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THE GAME OF KINGS

In 2002 an International Competition was held to design a full size Polo Player Statue. Wendy's 'Game of Kings' creation was one of 25 pieces chosen to be auctioned off in Las Vegas. Wendy decided that since Polo is considered the game of kings, her polo player would be related to King Tut with a gold leafed face and 30 quotes from Kings written in hieroglyphics all over his body. The funds raised from this auction supported the introduction of Polo into the Olympics.

About the Artist
Polo's Golden Girl

When interviewed by Forbes Magazine and asked what she liked most about the sport of Polo, Wendy answered, "The PASSION and the FASHION!"

Looking at her large, colorful canvases, with intense com­ positions that shimmer with gold leaf, the word PASSION is exactly what  comes to mind. "I paint in a style very similar  to the Viennese artist Gustav Klimt, who used to be best known for his painting, "The Kiss," but is now more famous for  his portrait of Adelle  Bloch­  Bauer which recently sold for $135 million, the most ever paid for any piece of art. Both Klimt and I shade only the  faces and hands of our figures, and use linear representation, patterns and textures to present the rest. And of course, we both use gold leaf, which is an extremely difficult technique to do on canvas."

Wendy graduated from Michigan State University, receiving not only a degree in Fine Arts, but a Phi Beta Kappa key as well. She moved to New York City to pursue her art career, where she worked in the design field for Mattel,  Steven  Spielberg  and  major  pattern companies.

She is also a published author of two books on creativity. Wendy earned her masters degree at Fairfield University, where she studied at the Scuolo Lorenzo di Medici in Florence. She is a member of the National Arts Club in New York.

Besides contributing  her artwork to the 'Near and Far  Polo Classic' for three years, Wendy is involved with Greenwich Polo. In 1997 she had a one-woman show and in 1998, her artwork graced the cover of the 15th Anniversary Issue of ' Greenwich Polo Magazine' , featuring Wendy in an article entitled, "The Picasso of  Polo". Wendy  has pieces in the permanent collection of the Polo Museum in Palm Beach. She is also active with Paul Newman's 'Hole in the Wall Gang Polo Gala'.

"An amazing thing happened this year," says Wendy. "When  I saw  the  Adele  Bloch-Bauer  portrait  of  Klimt's and I was blown away. I decided to paint a portrait of my nine  year old daughter, April,  and I think  my art  has again taken  a  new  turn.  It was  never  my  intention to  paint  like Gustav Klimt, it just happened-we  must  be  kindred  spirits. "Polo and  Portraits."  It has  a  nice ring to  it, don't  you think?"