Autumn Glory

Hello everyone, just wanted to send you a link to my new fall images available through Fine Art America as wall art, home decor and more. These images would look especially beautiful displayed in any New England home, Inn or Bed & Breakfast. Just click on the link below and if you have any question or comments please feel free to contact me.   http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sandra-huston.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=688504

Happy Fall
Sandra Lee Huston

Loon Prints

Clink the link below to view a variety of loon prints from some of the best photographers Fine Art America has to offer.

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For Nature Lovers ~

Nature lovers check out this link for beautiful artwork offered for your home, office or as gifts.

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New Offer- Children and Pet Portrait Photography

Offering on location photo shoots of your pets and children starting at $150.00

within a 100 mile radius of my Lisbon Falls, Maine studio. Photo shoots typically last one hour depending on family size and willingness of children and pets. If we need to go over there will be a additional charge of $25.00 per hour.  If you prefer you may bring your pets to my home and you will save the mileage and travel time which is $50.00. 

Please note I enjoy shooting outdoors in early morning or late afternoon to capture the more natural softer light, so weather will be a factor in scheduling dates and times. I provide from 20-24 fully cropped and edited images per session. Please have your pets favorite treats or toys available. As this will help ensure their cooperation and make them feel more willing to participate and pay attention. Pet print collection package cost is $175.00 and is separate from the photo shoot. 

Children and Pet Print Package includes your favorite picks as:

3-5x7 prints (either glossy or matte)

2-8x10's

1-11x14

Please note additional prints can be purchased as gallery wrap, acrylic or metal prints in various sizes, for additional cost. You may also pick out your favorites from the photo shoot and order a 10x10 photo book with a linen cloth cover with up to 20 semi gloss pages for an additional cost of $75.00.

**For those of you who prefer to order your own prints from my photographs taken at the scheduled shoot you may purchase a CD or flash drive of all the digital images captured, these will include up to 24 fully cropped and edited images saved at 300 dpi in 8x10 JPG size for $350.00. This way instead of ordering a print package you can order as may sizes and styles at any time and as many times as you wish from any vendor you choose. 

Please note I will give you a signed permission form so that you may make copies for your own use. I will still retain full copyright of all images and retain the right to display your pet on my website or in future I may decide use the image as reference in any pastel or charcoal portrait I may decide to paint.  I do not or will I ever sell prints that include your children and pets together or any family portraits with pets. 

To view an example of my pet photography please visit this link:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sandra-huston.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=635890

Email: bornhorselover@aol.com for times and dates available

Sandra Lee Huston 

Fine Art Photography and Pet Portraits 

New Greeting Cards

Spring is here and flowers are the theme, check out the link below for new floral art work and greeting cards available.

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sandra-huston.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=544575


Sandra Lee Huston

New Gift Idea's

Check out the links below to view new gift giving idea's ordered through Fine Art America.
Here you will see a variety of my new artwork displayed as throw pillows and more.


Throw pillows


Happy Spring~
Sandra Lee Huston

Fine Art America

I am offering a variety of new artwork through Fine Art America, please check out the links below where you can order reproductions of my art work and photography as canvas gallery wrap prints, metal wall art, acrylic mounted art, even throw pillows, greeting card and I Phone cases. Through Fine Art America you can order all from the comfort of your  home and have it shipped as a gift or to yourself for your home or office.     100 % satisfaction money back guarantee.  Hopefully you will see something you like, if you do please email me and let me know so that I can thank you personally at bornhorselover@aol.com.   If you do not see my name when you get to the FAA's sponsor pages  just enter Sandra Huston in the search at the top and you will go directly to my gallery page.  Enjoy~

New images

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I-Phone Cases for the Holidays

For those of you who would like to purchase animal I-Phone cases check out some of my images and other members at Fine Art America. Click link:
 animals iphone cases for sale 
Great gift ideas for the up coming holiday and easy to order from the comfort of your own home.

Enjoy~
Sandra Lee Huston

Rotating Art Exhibit At CMMC in Lewiston, Maine

For the month of November I have selected a variety of 16 pieces of art work to hang at the CMMC Art Gallery sponsored through the Women's Hospital Association. This is once again being held in the lobby of Central Maine Vascular Institute at 60 High Street in Lewiston, Maine. You will find a variety of original pastel pet and wildlife portraits, limited edition prints and nature photography on display. If you find something you would like to purchase stop by the WHA Gift Shop located adjacent to the main lobby where they can help you and even gift wrap  any items you may wish to give as gifts. My artwork will be available up to 4 PM  December 2nd.  Below is an example of my featured photograph titled " Fall Sunset at Lake Auburn" a 11x16  custom laminated acrylic print.

