Polo

When I saw my first polo match, I was blown away by its beauty and passion. I decided that the only way to capture this passion on canvas was to use bright colors and gold leaf. I combined jewel tone ponies with Caribbean colors and shaded just the faces and arms of the players. I then finished it with a gold leaf background. Recently, I have painted a second colorway, with the polo ponies done in silver and gold leaf and the background black. It is a bit more subdued, but still full of excitement.

Going for Goal

Dimensions: 3ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, gold leaf and gold ink

Note: The bamboo polo mallet really bends like this!

Polo the Game of Kings

Dimensions: 5ft x 3ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, gold leaf and gold ink

Crossing the Line

Dimensions: 4ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, artist gold leaf and gold ink

The Ride Off

Dimensions: 5ft x 4ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, artist gold leaf and gold ink

Golden Boy

Dimensions: 5ft x 4ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf and gold ink

Note: I was so astonished by the precarious position of this polo player when I finished the painting, I decided to add a quote from Hamlet written on his boots, "What a piece of work is man! . . .In form and moving how express and admirable!"

Polomania

Dimensions: 5ft x 4ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, gold leaf and gold ink

Note: I decided to make Golden Boy even more precarious and fun, with reins like ribbons and a player who is about 1 second from falling off his pony! But don't worry, he does make the goal!

Going for Goal in Black

Dimensions: 3ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf, gold ink and silver leaf

Note: The bamboo polo mallet really bends like this!

The Ride Off in Black

Dimensions: 5ft x 4ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf, gold ink and silver leaf

Polomania in Black

Dimensions: 4ft x 3ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf and gold ink

Note: I decided to make Golden Boy even more precarious and fun, with reins like ribbons and a player who is about 1 second from falling off his pony! But don't worry, he does make the goal!

Crossing the Line in Teal

Dimensions: 4ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf, silver leaf and gold ink

Crossed Mallets

Dimensions: 3ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, artist gold leaf and gold ink

Hunter Jumper Portrait

Dimensions: 3ft x 5ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, artist gold leaf and gold ink

Note: I also do portraits of children and adults.

(Available in personalized colorways)

Snow Polo I

Dimensions: 5ft x 4ft gallery wrapped canvas with oil, 23k gold leaf, copper leaf, palladium leaf, and gold ink

Note: This painting is based on some photos my brother took while skiing in St. Moritz. The horses have to wear cleated shoes on their hooves to prevent slipping. Needless to say, it makes the sport of polo even more dangerous.

Snow Polo II

Dimensions: 3ft x 2ft framed canvas with acrylic, 23k gold leaf and gold ink

Note: This painting is based on some photos my brother took while skiing in St. Moritz. The horses have to wear cleated shoes on their hooves to prevent slipping. Needless to say, it makes the sport of polo even more dangerous.

Polo Triptych

Inspired by the colors of a peacock’s tail feathers, Wendy Everett’s “Polo Triptych” captures the beholder’s attention. The gold leaf backdrop speaks to the glory and glamor of the “sport of kings,” while the sheet music collaged onto the boots of the players with titles like “Hoe-down” and “Buckaroo Holiday” evoke the rough-riding cowboy flair of American polo. The pastel jerseys worn by the players are inscribed with passionate love letters from Napoleon Bonaparte to his wife, Josephine, and Czarina Alexandra to Czar Nicholas II. “Polo Triptych” captures the energy and dynamism of polo through its surprising pops of color and textures.

Dimensions: 5ft x 11ft gallery wrapped canvas with acrylic, gold and copper leaf with collaged sheet music from Rodeo by Aaron Copland.

This three-panel painting hangs in the permanent collection of the

Museum of Polo & Hall of Fame in Wellington, Florida

Polo Museum Instagram Displaying "Polo Tryptych"

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