Caroline Towning Art

Equine & Contemporary Artist

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Watercolour horse | Limited Edition Giclée | Hahnemühle Photo Rag

Edition of 75 limited edition Giclée print printed onto Hahnemühle photo rag paper which is thick textured matt paper.

 Watercolour Study | Limited Edition Horse Print

A large limited edition Giclée print printed on Hahnemühle photo rag. This is a thick matte paper with a textured surface. These prints are produced in London at a fine art studio using the latest print technologies. They are all printed with extreme care. The print comes with a 1.5” white border around the edge. The prints all come numbered and signed by the artist on the white border surrounding the print. The super matt finish of Hahnemüle Photorag makes this paper one of the most popular papers amongst artists, illustrators & photographers alike. The paper gives muted blacks with even colour reproduction, and excellent detail. The surface has minimal texture with a chalky smooth cotton feel which creates smooth colour gradients. It has a delicate surface, so we recommend extra care when handling.

Limited Edition of 75

Overall Image size including a 1.5”white border 13" x 17”

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Day 2 here we go... got my first coffee ☕️ 🐎🐎🐎 #ebht #bramhaminternationalhorsetrials #horse #horseart #horseshow #horsegifts #equestriandecor #horsedecor (at Bramham International Horse Trials)

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Horse Under Tree | Horse Wall Art | Horse Paintings on Canvas

Horse Under Tree | Horse Wall Art | Horse Paintings on Canvas

Working in partnership with photographer Agustina Onainty. This horse is called Quidana and she is a 12-year-old Argentina Warmblood. This beautiful mare had been showjumping at a competition in Buenos Aires and in this picture she had just finished her round. The owners had just taken her tack off and put her in a headcollar and were sitting around her. As all the riders were chatting about how their rounds had just gone. There was some noise in the distance from some horses loading into a truck and this is when Quidana looked up from under the tree and Augustina snapped this shot. She was captivated with what was going on in the distance and has an intrigued inquisitive look on her face. What is especially beautiful about this picture is all the shadows from the leaves falling on the horse. The shadows are creating this really beautiful dapples and patterns from the sunlight. I fell in love with this image and just had to paint it. As its such a wow image I wanted to paint it large to really create an impact. 

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Equestrian Life | Horse Painting Artist | Horse Art

Equestrian Life | Horse Painting Artist | Horse Art

Really excited and honored to have my painting on the cover and be featured in this months issue of Equestrian Life Magazine. 

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Horse nose coming to life 🐎 #dressage #horse #horses #horse_painting #artist #oil_painting #horse_addict #horse_art #london #horseaccount #equestrain #equestrian_life #equestrian_lifestyle #equestrianart #equine_art #equineartistcollective #equestriandecor #horsedecor #equine_decor #showjumping #polo (at Hampstead Heath)

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Horse Mug | Horse Gifts | Horse Riding Presents

Horse decor for your home, a fine bone china horse mug with a delicate gold foiled rim.

Horse Mug | Horse Gifts | Horse Riding Presents

A perfect piece of horse decor for your home. This horse mug is made out of a fine bone china with a delicate gold foiled rim around the edge. The horse drawing is printed onto the mug using a hand decal technique. This is an old-fashioned ceramic technique where each print is transferred by hand and then put through high temperature firing to seal the print. The print is of an original horse drawing of a Spanish horse. The delicate horse drawing was drawn by pencil onto heavy weight Arches paper. Each mug is finished with Caroline's signiture logo decal printed underneath the mug. 

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Happy birthday maam! 👑#queensbirthday #queen #hrh #queenelizabeth #horses#equine

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Outdoor studio today ☀️🐴 #painting #horses #equestrian #equine #london #horsedecor #equestriandecor #artist

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Pegasus cuddling up with one of my velvet horse cushions- these won’t be available untill June as I’m making them especially for my stand at @bramhamhorse - she’s also wrapped in her @talesofteddy dog blanket- she is one luxury pooch! #horse #horseart #equestriandecor #equestrian #equine #whippet #interiors (at London, United Kingdom)

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Spring is finally here!!! Painting outside today for the first time this year and it’s lovely 🌸🐿🍃#spring #horseart #horse #equestrian #equine #horseartist #london #hampstead #horseracing (at Hampstead, United Kingdom)

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Still adding some finishing touches- the beautiful @ediebcampbell riding her dapple grey #horse #horses #portrait_perfection #portrait #oilpainting #equestrian #horsedecor #equine #equine #showjumping #dressage #horseart (at London, United Kingdom)

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Paint Horse | Horse Oil Painting | Art Commissions

Art Commissions | Horse Paintings on Canvas | Commission Artwork

My mother's horse "Sparky" was sadly put down late last year. He was very old and he was ill but it was still a heartbreaking decision which had to be made.