 If you are in the area and get a chance to stop by. You will also find my new 15 x 24 Metal print of "Atkins Bay in the Fog" from Phippsburg, Maine and a new 12 x 24 wildlife metal print titled "White Tails Snacking" that I captured in Rangeley, Maine

I will also be updating my nature photography gallery periodically through Fine Art America
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sandra-huston.html    stop by and check out a variety of gifts that you can order including prints, canvas gallery wrap reproductions, tote bags, throw pillows, note cards,  etc. All from the comfort of your home with a 30 day money back guarantee. Perfect for you gift giving pleasure.

For thoughs of you who are following my Big Cat series, I recently finished a new pastel wildlife portrait title "Mt. Lion of the North Woods" if you would like to purchase the original check out my website at  http://www.animalsinpastels.com/original-art-for-sale.html .   If you would rather order a print  of the original  click here:  http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sandra-huston.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=540133 where you can order a variety of reproductions of my originals.

Here's wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Until next time, take care and God Bless ~
Sandra Lee Huston

Animals in Pastels 25th Anniversary

Hello, Just wanted to take a moment to post that this year will mark the 25th year that I have been painting animals in pastels professionally. It doesn't seem possible that so many years have already gone by.  And I still enjoy painting pet portrait's for my clients so that they can display the love and bond that they have with their animal companions and keep these cherished memories alive for a lifetime.

This spring we will be updating my website so check us out at www.animalsinpastels.com to see our new look. By this summer I hope to have my next wildlife series completed and uploaded on our new website. This series will feature some of the big cats residing at DEW Haven in Mt. Vernon, Maine. With the sale of the original artwork & prints from this series I will donate 20%  to help generate some money to go towards the care of all the current animals residing at the sanctuary. I am not sure if you were able to see the DEW series that aired on Animal Planet this year but all donations are greatly appreciated to help pay for the upkeep and vet care for all the animals under their care.  I truly enjoyed our last trip in 2011 when I got to meet not only Bob and Julie Miner but Makeena, a female white Bengal tiger cub when she was only 6 months old. I even got to scratch Bejoux, a male black leopard behind his ear. And captured some wonderful photographs of Tundra a male lion with his lioness laying by his side in the sunlight. Last but not least I captured some nice shots of Bob with one of his tigers. You can truly see the love and affection that he has for his animals and they for him.  It was a real treat to be able to be up close to these wonderful big cats and capture those wonderful photographs and I hope to be able to visit again soon. If you have not had a chance to visit them yet than mark your calendars, as they are open from May to October and I am sure you will enjoy the visit as much as I did. For more information please visit their website at  www.dewanimalkingdom.com

In November I will once again be displaying some of my new artwork at the CMMC Art Gallery in Lewiston, Maine located on High Street. During the month of November you will be able to purchase some of my original artwork and photography as gifts for the upcoming holiday season.

Well, that's all my news for now. Stay warm and safe as those of us here in the Northeast are once again in the middle of another winter snow storm. They predict another 12 inches today on top of the 30 inches we already received last week. And the groundhog predicts another 6 weeks of winter!  Spring and warm sunshine can't come fast enough for me.

Take care, until next time~
Sandra Lee Huston

Happy Spring ~

Happy Spring Everyone!  Hopefully warmer weather will soon be here and we can all once again enjoy our flower gardens. I don't know about you  but our winter here in Maine has been exceptionally cold and long this year. I feel bad for our poor Maine Loons as they will not be nesting anytime soon because our lakes and ponds are still frozen. And last year on April 1st all our lakes and ponds were open and Loons and ducks where pairing and nesting early. Oh well, hopefully in a few weeks warmer air will come up from the Gulf of Mexico instead of all this cold air still coming down from Canada. We can only hope~ 

My web site has been updated and you can continue to order digital prints of my photography including canvas gallery wrap prints, Mural Pro Posters also original pastel and charcoal artwork just visit  www.animalsinpastels.com and follow the links to the artwork or photography that you are interested in. If you have any questions just email me at bornhorselover@aol.com and I will be happy to answer your questions. For pastel and charcoal children and pet portraits: I am only accepting limited commissions this year so please contact me ahead of time for any gifts you may want to commission at least 3 months in advance ....

