Official Art Gallery of Trail of Painted Ponies Artist Lynn Bean

HORSES, DIMENSIONAL

FETISH PONY™ ORIGINAL (SOLD)

FETISH PONY™ ORIGINAL (SOLD)

Fetish Pony™ was done for The Trail of Painted Ponies. The original has been sold. Please also see our SIGNED and UNSIGNED Fetish Pony™ Figurine Replicas.

The Creation of Fetish Pony™

On my first visit to an Albuquerque, New Mexico art show, I stopped at the Indian Cultural Center in downtown Albuquerque to enjoy the Native American crafts, and was especially taken by Zuni fetishes. I purchased a beautiful bear fetish, and when I held it in my hand, I saw the spirit image inside. The idea of portraying the spirit within the fetish inspired a series of watercolor paintings of animal fetishes with their images inside natural rock patterns, as seen in the many fetish paintings at my web site.

Fetish pony was my first painting on a dimensional surface, and I decided to use the fetish/spirit theme for this piece for The Trail of Painted Ponies. I had help from my Native American friend John Bear, who performed a ceremonial blessing for me to work on my pony, and gave me special beads from his grandmother for the original's power pack.

The special, personalized replica edition features one of 50 signed, first edition replicas. I personally build and hand tie the power packs with sinew. The unique power pack of each piece features natural parrot feathers, rabbit fur, turquoise and beads.

FREE FETISH PONY™ DESKTOP BACKGROUND IMAGES

Our free, zipped Fetish Pony™ Desktop Background download includes the 4 separate images shown on this page and a composite of the 4 images with the Lynn Bean Signature image. Instructions are included in a text file.

CLICK HERE to download a free set of 5 zipped Fetish Pony™ Desktop Background images. Approximately 2 Mb.

FETISH PONY™ DESKTOP BACKGROUND INSTRUCTIONS

1. TO PLACE THESE UNZIPPED FILES WHERE THEY BELONG FOR USING AS A DESKTOP BACKGROUND

   Place these files in your C:\[Windows]\Web\Wallpaper\ directory.

2. TO INSTALL AN IMAGE AS YOUR DESKTOP BACKGROUND

   To install any one of these 5 images as a background, right-click your Windows™ desktop and choose "Properties" from the desktop popup menu. In the Background tab of the Properties dialog, click Browse, and select the fetish pony background image. Images are designed to display on a black background, centered. Choose the Centered position option in the Background tab of the Properties dialog to center the image.

   Before closing the Desktop Properties dialog, perform the next step.

3. TO SET YOUR DESKTOP BACKGROUND COLOR

   With the Desktop Properties dialog still open, A) Select the Appearance tab; B) In the Item dropdown, select Desktop; and C) Set the color to black.

COMMISSIONS

I do many original ponies for people, sometimes to commemorate a special horse or theme. Petroglyph Ponies™ is an example of such an original. Please contact me for information on special projects or to do a custom original for you.