The American Academy of Equine Art announced recently that registration for its Three-Day Drawing and Acrylic Painting Workshop with Andy Johns is open until September 14, 2025. Scheduled for September 26-28, 2025, the workshop will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The AAEA’s news release includes the following information:

Three-Day Drawing and Acrylic Painting Workshop 

Instructor: Andrea (“Andy”) Johns

Date: Friday, September 26-Sunday, September 28, 2025

Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40511

Workshop Fee: $350.00*

Whether you are a beginner or experienced painter, you will enjoy experimenting with Andy Johns at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Andy Johns has fueled a lifelong love of horses and their people with her paintings. Her style is unique and always experimental. Johns will share basics, but your creativity and sense of adventure will be heralded, as well. On the first day of the workshop, Johns will teach the importance of proportions and perspective in drawing. Her ability to easily convey these concepts will set the student up for success. On Days 2 and 3, Johns will focus on acrylic painting. She will also show students how to let the painting process be a part of the artist’s creativity and expression. Johns has been voted Horse World People’s Choice Artist of the Year more than a dozen times and has many commissioned portraits in private collections all over the world; see www.AndysEquineArt.com.

*10% AAEA Member Discount and Early Bird Registration applied at checkout. 

About Andy Johns

Education: Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Art and English; High School and University Teaching Experience; Studied Art History in London at the Tate Gallery

Created Art for: Junior League Charity Horse Show · Morgan Grand National Horse Show ·World Championship Horse Show · Lexington Philharmonic · All American Classic · United Professional Horseman’s Association · American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association · Big D Charity Horse Show · ASHA of Ohio · American Morgan Horse Association · Saddlebred Rescue · Team Morgan Southeastern Charity Horse Show · and others.

Publications: The National Horseman · Saddle and Bridle · International Show Horse · Southwest Art · The Morgan Horse · Horses in Art · Good Morning Texas · Illustrator for two books.

Notes for participants

Supply List: Participants should bring to the workshop:

12 sharpened #2 Pencils, eraser and pencil sharpener;

1 tablet of drawing paper (smooth is fine);

Set of at least 12 Acrylic Paint tube colors, including black and white;

Several photos of horses you may want to paint;

At least 6 different sizes of paint brushes (Johns uses “Angle” brushes);

Small cup for water (for paint brushes, etc.);

Canvas (Johns will bring 11×14 canvases, but you may want larger or smaller);

Wear your paint clothes or bring a big cover up to wear over your clothes. Johns will be sporting her paint-covered fashions!

Register HERE for Andy Johns Workshop.

About the AAEA

Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, the American Academy of Equine Art is dedicated to nurturing, educating and promoting all artists who are interested in the classical representation of the equine subject. The AAEA operates as a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization. It does not discriminate on the basis of national or ethnic origin, race, color, creed, gender, age or disability in any of its programs or policies.

As part of its mission to foster executional excellence in equine art, the AAEA has consistently offered workshops on many related topics and in several regional locations since 1986. Topics range from composition to color usage to the finer details of effectively capturing the form and spirit of the horse—in various traditional media, from paint to pencil to sculpture and more. All AAEA workshops are led by AAEA members who are successful, practicing artists with a passion for sharing their gifts and providing grounded, useful instruction and “tricks of the trade” to students of all levels.

Landing page image from “Juliette Dell and Mystery,” by Andy Johns, per the AAEA website