ane
Tilton, of Black Horse Studio, began her professional
art career in 1974, the year she married her husband, Ernest.
She spent many years doing art shows and horse shows, where she
would do on-the-spot portrait sketches and take orders for custom
work, and finally settled down to doing primarily commissioned
art. She has even done portraits of foundation horses for the
Kellogg Arabian Ranch under her maiden name of Jane E. Johnson
in trade for Hagen Renakers!
In 1980, she obtained a copy of an early Just About Horses which showed photos of customized model horses, and she was hooked instantly! Though she rarely has time to do models, she has done a few portrait models, one of which is the beautiful National Champion Paso Fino Stallion, Monterey En Lagrimas. Owned and trained by Cindy Dilks, a long time collector, he has been dubbed as the Black Horse Studio mascot. A nearly lifesize head of Monterey adorns their hotel room doorway at Breyerfest each year, as if he is peeking out to see which collector will next walk through the door.
Jane works from good, clear photos, and all effort is put forth so that the portrait will be a treasured piece, even after the beloved horse, dog, cat or other pet is no longer with the owner. Her specialty is pastel, though she also enjoys working in pen & ink, and watercolor.
As an avid model horse collector, Jane has decided to make her artwork available in exchange for horse figurines. She especially likes older Breyers, porcelains, resins, original sculptures and the Metlox-Poppytrail pieces. She is currently looking for Pour Horse pieces, as well. If you are interested in trading artwork for models, please feel free to write and let her know what you would be interested in having done, and which horse figurines you would have available to trade. She always enjoy hearing from other horse lovers!
If you'd like to contact Jane, you may reach her by the email link below:
Photo Credit: Andalusian painted in pastels
and owned by Mrs. Sunnie Owens
Governor
Painted in pastels and owned by Jennifer Driver
Dimestore Novel
Quarter Horse painted in pastels; commissioned by
Jim and Charlene Murray, owned by Chris Brown
Nizdu
Painted in pastels and given the Plantation Acres
Saddle Club Portrait Award; owned by Michelle Hermann
Precious Nik of Power
Painted in pastels and given the Plantation Acres
Saddle Club Portrait Award; owned by Debbie Hoffman
Quarter Horse in Chestnut (#07)
Painted in pastels and given the Plantation Acres Saddle Club
Portrait Award
SVA Count Demera
(#21)
Painted in pastels and owned by Arial Harrington
Drafter Head on Black Teeshirt
(#23)
Owned by Marjorie Backloupe
Buckskin
Pony (#24)
Painted in pastels and given the Plantation Acres Saddle Club
Portrait Award
Quarter Horse in
Bay (#25)
Painted in pastels and given the Plantation Acres Saddle Club
Portrait Award
Lady Bug
(#26)
Brindle Great Dane painted in pastels and privately commissioned
Little Bit (#27)
Quarter Horse painted in pastels and owned by Kelly Miles
Circus Pony (#28)
Painted in watercolors and owned by Mel Price
Circus Pony (#31)
Mixed media, 14" x 17", available for model horse
trades!
Governer
Headstudy painted in watercolors and owned by Jennifer
Driver
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