For my book "Loons of Tacoma Lakes" you may still  purchased them through Amazon.com and a few gift shops throughout New England. If anyone would like to purchase a signed copy from the author just email  me at LoonsofTacoma@aol.com . Well that's all for now, until next time-

Love Generously, Speak Truthfully and leave the rest to God  ~

Take care,

Sandra Lee Huston            

Art Show & Catching up~

I wanted to let you know the Art show hosted by the Central Maine's Women's Association in November was a great sucess. It was nice to see the public once again purchasing art work. Hopefully this will be the turning point for all artist's in the coming year.


I also wanted to let you know that my book "Loons of Tacoma Lakes" is now available to be purchased through Amazon.com. For those of you who would like to purchase a signed copy from the author you can still purchase a copy by emailing LoonsofTacoma@aol.com .

For those of you following my artwork online I will be updating my art gallery this month with new digital photography captured last year. So for those of you who are still looking for art work to grace your home or office please visit my website at www.animalsinpastels.com every few months for my latest photo gallery updates. I will also be adding Mural Pro Posters as an new item available through my gift shop this spring.

And for all you "Big Cat" lovers I will be adding to my Wild Life page this spring/summer with my new pastel portrait artwork. Yes, not only will the original pastels be available to purchase but also as prints and posters for the children on your gift list. Well, that's all for now.

Wishing everyone a very Healthly and Happy New Year!

Take care, Sandra Lee Huston~

Art Show

Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know 20 pieces of my art work is available for viewing at CMMC Rotating Art Gallery at  60 High Street in Lewiston Maine. This art show is put on by the Women's Hospital Association and will run from October 27 to November 30th, 2012.
For this show you will find 15 new pieces of artwork that I have displayed, just in time for your Christmas gift giving pleasure. 20 % of the proceeds from all sales is donated to Woman's Hospital Association's patient programs. This is the 4th bi annual art show that I have been asked to participate in by the Women's Hospital Association and is a great way to showcase local artists work. Enjoy~

Sandra Lee Huston

DEW Wildlife Sanctuary & Happy New Year !

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year and reflect a little on 2011. Sadly my husbands father died of cancer this past June. Carl Sr. found out he had cancer just before my father did in 2010. My father decided not to fight his cancer as it was too far advanced and passed away in October. My father in-law on the other hand, did fight it but sadly did not have the quality of life we would have wished for him during his 10 month long courageous fight.


Just yesterday, I finished scanning and storing nearly 100 old photos of my husbands family to a new 7" digital slide show frame that I had purchased for my husband for Christmas. Now he can view his favorite family photo's, some of them taken before he was born and some dated as far back as 1933. It is amazing how time flies. You know the old saying: "Every day should be lived like it was your last". Well, it is so true and should be followed by us all. Many of us have to go through a loss of a loved one or recover from a near death illness to learn this valuable lesson. Please take my advise and take the time to smell the roses each day and enjoy life to its fullest because you just do not know when it will be your last.

On a lighter note I wanted to let you know that I finally was able to visit Maine's best-kept secret the "DEW wildlife Sanctuary" last fall located in MT. Vernon, Maine. (DEW stands for Domestic, Exotic Wildlife). And they also maintain an Animal Rehabilitation Permit issued by the State of Maine to rehabilitate injured, orphaned or sick animals indigenous to Maine and release them back into the wild. This Animal Kingdom is run by Julie and Bob Miner and is a truly wonderful treasure of Maine. I was not aware of this sanctuary until the Sun & Journal did a local story last year. Than a friend of mine had the pleasure of visiting them in June and said how much she enjoyed viewing all the animals especially the baby white Tiger. After I mentioned to my husband that I would also love to visit them he decided to surprise me by taking me there in October. It was a truly wonderful experience and the best birthday present ever. As we caught up to Bob Miner and the group he was taking on tour, he noticed how fascinated I was with his Big Cats. He came up to me and pulled me by the arm and brought me and another lady inside the first enclosure of the big cats cages so that I could take more up close and personal shots of these regal cats. I was even allowed to brush my hand against the cage as he called to them and feel the fur of one of the Tigers and a Black Leopard named Bejoux. It was an amazing experience to be so close to these wonderful cats and will be one of my most treasured memories. One of the photographs I captured was of Tundra a male Lion with the sun dappled on his face as he lay beside his mate. As a special thank you to Bob for allowing me such a great privilege. I have decided to paint a pastel portrait of Tundra using this photograph as reference and donate the proceeds of the sale of this painting towards the care of all the animals housed at DEW. See below for some of the shots I captured of Bob Miner and his beloved great cats as he greeted them and see for yourselves the love these animals have for him. For those of you who would like to learn more about the sanctuary you can visit www.dewanimalkingdom.com and if you are ever in the area take the time to visit you will be happy you did.

