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Tara Louiselle is a local artist who creates sculptures and models of horses. Tara Louiselle is a very good friend of mine who has amazing talent. She is a painter, sculptor, and fantastic drawer. I have known her most of my life and she possesses artistic ability that few have. Tara inspires me because she has used her talent and love of horses to produce beautiful sculptures that are all the rage in the horse world.

Tara is now making a living doing what she loves. Tara discovered the world of horse sculpting and that it is in high demand. Tara first noticed the popularity of these horse sculptures while surfing ebay. She saw many horse sculptures selling for thousands of dollars and thought, “Hey, I could do this.” Tara grew up drawing and painting equinine art so sculpting it came very natural to her.

Tara started sculpting by transforming Breyer horse models. These thick, plastic sculptures are popular collectibles among children, ranging from $30-$50 dollars. Tara purchased these models, melts them, changes their positions and stances, adds anatomy, sculpts intricate manes, and finally air-brushes and paints the models. These resculpted models sell for hundreds of dollars. In addition to resculpting Breyer horses, Tara purchases resin models from popular sculptors and paints them. These resigns can sell for thousands of dollars.

I am so proud of my friend Tara who has found a niche in the art world and ran with it. Her name is now very well known in the horse sculpture world and is often sought out for custom work. Tara’s sculptures are so intricately sculpted and painted with beauty. Her air-brushing is exquisite. Tara stands out in her field and has offered other horse sculptures very stiff competition.