Alice Joy Murphy

I am a predominantly equine and pet portrait artist. I do enjoy creating work on a wide variety of subjects including landscapes, people and sometimes still life but my great passion is drawing and painting horses. I also love animals and I enjoy taking commissions of people’s pets whatever animal they may be! There is something about capturing the soul of an animal in art form that fascinates me and I am humbled by the joy my work brings to the owners of the pets I draw.
I have always been attracted like a magnet to horses, they are creatures of opposites. Strong but vulnerable, powerful but gentle, proud but modest. The complexities of their nature along with the intricacies of their musculoskeletal system is what inspires me to make my art. I love to try to capture their thoughts and their feelings through their eyes, stance and life force on to the page. I want to captivate people to horses through my art, people who may never have shown much interest in them before as well as those that are already fond of them.
My recent collection ‘Equus’ is an exquisite set of equine themed drawings. These works of art may not be large but they are none the less eye-catching. I work almost exclusively at the moment in Derwent color pencil...

Alton College - 3 A levels in Art, Business Studies and Communication Studies.

BA(Hons) degree from Bristol UWE in Equine Business Management.

Los Olivos Gallery
Outpost Trading Company Santa Ynez
Wandering Dog Wine Bar Solvang.
Los Olivos General Store