Until next time ~

Love Generously, Speak Truthfully and leave the rest to God.

Sandra Lee Huston

Art Show

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know my online "Art Show " is up and running and ready to view. Just click on this link http://www.animalsinpastels.com/gallery/main.php and it will bring you to my photography gallery. Click on Art Show and choose from 25 different ready to hang art works for your gift giving pleasure.

I have also updated my loon gallery, landscape and book marker gallery with my new photographs taken in 2010. Enjoy ~

Well, I am off to work in my flower garden now that the rain has finally stopped.

Think sunshine, and enjoy the warm weather.

Until next time ~

Love generously. Care deeply. Speak truthfully. Leave the rest to God...

Sandra Lee Huston

Art shows for 2011

Hello Everyone, I usually post my art show listing for the year at this time for all you summer vacationers visiting Maine and wanted to let you know that I have made the decision not to participate in any outdoor art festivals again this year. With the economy still lagging especially in Maine and the price of gas going up again along with show and booth fees it is just not economically feasible. Sadly for the last 2 years most artists have not been able to recover the cost of setting up for there outdoor art show, and is getting harder to justify spending the money investing in framing new artwork to display when the art sales are not forthcoming. Don't get me wrong I am not complaining as I perfectly understand. Artwork is not a necessity and people have to make a decision on what to cut. This is the reality of a recession and hopefully it will be better next year. That said, I will be adding a new Gallery Art Show page to my website this summer. It will feature Canvas Gallery Art and framed photography ready to hang. It would be like viewing some of my art work for sale if you were to visit my art booth at a art festival. So this way you will not miss seeing my new art that is available for sale. I will be adding this new Gallery Art Show to my photography gallery at: http://www.animalsinpastels.com/gallery/main.php by Memorial Weekend. So even though I will not be attending any art festivals this year, you can always visit my website to view my latest art work and photography. And don't forget to check out my Gift Shop page at http://www.animalsinpastels.com/gift-shop.html for unique gifts that are of course "Made in Maine." Also for you wildlife lovers visit my new wildlife portraits completed last year, click on this link: http://www.animalsinpastels.com/wildlife-portraits.html. Here you will see a pastel portrait of Jabal a male leopard, Tsavo a male lion and Botswana a lioness all painted to help raise awareness of the plight of the big cats living at Tiger Haven Sanctuary in Kingston,Tennessee. Hopefully warmer weather will be coming to stay and all this snow will start melting fast. Think Spring everyone. Until next time.... Love generously. Care deeply. Speak truthfully. Leave the rest to God... Sandra Lee Huston

Hapy New Year & catching up.....

Hello Everyone.
I wanted to take a few moments to wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post but I have recently lost my father to cancer and have not been interested in anything very much lately. I am hoping that the new year will bring back my jest for living and my passion for my art work will be renewed.

For those of you who were wondering about my new photographs in 2010, yes I did get to capture a few wonder full shots and I will hopefully get to download them to my online gallery in January for all to enjoy.

Sadly I was not able to finish my wildlife series this fall and Caden the Tiger will be added to the second series coming in 2011. For those of you who would like to view the first 3 pastels portraits completed to raise awareness for Tiger Haven, click here http://www.animalsinpastels.com/wildlife-portraits.html

Until next time, Love generously. Care deeply. Speak truthfully. Leave the rest to God...

Sandra Lee Huston

Children and Pet Portraits

Hello everyone!

I wanted to take a moment to show you Abigail & Hyde's pastel portrait completed last week. This portrait of Abby was taken by Tammie Grieshaber from Mainely Portrait Photography Studio ( http://www.mainelyportraitphotography.com/). I first saw this photograph of Abby on a coworkers desktop last Christmas and knew I wanted to paint her in pastels. I asked Beth to give me a picture of Abby's pet so that I could paint her and feature her on my website as an example of my Children and Pet Portraits in Pastels. Beth was more than happy to send me pictures of Hyde, Abby's little kitten and after asking Tammie's permission to use her photograph of Abby as reference I was on my way. Below you will see the two photographs used for reference and the resulting pastel portrait.

