to any room in your home or office.  An original oil painting of three horses by Sandra Cutrer, painted on a 12" x 24" wrapped canvas.  It will look charming unframed or mounted in your favorite frame.A great gift for any equine or animal lover!
Wishing you a HAPPY SPRING!

 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.  Song of Solomon 1:9 

Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art
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Lucky Peter, a rabbit in colorful oils by Sandra Cutrer

"Lucky Peter" is feeling great with his new  fun-colors! He feels pretty lucky to be painted on a canvas instead of being in a stew pot or his foot hanging on a key chain-ugh! This piqued my interest about WHY people carried a rabbit's foot for many years, and I think, still do! I found this article interesting and have edited it for a shortened version. Thanks for looking at my blog and my art work. Enjoy!


"In Europe, the tradition of carrying the foot of a rabbit probably stems from ancient totemic beliefs that humans descended from animals, and particular tribes had their origins in specific species. A tribe worshiped its animal ancestor, and carried parts of that animal as protective totems.
The Celts, by around 600 B.C., are known to have associated rabbits with good fortune- the whole rabbit, not just the foot. According to Celtic folklore, the fact that rabbits lived in burrows deep underground meant that they were in direct communication with the gods and spirits of the underworld.
From here, it isn’t clear whether this contributed to the very modern practice of the lucky rabbit’s foot that popped up around the turn of the twentieth century in America. These Celtic beliefs did evolve somewhat, carrying over into certain other European cultures. For instance, in the 16th century, there is a work by Reginald Scot that mentions that a good way to ease the pain of arthritis was to carry around a rabbit’s foot.

It’s possible this was then blended with aspects of African American folk magic.  Or, it may be that the specific lucky rabbit’s foot tradition simply came from traditions in the African folk magic that were unrelated to the European traditions associated with the rabbit.  We just don’t have the hard documented evidence to be able to discern the exact lineage.  But, in either case, it is generally thought that African folk  magic played a role in the modern tradition, and possibly is the most direct ancestor to the superstition.
In hoodoo (note: not voodoo), which was an American mash-up of African folk spirituality and certain European traditions,  a rabbit’s foot came to be a common item used for various things.  Probably from this, around the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, rabbit’s feet started being associated among the wider populace more exclusively with luck  Not just any foot would do, however." Oh, my!

Another reason to love technology and all of the fun stuff we can Google!

OOPS,"Lucky Peter" is SOLD! I would love to create a special rabbit painting just for you.Please contact me from this website, blog, or call the number listed below for more information!

Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer Fine Art
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Cream and Sugar, two young calves in oils on canvas by Sandra Cutrer

"Cream and Sugar", two young calves in tall grass. Painted on an 8" x 10" x 1.5" wrapped canvas, no need to frame.
My husband and I love to travel, and have enjoyed many trips to the lovely Texas Hill Country, where we spotted these two frisky little ones, having a fun time in the tall grasses. No need to worry, their Mom was nearby keeping an eye out in case their frolicking went a little too far from her idea of parental boundaries.

SOLD! This piece sold the first day I posted it on Facebook. If you would like to have one painted for you similar to this one, please contact me at: 979-236-2907.or through this blog or my website. I offer prices and/or layaway plans for nearly all budgets!

 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.Genesis 1:24

Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
Fine Art
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