February 28, 2008

Jan Lukens exhibits as official artist of WEF

Jan exhibited as the official artist of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida from February 28th to March 16th. The exhibition was the most successful of his 16 year career, including paintings purchased for the collection of U.S. Olympic gold medalist Joe Fargis, U.S. Olympic medalist Anne Kursinski, & Columbian Olympic medalist Dr. Cesar Para, as well as numerous equestrian portrait commissions.

July 2, 2007

Jan Lukens chosen as official WEF artist

At the Lake Placid Horse Show, Jan Lukens was notified by Kim Tudor of Stadium Jumping, that he had been chose to be the official artist of the Winter Equestrian Festival, the largest equestrian event in the eastern United States. His duties will be to produce 1 painting for the WEF program cover, & 3 paintings for the WEF prize list.
The program will include a 2 page color bio on the artist with reproductions of his paintings.

May 25th, 2007

Celebrating Fifteen Years

In celebration of Jan Lukens Portraits fifteenth year in business, I would like to thank the generous and supportive people who have gone to extraordinary lengths since 1992 to make it possible for me to do what I love for a living:

Jill Apfelbaum, Brion and Patty Applegate, Kara and Randy Billhardt, Jeanne Blackwell, Margie Bondy, Tricia Booker, Joanne Boyd, Andrea and Jim Buchanan, Sally Buck, Pamela and Howard Butt III, Bettie and Stephen Carroll, Lisa and Michael Cudahy, Pat Dodson and Keith Hastings, Elizabeth Shiah Forte, Lynette Gay, Monnie Gilder, Michael Golden, Dr. Jeff and Fay Greenwald, Nancy Grote, Coleen and Bob Haas, Karen and Ed Hasler, Nancy and Tim Hooker, Judy Hoyer, Joan and Jim Hunter, Belinda Hyde, Peggy and Gary Johns, Kathy and Hal Kamine, Chris and Jenny Kappler, Marilyn Little, Jessica and Grover Maxwell, Haity and Jim McNerney, Parker Barker Minchin, Colleen Morrissey, Patrick Morrissey, Rosemary Newhardt, Bettie and Ernie Oare, Barbara and Garth Phibbs, Florence and Ron Richey, Susan Saladino, Karen and Fred Schaufeld, Mary Shirley, Kevin 'Pebbles' Smith, Pam and Richard Smith, Nancy and John Tague, Jack and Lisa Towell, Kim Tudor, Ann and Ron Turnicky, Lauren and John Van Dyke, Connie and Dick Washburn, and last but certainly not least, Reeves and Margaret Sykes Lukens, the biggest supporters of my art career for my entire life, and also my parents.

February 28, 2007

Wellington Country Club, Wellington, Florida

Jan Lukens addresses the crowd at the American Grand Prix Association Dinner to celebrate 2006 AGA Rider of the Year- Margie Goldstein Engle, Trainer of the Year- Kent Farrington, and Horse of the Year- Madison.
After congratulating the winners, & telling a funny anecdote about Margie, Jan presented the Weeks family with the gift of an oil on canvas portrait of their amazing jumper, Madison, to be completed sometime in 2007.

February 28 through March 18, 2007

Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Florida

Jan is exhibiting for three weeks at the WEF. His booth is on the bridle path directly across from the exhibitor services office. Please stop by and visit if you are at the show.

Jan's tentative 2007 horse show exhibition schedule after the WEF is:

Old Salem Farm, Week II, NY, May
Devon Horse Show, PA, June
Upperville Horse Show, VA, June
Lake Placid Horse Show and I Love NY Horse Show, June/ July
Hampton Classic Horse Show, NY, August/ September
Capital Challenge Horse Show, MD, September, October

Exhibitions at these shows will be confirmed as the dates approach.