Winner of CVDA Gift Certificate Announced!

Portraits by ShawnaLee proudly announces the winner of the Central Vermont Dressage Association's annual fundraiser dinner for a Gift Certificate for a Horse Portrait by ShawnaLee.

Congratulations to Terri Satterlee and her handsome horse, Mattingly! The portrait was donated to CVDA by ShawnaLee W. Kwashnak in support of their efforts to promote great horsemanship.

Mattingly, a bright 11 year old Chestnut warmblood cross (primarily Thoroughbred) was born in Kentucky and is now residing in Vermont. He has been in his new family for just over 2 years and is a solid wonderful soul. He is social with other horses, is sensitive and sane and a joy to be around. Terri says that his ears are quite distinct and when he knows he has done something really well under saddle they get floppy and soft. Mattingly is a dressage horse that enjoys hacking on the trails too!

"LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I am so happy that the essence of Mattingly is captured in this portrait. It far exceeded my expectations and it will be a treasured piece. I have seen portraits that resemble the animal but don't capture them. I immediately saw "him" in this portrait." Terri Satterlee 1/25/2020

Portraits by ShawnaLee provides traditional Portraiture of Horses, Pets and Children in a wide variety of media such as Graphite, Charcoal or Oils. Her Portraiture is distinct because all of her work is done by hand (with real art materials!)* in the time honored tradition of the Masters from yesteryear. More than just a likeness, ShawnaLee strives to capture that something special about her subject in each and every Portrait. Her work has won numerous awards throughout the years and was discovered by the CVDA through The Northeast Equestrian Life Magazine. ShawnaLee was a featured artist in the Summer 2019 edition. (see pages 18-20).

The Central Vermont Dressage Association, Inc., is a non-profit organization promoting the art and sport of dressage by providing educational and competitive opportunities to enhance the understanding of and appreciation for the discipline of dressage.

CVDA is a Region 8 Group Member Organization (GMO) of the United States Dressage Federation.Their membership includes riders, trainers, competitors, and students of dressage, from all parts of northern New England and from all walks of life.

"We have been around for years and our main focus is promoting dressage in the Vermont area. We have members from other parts of New England and our membership base is approx 170 people. We are pretty well known for our annual development day clinics and schooling shows and host 3 a year. Every year we also try to bring different clinicians to the area." Shannon Hemingway of CVDA.

*The artist mentions this as there is a growing trend of people that create their portraits via electronic means from digital photographs (printed with maybe even dab some real paint on top) and then sell them as original works of art.

ShawnaLee has been practicing the time honored tradition of hands-on and real art materials her entire life and the results truly show. See for yourself!

For more information about portraiture or art lessons, please visit www.shawnalee.com or email the artist at: artist@shawnalee.com