Lesli Kathman

Seeing duns and thinking zebras Are zebras black and white, or white and black?I was recently part of a discussion among other artists about zebras. The age-old question arose about whether they are white animals with black stripes ...

A new post is up on the blog talking about zebra coloring. Are they black with white stripes, or white with black stripes?

A ceramic Shetland Pony in liver roan splashed white is pictured in the artist's hand, showing the scale (approximately 2" tall)

Tomorrow is the opening day for Christmas on Mane Street. Here is the other side of "Sugarplum" with my hand for scale. He's TINY!

Lesli's Scottish Collie, Quinn, is dressed in a green and red bowtie and looking at the camera. His paw is resting against the Christmas On Mane Street logo.

Just four more days until the start of Christmas on Mane Street. Quinn is hoping to meet everyone at the virtual cocktail party on opening night!

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to do!

While I am happy to follow progressive accounts, as a working artist it is discouraging to me just how many of them share AI artwork. I am blocking that stuff. If I wanted to see cutesy animals with weird Thomas Kinkade lighting, I could just go back to Facebook.

Yes, it's a print version, not digital.

The cover of the 3rd book in the Guides for Artists and Collectors series, called "Painting More Realistic Appaloosas". There is the face of a black leopard appaloosa Miniature horse and a smaller inset image of a snowcap Appaloosa mare.

This is what has been keeping me busy, at least during the hours I am not painting a whole bunch of (mostly) identical ponies. I am not sure it will be ready to go out the door in time for Christmas, but I am trying to make that happen!

I would love to be added!

Is that the one where Laurie Jo explained how to cook salmon in the dishwasher?

A headshot of a cream pearl PRE gelding, with the horse facing straight at the camera. His blue eyes, pinkish skin and golden-brown mane are all visible.

There are always interesting colors at a Walking Horse show, but this wasn't something I expected to see: a cream pearl PRE.

The Hobbit. It was a childhood favorite. Then when I lost my twin and had trouble sleeping, my husband used to read it to me.

The ceramic version of Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig's "Popcorn" glazed in dark chestnut roan splashed white.

This is the latest item out of the kiln - the first batch of the "Sugarplum" run. He's one of the smallest pieces produced here at Blackberry Lane at just 2" tall.

Finnegan, a young silver bay Shetland Pony standing facing the viewer, showing lots of attitude

I like it here, but Blue Sky needs a few more pony pictures...

A group of earthenware ceramic foals of different colors

I figure I should decorate my new account with pictures of what I do. This is "Oliver", sculpted by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig and cast and custom glazed here at Blackberry Lane.