EquinArt Creations carries Liesl's
new resin release, "Lacey"
(pictured above, painted by the
artist) and notecards featuring
Liesl's work (below).
new resin release, "Lacey"
(pictured above, painted by the
artist) and notecards featuring
Liesl's work (below).
Liesl Dalpe
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Liesl Dalpe
Growing up on a small farm in Connecticut, USA, Liesl was
exposed to horses her entire life, beginning to ride as
soon as she could walk. When she was little there were
only 3 horses on the farm... but it soon grew to a full barn
of7. She learned to ride on two old reining horses who
taught her a thing or two about turning and sudden stops,
and it wasn't long before she was running full tilt bareback
from one end of the property to the other, broom
in one hand and reins in other, after her younger sister
(also armed with a broom) playing 'tag' before her parents
got home from work. "That's top secret by the way," Liesl
smiles, wide eyed. "Its amazing neither one of us
was ever hurt, running all over, whacking each other with
brooms. If my parents knew we were doing that they
probably would still kill us!"
Art was a serious passion for Liesl all throughout high
school, although her love for animals sent her to college
majoring in pre-med to be a vet. It wasn't long before she
realized that the medical field (more specifically, chemistry
classes) wasn't quite for her, and switched majors
to fine art and illustration. She graduated with her
Bachelors in Fine Art from the University of Connecticut in
3 years, unheard of in a 5 year program. Before she even
graduated, she began to work for a stop-motion
animation company in East Granby, CT as a sculptor and
character fabricator. Liesl currently is working from home
doing commissioned portraiture as well as models. "I love
working from home. It lets me stay in my pajamas
as long as I want!" she says with a big grin. She currently
lives in Stafford Springswith her husband, Greg Pearce,
their two dogs, three cats, and awild sheep that lives in
their woods. "Its a long story. But there seriously is a wild
sheep back there, and we can't catch her," Liesl delivers
with a serious look and straight face. "I mean seriously,
how do you catch a wild sheep? I've called everyone with
a border collie I know."
Although painting and sculpting since she was little, Liesl's
first 'official' cast resin, "Lacey" is traditional sized western
pleasure horse. "The only difference between the sculpt
and the real horse is that the real Lacey is quite the...
character. She has a sign on her door: "Beware the
Mare!"
What's planned for the future? Next summer is filled with
art shows (she says this year she has a new theme that is
sure to bring some smiles to peoples faces), real horse
shows, and model horse shows. However, over winter,
Liesl will be working on a new (trad. sized) resin to be
coming out in the spring, hopefully around May 2006.
What will it be? "You'll just have to wait! But it will be a
KILLER western performance horse, if all goes as
planned."
Growing up on a small farm in Connecticut, USA, Liesl was
exposed to horses her entire life, beginning to ride as
soon as she could walk. When she was little there were
only 3 horses on the farm... but it soon grew to a full barn
of7. She learned to ride on two old reining horses who
taught her a thing or two about turning and sudden stops,
and it wasn't long before she was running full tilt bareback
from one end of the property to the other, broom
in one hand and reins in other, after her younger sister
(also armed with a broom) playing 'tag' before her parents
got home from work. "That's top secret by the way," Liesl
smiles, wide eyed. "Its amazing neither one of us
was ever hurt, running all over, whacking each other with
brooms. If my parents knew we were doing that they
probably would still kill us!"
Art was a serious passion for Liesl all throughout high
school, although her love for animals sent her to college
majoring in pre-med to be a vet. It wasn't long before she
realized that the medical field (more specifically, chemistry
classes) wasn't quite for her, and switched majors
to fine art and illustration. She graduated with her
Bachelors in Fine Art from the University of Connecticut in
3 years, unheard of in a 5 year program. Before she even
graduated, she began to work for a stop-motion
animation company in East Granby, CT as a sculptor and
character fabricator. Liesl currently is working from home
doing commissioned portraiture as well as models. "I love
working from home. It lets me stay in my pajamas
as long as I want!" she says with a big grin. She currently
lives in Stafford Springswith her husband, Greg Pearce,
their two dogs, three cats, and awild sheep that lives in
their woods. "Its a long story. But there seriously is a wild
sheep back there, and we can't catch her," Liesl delivers
with a serious look and straight face. "I mean seriously,
how do you catch a wild sheep? I've called everyone with
a border collie I know."
Although painting and sculpting since she was little, Liesl's
first 'official' cast resin, "Lacey" is traditional sized western
pleasure horse. "The only difference between the sculpt
and the real horse is that the real Lacey is quite the...
character. She has a sign on her door: "Beware the
Mare!"
What's planned for the future? Next summer is filled with
art shows (she says this year she has a new theme that is
sure to bring some smiles to peoples faces), real horse
shows, and model horse shows. However, over winter,
Liesl will be working on a new (trad. sized) resin to be
coming out in the spring, hopefully around May 2006.
What will it be? "You'll just have to wait! But it will be a
KILLER western performance horse, if all goes as
planned."
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