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Yorkshire based Philippa is an award winning member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and has been painting all animals professionally since graduating with an honours degree in 1995. Living with successful racehorse trainer husband, Philip Kirby and their two daughters Isabella and Indiana, much of the artists working time is taken up with commissions, and both her originals and Limited Editions sell extensively worldwide.

Competing with horses all her life, Philippa is a show judge at national level and riding or producing, has won at the three major showing finals: The RIHS, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia. These experiences and a fascination with conformation and buying and producing young show horses from the rough has given the artist a keen eye for capturing the correct detail, individualism and character when painting the difficult subject of horses. Whether in oils or pastels, from the smallest Jack Russell to the countries finest Equine stars, Philippa pays the same attention to detail and gives all customers the guarantee of only paying for the finished painting if 100% delighted.

Highlights of her artistic career to date include presenting HM The Queen in person with a painting of her two champion Highland ponies at Windsor castle in 2004 (pictured). She was also thrilled that when auctioned, two of her racing originals realised impressive sums of money for charity: “Best Mate” making £13,500 and “Sadler's Wells” £8,500. Notable commissions include four Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, the latest of these being the wonderful “Denman”; Grand National Winner, “Red Marauder”, Olympic dressage stallion “Dutch Gold” and countless of the UK and Australia's leading show ponies and horses.

To contact Philippa for a colour brochure and price list price email prporley@btinternet.com or call/write to the address below. Click on the artists racing website: www.racing-art.net for further examples of her work and Limited Edition Prints for sale. She also runs the business www.extra-forelock.com for competition horses and ponies missing mane or plaits.