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| Didi (Deidre) Arias: | ||
| Specialties: Watercolors, pen & ink, illustration, Spanish-to-English/English-to-Spanish translation | ||
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BIO: Didi grew up in New Jersey where she began her lifelong dedication to being a professional equestrienne. She has been riding horses and developing her artistic talents for as long as she can remember and she continues to devote herself to her horses, her students, her many animal friends and her equally devoted husband. She owns a riding academy in Andalucía, Spain and writes articles for equestrian-related publications and local newspapers. Didi also writes the newsletter for the local People's Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). Didi is an accomplished artist with her own whimsical style and boasts an eager public who purchase her work as soon as she produces it, so she rarely has any of her work to exhibit or offer for sale to others unless commissioned for a specific piece. | 
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Didi co-designed the logo for her riding school and has created other designs for t-shirts, her school and for PAWS, as well as for her annual original Christmas cards. ACHIEVEMENTS: Art 2002 – Honorable Mention, ANCCE (Association Nacional de Criadores de Caballos Españoles) Poster competition. |
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Equestrian 2000 – Circle of Honor Award from the American Riding Instructor Association 2001 – International Instructor of the Year Award from the American Riding Instructor Association Writing 2002 – 3rd Place Winner, Editorial Section, American Horse Publication's Annual Awards |
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| Deidre is also a regular contributor to Riding Instructor Magazine and has contributed to numerous other magazines, including Dressage Today and Equestre magazines. | ||
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CURRENT PROJECTS: Didi is currently working on several art projects including some individually commissioned watercolor pieces and illustrations for two children's books for LightHart Studios and for personal publication. Didi also does on-the-spot drawings of each day's riding lessons for her Child Rider classes that the students can take home and color as an additional reinforcement of each lesson. Didi has also done some English-to-Spanish translation work for the Studio. All images on this page are copyright ©2002-2006 LightHart Studios and/or the artist and may not be used elsewhere without permission. |
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Business or personal; writing, illustration, and commissioned art, it can all be done at LightHart Studios. |
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