SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK (May 20, 2011) — HITS is pleased to announce Werner Rentsch as its cover artist for the 2011 HITS Saugerties Official Show Program.
Rentsch is best known for his portraits of horses from all disciplines, including racing, show jumping, fox hunting, polo, farm and wildlife. His paintings are highly sought after by collectors around the world, and this season his piece entitled “Horse in Red Cooler” will grace the cover of the popular program that serves as a keepsake to all exhibitors that attend the horse show.
The talented artist has been honored with nine one-man shows and his work has appeared in twelve different museum exhibitions and selected in more than forty juried or group shows throughout the country. His paintings and prints are widely sought after by collectors around the world. He is a full member of the American Academy of Equine Art and served as the organization’s president from 1994 through 2008.
He works out of his studios in New York City and at his farm in upstate New York, where he rides his horses and gets much of his inspiration for his paintings.