My mum had half loaned the horse for a long time and shared the horse with the original owner. The original owner had had the horse since she was 15 and was now in her 30's. It was a long time to of build up such a close bond with the horse.

My mum asked me to create a portrait for her to give to the original owner. As it was such a special portrait I really took my time in going back through old photos of Sparky to find the right composition which I liked. I found a younger picture of him when he was competing in dressage. I liked this picture especially the curve in his neck.

I selected a 20" x 16 " canvas- which is a really manageable sized canvas to work to and I set to work on the portrait. I always start with the background first. Then I focus on getting the eye right before working my way back out and getting the base layers down. Then once I have done the base layers I then spend time building up all the layers of detail.

The portrait took 2-6 weeks to complete from start to finish including all drying time.

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The Jockey Club | Bob Champion | Horse Racing Art

The Jockey Club | Bob Champion | Horse Racing Art

I was lucky enough to be invited to a lunch at The Jockey Club in Newmarket last Friday and had the absolute pleasure of being seated next to racing legend Bob Champion. The club lies behind huge wrought iron gates in the center of New Market, The Jockey Club is such a spectacular and special place, it is famously a very private members club where fame nor money would guarantee you a membership, the queen is also a patron and visits often.

The Jockey Club was founded in 1750 in London by some very powerful men who all shared a loved for horse racing. Originally they used to meet at a swanky members club on Pall-mall. In 1972 they moved to a piece of land in New Market which used to be a coffee house. This is where The Jockey Club still remains today. The Jockey club started to develop rules of racing and standards which were soon to be adopted throughout the country and they soon became the official governing body for horseracing in the UK.

Over the years The Jockey Club acquired a portfolio of Britain's top racecourse including:

Aintree Racecourse | Carlisle Racecourse | Cheltenham Racecourse  | Epsom Downs Racecourse | Exeter Racecourse | Haydock Park Racecourse | Huntingdon Racecourse | Kempton Park Racecourse | Market Rasen Racecourse | Newmarket July Course | Newmarket Rowley Mile | Nottingham Racecourse | Sandown Park Racecourse | Warwick Racecourse | Wincanton Racecourse 

In 2008 The National stud also became part of the Jockey Club. The National Stud is a 500 acres horse stables holding the highest standards in horse breeding. It also offers a boarding service and internationally renowned training facilities give young people entering the industry the best possible start to a career in Thoroughbred breeding.

The most incredible thing for me as a horse painter entering the world of the Jockey club is the fact that the entire place is wall to wall in horse decor and horse racing art. Everywhere you look there is a stunning equine painting. Their art collection is immense and steeped in history with the star piece being a huge George Stubbs hanging over the fireplace. Visiting this amazing place was absolute heaven for me, and I am one daydreaming of getting one of my paintings hanging on their wall. 

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This bay horse is starting to come to life from under the shadows of a tree on a warm summers day- it’s lovely watching the painting start to take form #horses #horses #horseart #horsedecor #horseartist #equestrian #equine #equestriandecor (at London, United Kingdom)

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Happy International Woman’s Day 👚🌸💕- this is me, no make up, aged 34, happy, healthy, with no body issues and doing what I love 💕- it’s taken me this long to get here but I’m finally present, I love women, I support woman and it’s such an exciting time to be a woman right now #internationalwomensday #woman #happywomensday #girlpower #proudtobeawoman #feminist #feminism #artist #strongwomen (at London, United Kingdom)

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I just couldn’t resist taking a picture of this original painting in the snow! It’s very rare we have this much snow in London ❄️☃️ #snow #london #whitehorse #artist #art #snowday #horses #dressage (at London, United Kingdom)

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I have got about 5 big oil on canvas painting on the go at the moment and they are all really intense- so I thought I would give myself a break and do a light little water colour sketch of this #dressage rider. I love watercolours- light & elegant #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #artist #watercolor (at London, United Kingdom)