Up until recently I only worked with charcoals for my children and pet portraits, as of June this year I will also offer children and pets in pastels from your favorite photographs. When a photograph is simply not enough and you would like to commission a pastel painting combining one or more photographs together, call or email me and we can discuss the possibilities available to capture your children and pets in a beautiful pastel portrait that will last a lifetime. To view more of my artwork please visit http://www.animalsinpastels.com/

My webmaster Sheri Gordon, will be updating my new prices and sizes available by the end of June 2010, please contact bornhorselover@aol.com for inquiries. Until next time, take care and enjoy the warm summer sunshine~


Sandra Lee Huston

New artwork completed

Hello everyone just wanted to take a moment to update you on my latest pastel portraits completed so far this year. The first one was a commissioned memorial portrait of a Husky/chow mix named Java. This is a 16x20 portrait painted with soft pastels on suede mat board and was a gift my client purchased for her friend to help her through the loss of her beloved pet. The bond humans and animals have are very unique and is one of the reasons I choose to paint pet portraits. With my pastel portraits you can display the love and bond that you have developed with your animal companions and keep these cherished memories alive for a lifetime.

The second portrait completed in March was of my husband's great niece Alivia and her cat Ducey painted in soft pastels on suede which will be featured on my website's Children and Pets page later in April. This is the first time I have painted a childs portrait in soft pastels; usually I draw the children and their pets in Charcoal for my clients. But this year I wanted to expand my horizons and offer children's portraits in both pastels and or charcoal. I hope to complete two more children's portraits in pastels later this year as examples of children and there pet in pastels. If you know of anyone who would like to commission a portrait of their child and pets just direct them to http://www.animalsinpastels.com/ or email bornhorselover@aol.com and I would be happy to answer any questions.

My next project is a series of paintings for my new wildlife page dedicated to Tiger Haven, a safe place for big cats. This wildlife portrait page will feature the pastel portraits of Jabal the leopard, Tsavo a male lion, Botswana a lioness and Caden the tiger. After visiting Tiger Havens website and learning that this sanctuary is dedicated to rescuing abused and unwanted big cats I decided to help them by adopting Jabal a male leopard and painting this series in hopes to generate more awareness of the plight of these magnificent animals. If you would like to learn more about Tiger Haven and there mission to rescue these big cats please click here http://www.tigerhaven.com/ Please be aware you may end up spending hours at there web site. I know I did, and don’t miss the education page here you can listen to the sounds of many of the big cats at Tiger Haven. Enjoy~

Below is a pastel painting of "Jabal" a male leopard and the first portrait completed for this series. This painting is available for sale framed and ready to hang. You may also purchase the originals or 8x10 prints for $25.00 each of any of the other pastels paintings that I will be painting in this series. 20% of the proceeds will be donated to Tiger Haven to help with the cost of feeding and caring for more than 200 big cats still residing at their Sanctuary. I hope to have the first 3 paintings in this series completed by the end of April. Please visit my new web site's wildlife page to view the next in the series for Tiger Haven, which should be uploaded and ready to view by the end of April.

Until next time take care and happy spring~

Sandra Lee Huston

Catching Up...

Hi, just wanted to take a few moments to catch everyone up on the latest. I will be taking the year off from any outside art shows this year and will spend this year working on original art work and updating my website. I have several ideas and will be adding wildlife art work to my website this year. As soon as I complete each new piece I will be sure to let you know on my blog.

As for my photography, sadly last year was very frustrating with all the rain we received here in Maine. But I did get to capture some stunning florals and a few new loon photographs that I will be adding to my photo gallery for you to view shortly. You can check out this link www.animalsinpastels.com/gallery for new photos captured .

As always you can visit my gift shop page and purchase a variety of items including, original art work, prints, note cards and magnets, also canvas gallery prints of any of my digital photographs. Just click on this link and enjoy: http://www.animalsinpastels.com/gift-shop.html

For those of you who are looking for copies of my book; "Loons of Tacoma Lakes" please email me @ LoonsofTacoma@aol.com and I will be happy to send you a autographed copy with free s+h. Sadly with the economy so slow bookstores have not been restocking books as freely as before so if you cannot find a copy in your area, do not hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to send you a copy for 24.95.

Until next time, stay warm and think Spring~
Sandra Lee Huston