Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
~André Gide
Please Note: All work on this page is COPYRIGHTED to Samantha Kroese. By copying and making OBVIOUS exact duplicates of any pattern on these models and selling said works you also grant the artist the right to display your full name, and photos of your custom on the copy alert page so your work is NOT mistaken for a model done by Samantha Kroese. Sorry but after some trouble with people selling works that were copies and saying I did them I have to put this up. This is a gallery of my work so potential customers can see it. This is not a gallery for artist ideas. All photographs are copyrighted and may not be saved/duplicated/copied or used in any manner.
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Gallery of Custom Models created by the artist Samantha Kroese.
******UPDATED FEBRUARY 17, 2008*****
I have GREATLY lowered my prices. However, this also means I have greatly changed my policies.
Please review my new prices and policies here: 2008 Policies and Pricelist for VnV Studios
As of this posting my books are: CLOSED
(to the general public, but I may be tempted by some trade offers, email me if you have things on my Wantlist, AFTER you've read my policies)
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Just a quick note on something that's bothering me:
If you are looking for a champion at NAN, you have found the wrong artist. Painting is my hobby, I have been doing it for a long time but I have never once claimed to be a NAN champion quality painter. There are many other painters out there that are super realistic and use better mediums suited for the show rings and make their living on painting. I'm not one of them. I am only interested in creating nice models/pieces of artwork for people to enjoy. If you are looking for a super realistic NAN champion, please look elsewhere.
I will not and never have guaranteed that my horses will place in a live show.
So all the discussions about how my horses aren't 'top quality' for live showing and the picking apart of every horse I do is rather unnecessary and very annoying to me. They aren't marketed as such in any way. Yes, my horses have won in the live show ring. Yes, people do like them enough to show them and think they are good enough. However I am in no way claiming they are, and I'm not marketing them as anything but nice looking pieces of equestrian art to be enjoyed in whatever way pleases the owner of said piece. If you like my work, then great! :) If not, well there's plenty of other artists that might suit you better and I wish you the best of luck finding the one right for you.
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However, my paint jobs are super smooth, my shading is smooth enough it has been mistaken as 'OF' test finish. I do my best to make your horse as smooth and well shaded as possible. I have provided clear pictures of my work so that you can make your own choice about the quality of it. If you would like a piece done to show that's fine, but I have never offered them as 'NAN' quality. My prices are MUCH lower than most artists of my experience/quality because I wish to offer people a chance to get a good model painted without having to pay absurd prices.
I paint by hand, in acrylics, and have 17+ years painting models in this way. All my patterns are my creation unless otherwise noted and are based on real horses, but normally several different patterns combined in an attempt to make you a truly unique horse and not copied from a real horse others might copy from. If you're interested in having a custom done by me please email me at: Samantha Kroese/VnV Studios
Return to VnV Stables, my main hobby page
Go here to see shows, auctions, and benefits I've donated to
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This Gallery is by no means full of every single horse I've painted in 16 years. I've tried to only include most recent works and favorite older ones. Most of the horses on this site will say owned by me, not because I never did any for anyone else, but because I lost the records/photos on the ones I did for other people and I was able to take new photos of ones I still had. If you own a CM by me that isn't pictured here (or one that is and doesn't list an owner) please email me!
Please be patient and wait for photos to load. Thanks for looking and God Bless.
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This website was created and is maintained by Samantha Kroese. Click my name to email me with any comments or questions about this website or its contents.
Copyright notice
All content is copyright 2007 Samantha Kroese, and can not be reproduced in any form for any reason without written consent. Rights only granted for limited display on this website only. If any content from this page appears anywhere else in ANY form we WILL seek out appropriate action.
These photos are not for public use, they are not public domain. You cannot use them for anything, period, including artwork, direct linking to other sites, sim games, picture collections. Using these photos or content in any manner besides display on this website only is against the law.
All horses painted by VnV Studios are one of a kind originals. This is not a gallery of 'ideas' for other artists. Please do not copy my artwork.
Last updated February 17, 2008